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Toshio Sakata
Toshio Sakata (7 October 1941 29 December 2023) was a Japanese comedian, known as part of the ''Comedy No. 1'' duo with Goro Maeda. Early life Sakata was born in Minato-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in October 1941. After graduating from Konohana Commercial High School (now Osaka Kaisei Gakuen High School), he worked several jobs before joining the comedy troupe Yoshimoto Shinkigeki in 1961 as a trainee, joining the troupe full-time in 1964. He would then form the ''Comedy No. 1'' manzai duo with Goro Maeda in 1967. Comedy career The ''Comedy No. 1'' duo performed mainly at the Namba Kagetsu theater, where the pair's light-hearted banter won them the Newcomer Award at the 5th Kamigata Manzai Grand Prix in 1970. In 1971, the duo won the Outstanding Speech Award at the 1st NHK Kamigata Manzai Contest, also winning the Gold Award at the 1st Kamigata Comedy Grand Prix in 1972. Sakata would gain popularity "for his idiotic character and gags such as 'Aarigato-saan' and 'A yoitose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goro Maeda
Goro may refer to: Places Benin * Goro, Benin, an arrondissement in the Commune of Tchaourou, Borgou Ethiopia * Ejersa Goro, a town in Misraq Hararghe Zone, Oromia * Goro, Bale, a town in Bale Zone, Oromia * Goro, Mirab Shewa, a town in Mirab Shewa Zone, Oromia * Goro, Oromia (woreda), a ''woreda'' in Bale Zone of Oromia Region * Goro, Oromia, Debub Mirab Shewa (woreda), a ''woreda'' in Debub Mirab Shewa of Oromia Region * Goro, SNNPR (woreda), a ''woreda'' in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region Italy * Goro, Emilia–Romagna, a ''comune'' in the Province of Ferrara New Caledonia * Goro, New Caledonia, a community in South Province People with the name *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese naval officer *, Japanese singer * Goro Kumagai (熊谷吾良, 1932–2017), Japanese printmaker, educator *, Japanese lyricist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese singer and actor *, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minato-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward". Landmarks * Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium) * Port of Osaka * Tempozan Harbor Village * Modern Transportation Museum * ORC 200 Mass media * Radio Osaka (ORC 200 Building, Benten) Train stations ;West Japan Railway Company , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, ... (JR West) :Osaka Loop Line ::Bentencho Station ;Osaka Metro :Chūō Line (Osaka), Chūō Line ::Osakako Station - Asashiobashi Station - Bentencho Station Notable people from Minato-ku, Osaka *Hideo Nomo, Japanese former baseball pitcher *Kaori Kozai, Japanese enka singer *Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress *Ryōma Nishikawa, Japanese baseball player *Tadao Ando, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Kaisei Gakuen High School
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2.7 million in the 2020 census, it is also the largest component of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, second-largest metropolitan area in Japan and the 10th-List of urban areas by population, largest urban area in the world with more than 19 million inhabitants. Ōsaka was traditionally considered Japan's economic hub. By the Kofun period (300–538) it had developed into an important regional port, and in the 7th and 8th centuries, it served briefly as the imperial capital. Osaka continued to flourish during the Edo period (1603–1867) and became known as a center of Japanese culture. Following the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
