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Miyoko Asou
Miyoko (written: is a feminine Japanese given name. Persons with the name Notable people with the name include: *Miyoko Akaza, Japanese actress *Miyoko Asada, Japanese actress *Miyoko Asahina, retired female long-distance runner *Miyoko Asō, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese swimmer *Miyoko Hirose, former volleyball player *, Japanese hurdler *Miyoko Watai, Japanese women's chess champion *Miyoko Schinner, founder and CEO of Miyoko's Creamery *Miyoko Takishita (泷下美代子), survivor and robbery victim of a Singapore Oriental Hotel murder case in 1994 Fictional characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are logographic Chinese characters, adapted from Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script, 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 Syllabary, syllabic scripts of and . The characters have Japanese 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 the Meiji Restoration, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as , by a process similar to China's simplified Chinese characters, simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the general public. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Akaza
is a Japanese actress. She was married to Toshiya Fujita. Filmography *"Libido" Sei no kigen (1967) *"Affair in the Snow" Juhyo no yoromeki (1968) *"A Tale of Peonies and Lanterns" Botan-dôrô (1968) *"Nihiki no yojimbo" (1968) *"The Blazing Continent" Moeru tairiku (1968) *"Furyo bancho okuri ookami" (1969) *"Fight for the Glory" Eiko eno kurohyo (1969) *"Our Wilderness" Oretachi no kôya (1969) *"Gokudo kyojo tabi" (1970) *"Seijuku" (1971) *"Shadow of Deception" Naikai no wa (1971) *"Confessions Among Actresses" Kokuhakuteki joyûron (1971) *"Lady Snowblood" Shurayukihime (1973) *"Violent Streets" (1974) *"Seishun no satetsu" (1974) *"Virgin Blues" (1974) *"Panic in High School" Koko dai panikku (1978) *"Motto shinayaka ni, motto shitataka ni" (1979) *"White Love" Howaito rabu (1979) *"Masho no natsu - 'Yotsuya kaidan' yori" (1981) *"School in the Crosshairs" Nerawareta gakuen (1981) *"The Wild Daisy" Nogiku no haka (1981) *"Daburu beddo" (1983) *"Sukanpin walk" (1984) *"F2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Asada
is a Japanese actress. She is a former pop idol. Biography Miyoko Asada debuted as an idol in April 1973 with the single ''"Akai Fuusen"'' (The Red Balloon), which sold over 800,000 copies and peaked at #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart list. That same year she was nominated as ''Best Newcomer of the Year'' at the 15th Japan Record Awards, but lost the title to Junko Sakurada. Single discography Filmography Film *''Hi no Ataru Sakamichi'' (1975) *'' My Sons'' (1991) *''Tsuribaka Nisshi 7'' (1994) *''Tsuribaka Misshi 8'' (1996) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 9'' (1997) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 10'' (1998) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi Eleven'' (2000) *''Hashire! Ichiro'' (2001) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 12: Shijo Saidai no Kyuka'' (2001) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki Ippatsu!'' (2002) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 14'' (2003) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai?'' (2004) *''Gin no enzeru'' (2004) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 16'' (2005) *''Saga no Gabai-baachan'' (2006) *'' Tsuribaka Nisshi 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Asahina
Miyoko Asahina (朝比奈三代子; born September 24, 1969) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan. She set her personal best (2:25:52) in the women's marathon event on April 17, 1994, to win the Rotterdam Marathon The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes. .... Achievements References * 1969 births Living people Japanese female long-distance runners Japanese female marathon runners Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Asō
was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her role as the first voice of Fune Isono from 1969 to 2015 in the longest-running Japanese anime series '' Sazae-san'', which first aired in 1969. She was the voice of Dr. Pinako Rockbell in both ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' anime adaptations. Asō also starred as an actress in cinema, in the 2006 movie '' Aogeba Tōtoshi'', directed by Jun Ichikawa. On September 18, 2015, it was announced that Asō would step down from her role in ''Sazae-san''. She was replaced by Yorie Terauchi on October 5, 2015. On September 3, 2018, it was reported that Asō had died on August 25 from senility. Filmography Television animation * '' Gegege no Kitarō'' (1968) * ''Akane-chan'' (1968) * '' Sazae-san'' (1969), Fune Isono (first voice) *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) Ferone's Nanny (eps 38–40) * '' Wandering Sun'' (1971) * '' Marvelous Melmo'' (1971), Melmo's aunt (first version) (eps 1, 21) * '' Kashi no Ki Mokku'' (1972) * '' Science Ninja Team G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Azuma
is a Japanese former freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events 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 Japanese female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Hirose
Miyoko Hirose (広瀬 美代子 ''Hirose Miyoko'', born 5 March 1959) is a former volleyball player from Japan who was a member of the Japan women's national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. National team * 1982: 4th place in the World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ... * 1984: 3rd place in the Olympic Games of Los Angeles References Profile of Miyoko Hirose KTV.co.jp. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. External links * Volleybox.net profile 1959 births Living people Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Japanese women's volleyball players Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1982 Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Mitsui
was a Japanese hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to .... References External links * * 1919 births 2007 deaths Japanese female hurdlers Olympic female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Watai
is a retired Japanese chess player and widow of former world chess champion Bobby Fischer. Biography She was awarded the title of Woman International Master by FIDE in 1997. Watai is a four-time Japanese women's champion. She lives in Kamata ward, which is now part of Ōta Ward, Tokyo. In 1973, she met then world chess champion Bobby Fischer, and visited him several times for the next three decades. Starting in 2000 they reportedly lived together in a ''de facto'' marriage at her home. After Bobby Fischer's detention on July 13, 2004, for trying to travel with a revoked U.S. passport, she campaigned for his release. They were reportedly married in August 2004. According to an attorney representing a competing claim to Fischer's estate, the Supreme Court of Iceland The Supreme Court of Iceland (, , ) is the final court of appeal in the judiciary of Iceland. It is also the oldest of the current courts of law in Iceland and the highest of the three Icelandic court branche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Schinner
Miyoko Schinner (née Nishimoto; born 1957) is an American-Japanese vegan chef, cookbook author, activist, cooking show host and social entrepreneur. Since 2024, she has been a Faculty Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Early life and education Schinner was born in a town outside of Tokyo, Japan as Miyoko Nishimoto. She left Japan and moved to the United States when she was seven. Schinner and her family settled in Marin County, specifically in Mill Valley, California. Schinner became a vegetarian at the age of 12. She describes this period as "the 60s and early 70s, the glory days of the hippie movement and spiritualism and hare krishna," or the turn to natural foods within the American counterculture. Her initial exposure to this movement occurred during a camping trip that included vegetarians who "were from a spiritual family and didn't believe in harming animals. I went home and my mother put pork chops in front of me after bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko's Creamery
Miyoko's Creamery, formerly Miyoko's Kitchen, is an American food producer founded by Miyoko Schinner in 2014. Overview ''Miyoko's Creamery'' specializes in dairy-free products including margarine, butter and a wide variety of different types of vegan cheese, cheeses using traditional cheesemaking microbial food cultures, cultures and techniques, chiefly out of cashews, oats and Gram flour, chickpea flour. History Miyoko Schinner initially started a vegan food company named Now and Zen in 1997, but could not get anyone to invest in the business. She closed that company in 2003. In 2014, Schinner established "Miyoko's Kitchen", but later changed its name to "Miyoko's Creamery". The startup swiftly accrued $1 million in seed money, first being invested in by Seth Tibbott, the founder of Tofurky. Fundraising continued to grow: in 2017, it obtained $6 million in funding, for a total of $12 million. In December of that year, it moved from a 4,000-square-foot facility to a 29,000-squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyoko Takishita
The Oriental Hotel murder occurred on 6 June 1994, when two Japanese tourists were robbed and attacked by two men in their shared room in the Oriental Hotel in Singapore. One of them was brutally assaulted and died, while the other survived. The case, known as the Oriental Hotel murder, was classified as murder by the police. The perpetrators were eventually caught 2 years later and they were subsequently sentenced to serve lengthy jail terms with caning for their part in the robbery and assault of the two tourists, as well as for unrelated offences committed before their arrests. Murder On 6 June 1994, two men – 25-year-old Abdul Nasir bin Amer Hamsah and 32-year-old Abdul Rahman bin Arshad (alias Azman) – barged into the room shared by two Japanese tourists, , 49, and , 56. Earlier on that day itself, the two men, who were acquaintances, went to the Oriental Hotel for a job interview when they both spotted the Japanese tour group which both Fujii and Takishita were with. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
