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Aozora Trust Bank
Aozora (Japanese for "blue sky") may refer to: *Aozora Bank, a Japanese bank *Aozora Bunko, a Japanese online literature library * Aozora Records, a Japanese record company Songs *"Aozora no Namida", a song by Hitomi Takahashi *"Aozora", a song by Utaibito Hane *"Aozora", a song by Shiina Ringo * "Aozora" (song), a song by the band The Blue Hearts *"Aozora", a song from the Aya Ueto album ''Message'' *"Aozora", a song by Eikichi Yazawa *"Aozora", a song by Ken Hirai *"Aozora", a song by Miwa (singer) *"Aozora kataomoi", a song by SKE48 *"Aozora no Soba ni Ite", a song by AKB48 AKB48 (pronounced ''A.K.B. Forty-Eight'') is a Japanese idol girl group named after the Akihabara (''Akiba'' for short) area in Tokyo, where the group's theater is located. AKB48's producer, Yasushi Akimoto, wanted to form a girl group with it ... Art *''Aozora'', a manga film by Naoki Yamamoto *''Aozora Shōjotai'', an anime series released as 801 T.T.S. Airbats outside Japan See also * Ōzora (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora Bank
is a Japanese commercial bank that offers service in 19 branches in Japan and in 2 overseas representative offices (as of July 2012). History Aozora Bank is the successor of the Nippon Credit Bank (NCB), which was founded in 1957 as the Nippon Fudosan Bank under a special government trust banking license alongside the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB). Nippon Fudosan Bank was itself based on the remaining assets of the Bank of Joseon in Japan. In December 1998, NCB was brought under government control in order to deal with its extraordinary amount of bad debt left over from the crash of the Japanese asset price bubble in the early 1990s: at the time, the bank was approximately ¥270 billion in debt. An investor group led by Softbank, Orix and Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. purchased NCB in 2000 for ¥80 billion. As part of this deal, the government included a to the effect that NCB could demand within the next three years that the government purchase any claims whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora Bunko
Aozora Bunko (, literally the "Blue Sky Library", also known as the "Open Air Library") is a Japanese language, Japanese digital library. This online collection encompasses several thousands of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction. These include out-of-copyright books or works that the authors wish to make freely available. Since its inception in 1997, ''Aozora Bunko'' has been both the compiler and publisher of an evolving online catalog.IntuteIntute web site, ''Aozora Bunko'' project description/ref> In 2006, ''Aozora Bunko'' organized to add a role as a policy advocacy, public policy advocate to protect its current and anticipated catalog of freely accessible e-books. History and operation ''Aozora Bunko'' was created on the Internet in 1997 to provide broadly available, free access to Japanese literary works whose copyrights had expired. The driving force behind the project was Michio Tomita (:ja:富田倫生, 1952–2013), who was motivated by the belief that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora Records
__NOTOC__ is a Japanese record company owned bClear Sky Corporation Established May 3, 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida's debut maxi CD ''Howling'' to the Kansai area of Japan, it was the subject of a bidding war amongst the larger recording companies for distribution rights, which was won by Toshiba-EMI. The distribution contract with Toshiba-EMI was cancelled in September 2005, with Avex Marketing Communications winning the new rights. ''Avex Group Holdings Inc. press release'' September 15, 2005 Notable Artists * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora No Namida
is Hitomi Takahashi's third single under the Sony Records label. The single was released on November 30, 2005, in two different formats: CD only and CD+DVD. This is the third retail single to be released for her first album '' Sympathy''. Overview "Aozora no Namida" was used as the first opening theme song for the anime '' Blood+''. The single was originally slated to be released on October 12, 2005, but was pushed back to a later date. This is Hitomi's first single to be in two formats, CD only and CD+DVD. On its first day on the Oricon charts, "Aozora no Namida" hit #5, and managed to get #8 for its first week. The music video for this single includes animation of ''Blood+'' made specifically for the video. A rerecorded version of "Aozora no Namida" was recorded in 2007 on her single, "Tsuyoku Nare "" is Hitomi Takahashi's 8th single under the Sony Records (gr8! records) label, and was released on September 12, 2007 just a little over one month after her 7th single "Jet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utaibito Hane
Utaibito Hane (唄人羽) is a Japanese male folk band. Its members are Shinichi Yasuoka and Tetsuro Honda. In 1998 they met each other and formed ''Hane''. Afterwards they changed its name ''Utaibito Hane''. Performing many times on the street in Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center ..., they succeeded in winning popularity. Therefore, they came out with the song "''Chiisana Hoshi no Chiisana Tabibito''" in 1999. Their song "Mi Title" is the first ending of the anime '' Hungry Heart: Wild Striker''. Members * Shinichi Yasuoka (安岡信一, b. May 25, 1977) * Tetsuro Honda (本多哲郎, b. August 2, 1979) Discography Singles Albums External links Official Web Site of Utaibito HaneJapanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Utabito Hane Japanese pop music groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiina Ringo Discography
The solo discography of Ringo Sheena features eight studio albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays and twenty-seven singles. Signing with Toshiba-EMI in 1998, Sheena released her debut single " Kōfukuron" in May 1998, when she was 19 years old. She subsequently released the singles "Kabukichō no Joō" and "Koko de Kiss Shite", the latter becoming her first hit. As of 2014, Sheena has been signed with EMI Records following EMI Music Japan being absorbed into Universal Music Japan. Albums Studio albums Cover albums Remix albums Compilation albums Box sets Extended plays Singles As a lead artist }--> , *RIAJ : Platinum , , - ! scope="row" , , rowspan="2" , 2003 , 1 , , — , , — , 187,000 , *RIAJ : Gold , ''Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana'' , - ! scope="row" , , 2 , , — , , — , 114,000 , *RIAJ : Gold , , - ! scope="row" , , 2007 , 8 , , — , , — , 54,000 , *RIAJ : Gold , ''Heisei Fūzoku'' , - ! scope="row" , , 2009 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aozora (song)
was the eighth single by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts. The song was recut from the group's third album '' Train-Train''. This song was written in opposition to the continuing apartheid of the time. "Heisei no Blues" (平成のブルース), the B-side track, was not on the album ''Train-Train''. The song was covered by miwa in 2010, for use as the ending theme song of the animated film adaptation of Eto Mori's novel ''Colorful''. Mone Kamishiraishi is a Japanese actress and singer. She is the older sister of actress and singer Moka Kamishiraishi. Biography Born in Kagoshima, Her family lived in Mexico for three years due to her father's work. She can speak English and a little bit of Sp ... worked with Glim Spanky on a cover of the song for her 2021 album ''Ano Uta -2-''. In December 2019, the song was published as a picture book with illustrations by French artist Botchy-Botchy. Publisher is Gendaishokan and is only available in Japanese for the time being. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Message (Aya Ueto Album)
''Message'' is the second studio album by Japanese pop singer Aya Ueto. It was released on March 3, 2004 on Flight Master. Background ''Message'' includes Ueto's previous singles "Message/Personal", " Kanshō/Mermaid", "Binetsu "Binetsu" is Aya Ueto's sixth single. It was released on November 27, 2003. The first pressing came with an 18-page photo booklet. This single marked a turning point in Ueto's career as a singer where she took control over her appearance and soun ..." and " Ai no Tame ni.". The album's initial track listing included a fourteenth track entitled "Shiawase ni Naru Yō ni" (幸せになるように ''Wish You Happiness'') but it was eventually scrapped and never released. The seventh track, "Taiyō to Tsuki", was initially called "Tonari ni Ite Hoshii" (''I Want You By My Side''), which is a line from the song's chorus. The second track, "Okuru Kotoba", is a cover of the Tetsuya Takeda-fronted folk band Kaientai's 1979 hit of the same name. Chart performa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikichi Yazawa
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter. He has been nicknamed as Ei-chan (永ちゃん), Boss or The King of Rock. Biography Sources: 1949-1967: Early Life on Hiroshima Eikichi Yazawa was born in Hiroshima, on September 14, 1949. His father was cycle shop owner but died of radiation sickness when Eikichi was 2nd grade of elementary school. His mother disappeared, leaving her husband and son when Eikichi was 3 years old. He mainly raised by his paternal grandmother in poverty until his graduation from high school. Undergoing bullying like being threw a cake at his face, he started to think "being big", which allows him to alive through poverty and bullying. When he was in middle high school, he was getting interested in listening to music like The Ventures and The Beatles, which leads him to being a rock musician. He started to learn playing guitar, and on the New Year's Day of 1968, he comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Hirai
is a Japanese R&B and pop singer. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador. During his career, Hirai has released 45 singles and nine studio albums as of January 2019.Official Discography According to , his single ''Hitomi o Tojite'' (''Close Your Eyes'') became the best-selling single of 2004 in Japan,Oricon Annual Ranking 2004 while his compilation album ''Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95–'05 "Utabaka"'' became the best-selli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miwa (singer)
Miwa (stylised as miwa) (born 15 June 1990) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2010 with the single "Don't Cry Anymore", which was used as the theme song for the drama '' Nakanai to Kimeta hi''. Her stage name officially starts with a lowercase letter 'm'. Biography History miwa was born in Hayama, Kanagawa, moving to Tokyo at a young age. Since her father had a great love for music, miwa naturally began to enjoy music as she grew up. miwa began writing songs at 15. She began to teach herself how to play the guitar after she entered high school, but gave up and paid for professional lessons after discovering she wasn't making much progress on her own. Her high school had a ban on students having part-time jobs. Despite this, miwa secretly worked and eventually used these savings by her second year of high school to buy a Gibson J-45 guitar. miwa played live concerts mostly around Shimokitazawa in Tokyo and in Okinawa in the summer (her parents had a house there). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SKE48
SKE48 (S.K.E. Forty-eight) is a Japanese idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. SKE48 is named after the Sakae district in Nagoya of Aichi Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at SKE48 Theater on 2F of Sunshine Sakae, a shopping center in Sakae, Nagoya. Avex Group is its current official label. The group has sold nearly 11 million CDs in Japan. Concept SKE48 was founded based on the concept of "idols you can meet". The group's chief producer Yasushi Akimoto once said that his aim was to create an idol group that is unlike any other ordinary idol groups (who only give occasional concerts and are mostly seen on TV). SKE48 would perform in its own theater regularly, and fans would always be able to watch the girls performing live. The SKE48 Theater is in the Sunshine Sakae of Nagoya, Aichi. Members of this group are dispatched into three groups, chronologically named "Team S", "Team KII" and "Team E". ''Kenkyūsei'' (trainees) is the group of members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
