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Tomiko Arakawa
Tomiko (written: 富子, 都美子, とみ子, とみこ, トミ子 or トミコ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, American actress and model *, wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa *, Japanese actress *, Japanese supercentenarian and for four months world's oldest living person * Tomiko Lee, South Korean actress and film producer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese centenarian *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese racing driver Fictional characters *Tomiko, a doll in the Groovy Girls Groovy Girls was a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a wholesome, funky alternative to Barbi ... line of fashion dolls *Tomiko Riser, a marine staff Sargent in the ''Sentenced to War'' series of books. {{given name Japanese feminine given names F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Claire
, born Claire Lentz; September 8, 2000), also known as Tomi Claire is an American actress and model based in Japan. She is known for her role as Lisa Crewson in '' Little Love Song''. Early life Tomiko Claire was born in San Francisco, on September 8, 2000. Claire was born to a Japanese-American mother and a White American father. She has an older sister. Since Claire was 7, she had been acting, dancing, and singing at community theaters. When she was 13, Claire visited Japan for the first time with her mother, who encouraged her to explore her Japanese roots, which Claire had noted that the culture had been fading from her family. After the trip, Claire decided she did not want to return as a tourist, but either as an idol, model, or an actress. She moved to Japan when she was 17, after receiving a contractual opportunity to work and perform there. In her Miss iD profile, it was mentioned that she would resume homeschooling. During her time in Japan, she also enrolled in uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hino Tomiko
was a prominent figure during the Muromachi period and the beginning of the Sengoku period. She was daughter to Hino Shigemasa and was the official wife of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth ''shōgun'' of the Ashikaga shogunate (at first Tomiko was betrothed to Ashikaga Yoshikatsu the seventh shōgun but Yoshikatsu died at the age of 10), and the mother of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, the ninth ''shōgun''. Her efforts during the succession dispute are seen as one of the causes of the Ōnin War and led to the beginning of the Sengoku period. Early life Hino Tomiko was born into the Hino family, a powerful family whose women became consorts to many previous Shoguns. These familial connections enhanced the Hino's power to control the Shogunate Court. Tomiko played an important role in strengthening the Hino family's relationship with the Shogunate and enabling it to grow ever more powerful. When Tomiko's social and political status rose after her marriage to Ashikaga Yoshimasa, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Ishii
is a Japanese actress. Filmography Films *''Gate of Flesh'' (1964), Roku * Daimon Otokode Shinitai (1969) *''The Ramen Girl'' (2009), Megumi Television *''Oshin is a Japanese television, Japanese Asadora, serialized morning television drama (''asadora''), which originally aired on NHK from 4 March 1983 to 31 March 1984; it is the 31st ''asadora'' overall to be produced. The 297 15-minute episodes follo ...'' (1983), Mrs. Sakuragi *'' Kinpachi-sensei'' (1979), Miyo Tanaka External links * * 1935 births Actresses from Osaka Living people {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Itooka
Tomiko Itooka (née Yano; ; 23 May 1908 – 29 December 2024) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was recognized as the world's oldest verified living person in September 2024. She managed her family's textile business during World War II and lived to the age of 116 years and 220 days. Early life Tomiko Itooka (née Yano) was born on 23 May 1908, in Osaka, Empire of Japan. She was one of three children in a family that operated a clothing store. She grew up in prewar Japan, a period marked by modernization and imperial expansion. During her high school years, she participated in volleyball. Career Itooka married Kenji Itooka, the owner of a textile company. During World War II, she took on the responsibility of managing the family business in Japan while her husband worked at a factory in Korea, then under Japanese colonial rule. According to the Gerontology Research Group, she oversaw business operations while raising her children during this period. After the war, she co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Lee
Tomiko Okhee Lee () is a South Korean actress and producer. She has starred in several television shows and movies, such as ''The Byrds of Paradise'' (1993–94), '' Soap Girl'' (2002), '' The Last Eve'' (2005) and two episodes of '' Lost'' (2004–2010). She was also an executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In film ... on both ''Soap Girl'' and ''The Last Eve''. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean film producers South Korean women film producers {{SouthKorea-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Okazaki
was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). Early life Okazaki was a native of Fukushima, Fukushima and high school graduate. Before her political career she worked at TV and radio stations. Political career In 1990, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a member of the Japan Socialist Party. She lost her seat in 1996 but was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1997. She was the 87th Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission The is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the presiding officer of the National Public Safety Commission, which is the parent agency of the National Police Agency. The chairperson holds the rank of minister of state, and is a statutory mem .... References * External links * in Japanese. 1944 births 2017 deaths Members of the House of Representatives (Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Satō
was the common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo. She is often referred to in Chinese sources as Guo Anna (), the way Guo Moruo called her.Yan Lu. ''Re-understanding Japan: Chinese Perspectives, 1895–1945.'' University of Hawaii Press, 2004.Partial text on Google Books/ref> Satō Tomiko spent about 20 years with Guo, in Japan and in China, until they were separated by the war, and they had five children together. Biography Tomiko Satō was the eldest of eight children in the family of a Japanese Protestant minister in the Ōhira village, Kurokawa District, Miyagi Prefecture (north-eastern Honshū). In her teens she studied at a Baptist boarding school in Sendai, the capital of the prefecture. At 21, rebelling against the prospect of an arranged marriage, she left her home prefecture and went to Tokyo, where she found a job with St Luke's Hospital as a student nurse. Satō's relationship with Guo Moruo started in the summer of 1916, about a year af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Suzuki
was a Japanese voice actress who was born in Aichi Prefecture and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of her death. Suzuki's last film was '' Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker'' (where she voiced the protagonist Pokémon: Jirachi), released only a week and half after Suzuki's death from a heart attack on July 7, 2003, at the age of 47. Filmography * '' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey'' - Spirit of the Sugar (1980) * '' Ikkyū-san'' – Mokunen (1975–1982) * '' Miss Machiko'' – Hiroshi (1981–1983) * '' Captain Tsubasa'' – Yayoi Aoba (1983–1986) * '' Fist of the North Star'' – '' Lin'' (1984–1986) * '' Ganbare, Kickers!'' - Kakeru Daichi (1986-1987) * '' Dragon Ball'' – Additional Voices (1986–1989) * '' Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies'' – Pansy (1986) * ''Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Van
, is a Japanese pop singer and occasional actress. She is as a member of the band Do As Infinity (DAI), along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split. Career Do As Infinity Beginnings as solo artist Tomiko Van began as a solo artist while she was with Do As Infinity with the song "Again", which appeared on the charity album '' Song Nation'', and later in 2003 with the song "Drive me nuts", which was recorded for trance DJs project Cyber X. Van also appeared in six commercials for the Japanese hair product company Lavenus. Official solo career 2005 After Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005, Avex Trax, Van's label, announced that Van was going solo. 2006 In 2006, Van made her debut as a solo artist with her album '' Farewell''. Singles were not released prior to her album, released in March 2006. Her first official single as a solo artist, "Flower", was released in June of the same year, and made the weekly top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tomiko Yoshikawa
is a Japanese racing driver who competed in junior open-wheel racing and Sports car racing, sports car categories. She entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times, the 24 Hours of Daytona once and also raced in her native Japan in such series as the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the Fuji Grand Champion Series. In 1991 she was part of the first all-female LeMans driving team, driving with Lyn St. James and Desiré Wilson. Biography Yoshikawa was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on 10 May 1954; her family owned a fruit and vegetable shop. She played softball until she became frustrated with her pitching methodology and is a high school dropout. Aged 20, Yoshikawa received an invitation from the brother-in-law of a motor racing driver to participate in an amateur event at the Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture and went on to visit the track every weekend. She obtained domestic Class A license in 1977 and she began her full-time raci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Groovy Girls
Groovy Girls was a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a wholesome, funky alternative to Barbie, Bratz and My Scene; each stuffed doll had different skin tones, hair types and facial features, reflecting the ethnic landscape of the world. In addition to the dolls, Manhattan Toy produced furniture, pets and even a camping kit for the dolls. The brand's lifestyle aspects were fashion, friendship, and self-expression. Groovy Girls were initially sold in specialty toy stores such as Zany Brainy and Noodle Kidoodle. Beginning in early 2005, the dolls were launched in Target stores. Following the economic crisis of 2008, they were pulled from Target's shelves and began to only be sold at specialty stores and online from then on out. As of 2005, more than eight million Groovy Girls dolls have been sold since its inception. Groovy Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
