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Hiromi (given Name)
Hiromi ( ja, ひろみ, ヒロミ, 裕美, 博美, 弘美, 広海, 広美) is a Japanese given name that can be given to males or females. Name meanings Hiromi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *寛美, "Generous beauty" *弘美, "Wide beauty" *博美, "Exposition beauty" *浩美, "Prosperous beauty" *宏美 People with the name Notable people with the name include: * Hiromi, also known as Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, born 1979), Japanese jazz composer and pianist * Hiromi (comedian), (ヒロミ, born 1965), Japanese comedian and television personality * Hiromi (model) (新畑 博美, born 1990), Japanese fashion model * Hiromi Amada (天田 ヒロミ, born 1973), Japanese kickboxer * Romi Dames born Hiromi Dames (born 1979), Japanese-American actress * Hiromi Go (郷 ひろみ, born 1955), Japanese pop singer famous during the 1970s * Hiromi Goto (born 1966), Japanese-Canadian novelist *, Japanese pianist * Hiromi Hara (原 博実, born 1958), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and 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 syllabic scripts of ''hiragana'' and ''katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciation, 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 World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Itō
is one of the most prominent women writers of contemporary Japan, with more than a dozen collections of poetry, several works of prose, numerous books of essays, and several major literary prizes to her name. She divides her time between the towns of Encinitas, California and Kumamoto in southern Japan. She is currently teaching at School of Culture, Media and Society in Waseda University, Tokyo. Biography Early career Born in 1955 in Tokyo, Japan, Itō became well known in the 1980s for a series of dramatic collections of poetry that described sexuality, pregnancy, and feminine erotic desire in dramatically direct language. From her earliest work, Itō embarked on a lifelong battle against the stylized and artful language common in 20th-century Japanese poetry. Much of her poetry is narrated in extended passages of relatively colloquial text.Jeffrey Angles, Translator's Introduction, ''Killing Kanoko: Selected Poems of Hiromi Itō'' (Notre Dame, IN: Action Books, 2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jpop
J-pop ( ja, ジェイポップ, ''jeipoppu''; often stylized as J-POP; an abbreviated form of "Japanese popular music"), natively also known simply as , is the name for a form of popular music that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in traditional music of Japan, and significantly in 1960s pop and rock music. J-pop replaced ''kayōkyoku'' ("Lyric Singing Music", a term for Japanese popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s) in the Japanese music scene. J-rock bands such as Happy End fused the Beatles and Beach Boys-style rock with Japanese music in the 1960s1970s. J-country had popularity during the international popularity of Westerns in the 1960s1970s as well, and it still has appeal due to the work of musicians like Charlie Nagatani and venues including Little Texas, Tokyo. J-rap became mainstream with producer Nujabes and his work on ''Samurai Champloo'', Japanese pop culture is often seen with anime in hip hop. Other trend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Nagasaku
is a Japanese actress and singer. She was a member of the J-pop group Ribbon. Mark Schilling of ''The Japan Times'' described her as "the best comic actress working in Japan today". Career Nagasaku appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2003 film '' Doppelganger''. She played a supporting role in the 2007 film ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'', for which she won the awards for Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Hochi Film Awards and the ''Kinema Junpo'' magazine. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for ''Rebirth'' at the 35th Japan Academy Prize in 2012. Filmography Film * '' Doppelganger'' (2003) * '' Hanging Garden'' (2005) * ''Su-ki-da'' (2005) * ''Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!'' (2007) * ''Dolphin Blue'' (2007) * ''Closed Note'' (2007) * ''Sex Is No Laughing Matter'' (2007) * ''Dosokai'' (2008) * ''R246 Story'' (2008) * ''The Clone Returns Home'' (2009) * ''Cast Me If You Can'' (2010), Aya * ''Rebirth'' (2011), Kiwako Nonomiya * ''Solomon's Perjury'' (2015) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Miyake
, born 18 November 1985) is a Japanese retired weightlifter. In the 48kg category, she won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and won bronze at the 2016 Olympics. Her father and coach is Yoshiyuki Miyake, who was a bronze medallist in weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Her uncle Yoshinobu Miyake was a gold medalist in weightlifting at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. She is an employee oInc. a Japanese sustainable infrastructure company. Career At the 2004 Summer Olympics she ranked 9th in the 48 kg category. Miyake participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Yang Lian and Wiratthaworn Aree. She snatched 80 kg and clean and jerked an additional 108 kg for a total of 188 kg, 29 kg behind winner Qiu, but as much as second placed Aree, who because of her lighter weight was ranked in a better position. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she ranked 6th in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Matsuura
is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Music career Matsuura made her musical debut in September 2005 under the stage name Hiromi Matsuura with the single "Cruel", produced by Joplin Tokuno of Kome Kome Club. Her first release charted at number 3 on the Japanese Singles Chart. In April 2006, she released her second single, "Save Me"', which was taken up as the theme song of the PS2 game '' Mitsu x Mitsu Drops''. In October 2006, she released her first album, ''Romantic Fantagic''. The album met with a great deal of commercial success, with four of the tracks being used in television commercials. She then started to make appearances as a radio and Internet personality. Unable to deal with stress brought about by commercial success, she gave up her Internet presence in September 2007. While her third single, "Happy Life",' was picked up by Misawa Homes for a television commercial, she took a break from the entertainment industry for several months, not resurfacing until March 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Matsunaga
is a Japanese female professional ten-pin bowler. She is a member of the Japan Professional Bowling Association, license no. 384. Major accomplishments * 2006 - Pro Bowling Women vs Rookies (2nd place) * 2007 - G Japan Championship (4th place) * 2007 - G ROUND1 Cup Ladies (3rd place) * 2008 - DHC Cup Girls Bowling International (4th place) * 2009 - Salad Bowl Cup (2nd place) * 2009 - JFE Cup Chiba Women's Open (winner) * 2009 - 29th Kobe Bowling Pro-Am Festival (winner) * 2009 - 41st All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championships (winner) * 2009 - Gunma Open Women (2nd place) * 2009 - 33rd ABS Japan Open (3rd place) * 2009 - BIGBOX Higashi Yamato Cup (2nd place) * 2010 - 42nd HANDA CUP (winner) * 2010 - 5th MK Charity Cup (2nd place) * 2010 - ROUND1 Cup Ladies 2010 (winner) * 2010 - Gunma Open (winner) * 2011 - 43rd All Japan Women's Pro Bowling Championships (winner) * 2011 - 33rd Kansai Women's Open (winner) * 2011 - Miyazaki Open Pro-Am (2nd place) * 2011 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Makihara
Hiromi Makihara (born August 11, 1963) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He was a six-time Central League All-Star, won Rookie of the Year honors, and pitched a perfect game in a 19-year career with the Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They .... See also * Masaki Saito * Masumi Kuwata External links * 1963 births Living people Baseball people from Aichi Prefecture People from Handa, Aichi Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Yomiuri Giants players Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers who have pitched a perfect game {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Konno
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Hokkaido.Doi, Hitoshi"Konno Hiromi" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 14, 2011. She graduated from Faculty of Economics at Sapporo University. After leaving Marcus and Aoni-juku she is now affiliated with Aoni Production. Filmography Anime ;1998 *''El-Hazard'' (1998) *'' Sentimental Journey'' - Rurika Yamamoto ;2000 *''Mushrambo'' - Kuro (Ep. 23) ;2001 *''Prétear'' - B-ko (Ep. 1) *'' Bakuten Shoot Beyblade'' - Bijo A (Ep. 24); Girl (Ep. 16) *'' Mamimume Mogacho'' - Go-gan; Kiiko *'' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution'' - Girl A ;2002 *'' Kikō Sennyo Rōran'' - Rōran *''SaiKano'' - Rie ;2003 *'' Bakuten Shoot Beyblade G Revolution'' - Matilda *''Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu'' - Kozue Nishino ;2004 *'' Soreike! Zukkoke Sanningumi'' - Yōko Arai *''Detective School Q'' - Arisa Tachiki *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' - Re-zun Onna (Ep. 26) ;2005 *''Air'' - Potato *''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' - Kopacchi (Ep. 74) Shaina (Ep. 52-53) *''Kidō Shinsengumi Moey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Kobayashi (golfer)
is a Japanese professional golfer. She has won 15 tournaments internationally, including four on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Professional career Kobayashi turned pro in 1985. She won six titles on the LPGA of Japan Tour in 1989. In 1990, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named LPGA Rookie of the Year. She won four tournaments between 1993 and 1998. She also won one title on the Ladies European Tour, the Evian Masters in 1997. Professional wins (15) LPGA of Japan Tour (11) *1989 (6) Sky Court Ladies, Tohoku Queens, Mizuno Ladies Open, Japan Women's Open Golf Championship, Junon Women's Open, Daio Paper Elleair Women's Open *1991 (1) Itsuki Classic *1995 (2) Fujitsu Ladies, Kibun Women's Classic *1998 (1) Japan Classic (co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour) *2002 (1) Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open Tournament in bold denotes major championships in LPGA of Japan Tour. LPGA Tour (4) LPGA Tour playoff record (3–1) Ladies European Tour (1) *1997 (1) Evian Masters Team appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Kawakami
is a Japanese writer known for her off-beat fiction, poetry, and literary criticism. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature. Her work has been adapted for film, and has been translated into more than 15 languages. Early life and education Kawakami was born in Tokyo in 1958 and grew up in the Takaido neighborhood of Suginami City. She graduated from Ochanomizu Women's College in 1980. Career After graduating from college Kawakami began writing and editing for ''NW-SF'', a Japanese science fiction magazine. Her first short story, "Sho-shimoku" ("Diptera"), appeared in ''NW-SF'' in 1980. She also taught science in a middle school and high school, but became a housewife when her husband had to relocate for work. In 1994, at the age of 36, Kawakami debuted as a writer of literary fiction with a collection of short stories entitled ''Kamisama'' (''God''). In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiromi Kawabata
Hiromi Kawabata (川畑宏美, born 23 March 1979) is a Japanese former basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. References 1979 births Living people Japanese women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Japan Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Eneos Sunflowers players {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
