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Inagaki Junichi
is a Japanese popular music singer. Biography Inagaki was born and raised in Sendai, the capital of Miyagi Prefecture, and graduated from Miyagi Prefectural Technical High School. One of his earliest musical influences was Stevie Wonder. While a student in middle school, he joined a local band called Faces as a vocalist and drummer. Later, he also performed in bands that entertained United States military personnel stationed in Yokosuka and Tachikawa. Beginning with his commercial debut single "Rainy Regret" (雨のリグレット ''Ame no riguretto'') in 1982, Inagaki released a series of popular hits. Inagaki's music became especially well known throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His songs have appeared on several drama programs and numerous commercial advertisements on Japanese television. His 1992 ballad "When The Christmas Carols Play" (クリスマスキャロルの頃には ''Kurisumasu kyaroru no koro ni wa'') was featured on the TBS drama series ''Homework'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan. The modern city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. The city is also home to Tohoku University, one of the former Imperial Universities. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,] which triggered a destructive tsunami. History Edo period Although the Sendai area was inhabited as early as 20,000 years ago, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of metropolitan areas in Japan, third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million. Located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, with the Port of Nagoya being Japan's largest seaport. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya during the Meiji Restoration, and it became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 ** Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. ** British security forces in West Germany arrest 7 members of the Naumann Circle, a clandestine Neo-Nazi organization. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into '' I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record is never broken. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori Karashima
Midori (みどり, ミドリ, , , ) is the Japanese word for "green" and may refer to: Places * Midori, Gunma * Midori-ku, Chiba * Midori-ku, Nagoya * Midori-ku, Sagamihara * Midori-ku, Saitama * Midori-ku, Yokohama People Given name * Midori (actress), born 1968 as Michele Watley, pornographic actress * Midori (author), an author on human sexuality * , Japanese cross-country skier * Midori Francis, (1994) American actress * , Japanese-American violinist * , Japanese football manager * , Japanese politician * , Japanese former figure skater * Midori Kahata, , (1995), Japanese group rhythmic gymnast * , Japanese voice actress * , Japanese idol * , Japanese actress * , Japanese curler * Midori Kono Thiel, (1933), Japanese American calligrapher * , Japanese model * , Japanese politician * , Japanese pianist * , Japanese translator * , Japanese stage actress * Midori Seiler, (born 1971), German-Japanese violinist * Midori Shimizu (other) * , Japanese horticultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohmi Hirose
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Since the release of her million-selling single " Romance no Kamisama" in 1993, Hirose has recorded music for winter-sporting goods company Alpen's advertising campaigns. This has prompted the Japanese public to bestow upon her the nickname of . Biography After returning from America, her first album "Bingo!" was released in July 1992, but the first big hit for her was her third single, released in December 1993, " Romance no Kamisama", which sold 1.75 million copies. Subsequent album and single releases around that time of year, as well as her sponsorship deal with the skiing goods company Alpen to write songs for their winter-time commercials, earned her the title of the "Winter Queen", and this was reinforced with the single "Gelände ga Tokeru Hodo Koishitai" in December 1995. Her 1998 compilation of these singles, '' The Best "Love Winters"'', is certified multi-million, having sold 2.4 million copies. She hosts a weekly show on Us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anri
, better known as , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Yamato, Kanagawa, Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Biography Her debut release was 1978's "Oribia o Kikinagara" ("While Listening to Olivia"), written by Amii Ozaki. She achieved commercial success and popularity with her signature classic 1983 release, ''Timely!!'', which spawned the hits "Cat's Eye (song), Cat's Eye" and "Kanashimi ga Tomaranai" ("I Can't Stop the Loneliness"). "Cat's Eye" was used as the first opening theme of the eponymous 1983 Cat's Eye (manga), anime series of the same name and debuted as No. 1 on ''Countdown Japan''. It spent 4 weeks at No. 1 on the Oricon, Oricon chart. It was one of the first J-pop songs used for an anime theme song. In 2017, she performed the song live at the opening of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice amongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Koyanagi
is a Japanese pop singer. She released her first single, "Anata no kisu o kazoemashô – You Were Mine" on September 15, 1999. This song was a huge hit in Japan and made the 17-year-old a sensation overnight. Her second album, ''Expansion'', sold over 1.3 million copies, and it features her biggest chart hit, "Aijo". She has done several albums (in English) of cover songs, including disco and movie standards. After a break of several years, her album ''Sunrise'' was released in March 2007. Life and career Koyanagi was born in Saitama City, Japan. She is known for singing the English version of "Cross Colors", the ending theme of ''Dynasty Warriors 4''. Before that, she worked with Nathan Morris and Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men who wrote most of the songs on and produced her album ''Intimacy''. She performed the songs in English, without understanding what she was singing. Yuki sang the American and Japanese National Anthems during the 2006 World Baseball Classic in Toky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Gold Disc Award
The is an award presented by the Record music Industry Association of Japan in the field of music. The Japan Gold Disc Awards have multiple Grand Prix categories, including: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year (download and streaming), single of the year, and more. Categories *Artist of the Year *New Artist of the Year *Best Enka/Kayokyoku Artist *Best Enka/Kayokyoku New Artist *Single of the Year *Song of the Year by Download *Song of the Year by Streaming *Album of the Year *Enka/Kayokyoku Album of the Year *Classic Album of the Year *Jazz Album of the Year *Instrumental Album of the Year *Soundtrack Album of the Year *Animation Album of the Year *Traditional Japanese Music Album of the Year *Concept Album of the Year *Music Video of the Year *Special Award *Best Asian Artist List of the Artists of the Year References External linksOfficial website Japanese music awards Awards established in 1987 1987 establishments in Japan Annual events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DVD Audio
DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as DVD-A) is a digital audio format, format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. DVD-Audio uses most of the storage on the disc for high-quality audio and is not intended to be a video delivery format. The standard was published in March 1999 and the first discs entered the marketplace in 2000. DVD-Audio was in a format war with Super Audio CD (SACD), and along with consumers' tastes tending towards downloadable music, these factors meant that neither high-quality disc achieved considerable market traction; DVD-Audio has been described as "extinct" by 2007. DVD-Audio remains a niche market but some independent online labels offer a wider choice of titles. Audio specifications DVD-Audio offers many possible configurations of audio channels, ranging from single-channel monaural, mono to 5.1-channel surround sound, at various sampling frequencies and sample rates. (The ".1" denotes a low-frequency effects channel (LFE) for bass and/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28th Japan Record Awards
The 28th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo, December 31, 1986, starting at 6:30PM JST. The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS. Award winners *Japan Record Award: **Akina Nakamori for "DESIRE" *Best Vocalist: ** Saburo Kitajima *Best New Artist: **Shonentai *Best Album: **Seiko Matsuda for "SUPREME" See also * 37th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen External linksOfficial Website {{Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ... Events at the Nippon Budokan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Japan Record Awards ...
The 25th Japan Record Awards were given in a ceremony held on December 31, 1983. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from that year. Award winners *Japan Record Award: **Takashi Hosokawa for "Yagiri no Watashi" *Best Vocalist: ** Masako Mori *Best New Artist: ** The Good-Bye See also *1983 in Japanese music References External linksOfficial Website {{Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards Japan Record Awards 1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
