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Hiroko Noguchi
is a common feminine Japanese given name. Name meanings Hiroko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *裕子, "Kind child" *弘子, "Beautiful child" *寛子, "Kind, tolerant child" *浩子, "Large child" *博子, "Wise child" *宏子, "Large child" *広子, "Broad child" *紘子, "Large child" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Hiragana: ひろこ Katakana: ヒロコ People with the name * Hiroko Anzai (安西 ひろこ, born 1979), Japanese model and idol * Hiroko Hatano (畑野 ひろ子, born 1975), Japanese supermodel and actress *, better known as Chikage Oogi, Japanese actress and politician *, Japanese singer, actress and television personality *, Japanese archer *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese slalom canoeist * Hiroko Konishi (小西 寛子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese model *, Japanese writer * Hiroko Mita (三田 寛子, born 1966), Japanese singer and actr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Suzuki
, née , (born 1974) is a Japanese people, Japanese politician, professional wrestling Manager (professional wrestling), valet, occasional professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter best known in the United States for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its ''SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown!'' brand under the ring name Hiroko. She graduated from Meiji University, and became an announcer of Fukushima Central Television. She is married to professional wrestler Kenzo Suzuki. Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2005) On June 10, 2004, Hiroko made her debut as the geisha valet and translator for her real-life husband Kenzo Suzuki on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown! brand. Her trademark phrase was "You cheer Kenzo Suzuki on to the victory!" In November 2004, Hiroko began feuding with Torrie Wilson and numerous Professional wrestling attacks#Catfight, catfights took place between the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Kosahara
is a Japanese former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal .... References 1950 births Living people Japanese female handball players Olympic handball players for Japan Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Saito
is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1945 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese female butterfly swimmers 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Ōta
is a Japanese politician, national university president and a researcher of economics. Her academic specialties are national public finance and economic policy. She is a noted lecturer of public finance and is a senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. Ōta served as the Japanese cabinet minister of economic policy, which is responsible for charging economic policy and public finance. In April 2014, Ōta has been appointed to the position of chairwoman of the board by Mizuho Financial Group, Japan's second-largest financial services group. On 1 September 2022, following the return of the previous President, Akihiko Tanaka, to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), she was appointed as President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Career * 1976: graduates from Hitotsubashi University * 1993: assistant professor at Osaka University The , abbreviated as UOsaka or , is a List of national universiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Oshima
is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ..., she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event. External linksSports-reference.com profile 1943 births Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Japanese female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Japan Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Okada
Hiroko Okada (; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing. She works within the mediums of video art, photography, painting, installation, and performance. Biography Hiroko Okada was born in 1970 in Tokyo, Japan. She attended Tama Art University, where she graduated in with a BA degree in painting (1993). She is married to artist Makoto Aida. Together they have son Torajiro Aida (born in 2001), who is a blockchain software engineer. The family formed an art performance group called "Aidake", in which they mocked the traditional family roles of children in a 2015 performance "Recital" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Okada and Aida have also worked collaboratively on alternative puppet theater troop called "Gekidan Shiki". "The Delivery by Male Project" (2002) is a video work by Okada about a pregnant man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Nambu
is a Japanese cyclist. She competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October .... References 1968 births Living people Japanese female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Japan Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games cyclists for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Nakamura
was a Japanese pianist. Born Hiroko Fukuda in Yamanashi, she grew up in Tokyo. She began to study piano at the age of 3 at Toho Gakuen School of Music under Aiko Iguchi. In 1959, whilst a student at Chutobu Junior High School, she won first prize at the National Music Competition of Japan at age 15. In 1963, she began piano studies at the Juilliard School of Music, and studied under Rosina Lhévinne. In 1965, at the VII International Chopin Piano Competition, she won 4th prize, the youngest prizewinner that year, and was the second Japanese prizewinner in the history of the Chopin Competition. Nakamura was a juror at many major piano competitions, including the Chopin in Poland, the Tchaikovsky in Russia, the Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition (1987), the Arthur Rubinstein in Israel, the Busoni in Italy and so on. She also served as the chairperson of the jury of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and as the Music Director of the Hamamats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Nagasaki
is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. She won the 100m breaststroke event at New Delhi Asiad in 1982. Nagasaki was named to the Japanese national swimming team at the age of twelve, making her the team's first ever primary school student. However she did not participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as Japan joined the boycott of the games in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. After the 1984 Summer Olympics, she dropped out of to study abroad, first at the University of California, Berkeley, and later at Brigham Young University. Along with Kim Chen and Atlee Mahorn, she was one of three UC Berkeley students who competed for non-US teams at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Nagasaki retired from swimming after the 1988 games and worked for the Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Moriguchi
(born June 13, 1968, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name is a female Japanese singer and tarento. Moriguchi is affiliated with the talent agency NoReason Inc., where she also serves as Second Production Department Manager. Biography The youngest of four sisters, lived with her mother after her parents divorced when she was eight years old. She graduated from Fukuoka City Takamiya Junior High School and Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Chuo High School, then transferred to Horikoshi High School Performing Arts Course. Her classmates included Yōko Oginome, Kumiko Takeda, Miyuki Imori, Sayuri Iwai, Eri Murata, and Mie Takahashi. During her teenage years, Hanamura performed as a backing singer in the Tokyo Music Academy performing arts group . Before graduating from high school, she participated in several variety shows and quiz programs. She auditioned for several idol singer competitions without success. Hanamura adopted the stage name "Hiroko M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Mori
Hiroko Mori (born July 3, 1937) is a Micronesian clerk and politician who served as a senator in the Chuuk State Legislature from 1975 until 1986. When she left office, Mori was the only woman in the state legislature and the only female state senator in the entire country. Mori was also a prominent women's activist, serving as president of the Trukese American Women's Association and assisting the wives of local farmers. Biography Hiroko Mori was born on July 3, 1937, in Chuuk State in Micronesia, then part of Japan's South Seas Mandate. After attending grade school in Uman, Federated States of Micronesia, Uman and intermediate school in Weno, Moen, she attended the Pacific Islands Central School from 1954 until 1956. After graduating, Mori became a teacher at the elementary school in Umanthe same school she attended – for two years. She then worked as a clerk in the Chuuk State Department of Public Safety for three years, overseeing a period where no women were arrested for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroko Mita
Atsuko Nakamura (中村 敦子, ''Nakamura Atsuko'', née Inagaki), known professionally as Hiroko Mita (三田 寛子, ''Mita Hiroko'') is a Japanese actress and former idol singer. She is currently represented by Puntolinea. Early Career In 1980, after applying to become a model for ''Seventeen'' magazine, Mita moved to Tokyo and later in October of that year, she was chosen to appear in a Sony commercial for cassette tape decks. The following year in 1981, she made her acting debut as one of the female student leads in the TBS youth drama ''2-nen B-gumi Senpachi-sensei'' (a spinoff of the popular ''3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi Sensei'' series). On March 21, 1982, Mita debuted as an idol singer under the CBS/Sony Label and was produced by Masatoshi Sakai. Her debut single "Kaketekita Otome" (駈けてきた処女, ''The Dashing Virgin''), which was composed by Yōsui Inoue, was relatively successful, reaching #21 on the Oricon Singles Chart. Her following single, "Natsu No Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
