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Yasuko
Yasuko (written: , , , , , , , , or ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese empress *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese empress consort *Yasuko Harada (原田康子, 19282009), Japanese novelist *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese activist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese screenwriter *, Japanese politician *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese princess *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese para table tennis player *, Japanese shot putter *, Japanese actress and singer *, Japanese television personality and comedian *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese mountain climber *, Japanese swimmer *Yasuko Onuki, Japanese singer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese speed skater *Yasuko I. Takezawa (竹沢泰子, born 1957) is a Japanese cultural anthropologist *, Japanese mixed martial art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Namba
was the second Japanese woman (after Junko Tabei) to reach all of the Seven Summits. Namba worked as a businesswoman for Federal Express in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world. She first summited Kilimanjaro on New Year's Day in 1982, and summited Aconcagua exactly two years later. She reached the summit of Denali on July 1, 1985, and the summit of Mount Elbrus on August 1, 1992. After summiting the Vinson Massif on December 29, 1993, and the Carstensz Pyramid on November 12, 1994, Namba's final summit to reach was Mount Everest. She signed on with Rob Hall's guiding company, Adventure Consultants, and reached the summit in May 1996, but died during her descent in the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Personal and professional life Prior to her involvement in the Everest disaster, Yasuko Namba had been employed by Federal Express as a personnel manager in Tokyo, Japan. She was survived by her husband, Kenichi Namba, and her brother, both of who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Konoe
, formerly , is the first child of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. She married Tadateru Konoe on 16 December 1966. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law. Education Yasuko was born at Numazu Imperial Villa, Numazu, In her childhood, Konoe attended Gakushuin Elementary School and then Gakushuin Women's Secondary School. She later completed her studies by graduating from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin University. Marriage and family Princess Yasuko married Tadateru Konoe on 16 December 1966. Upon her marriage, she left the Imperial House of Japan and took the surname of her husband. Tadateru Konoe is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa and adopted grandson (and heir) of former Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe Prince was a Japanese politician and prime minister. During his tenure, he presided over the Japanese inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Tamada
is a Japanese female mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. She previously fought as a flyweight in the Valkyrie promotion and was the only Valkyrie Flyweight Champion. She later fought for Jewels and last competed for Deep. Tamada was once ranked as the #6 female atomweight (96-106 lb) fighter in the world according to the Unified Women's Mixed Martial Arts Rankings. Grappling career Tamada started fighting in the grappling tournament Girl Fight Challenge (GFC) on . She managed to make it to the finals of a Smackgirl Smackgirl was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion focused solely on female fighters. The promotion also held grappling and amateur events along with its main line of professional MMA cards. After financial difficulties throughout 2008 the pr ... grappling tournament on where she lost to Yasuko Mogi. Tamada won a Smackgirl tournament on by defeating Naomi and was runner-up in 2006 and 2007. Her last grappling bout was at Gi Grappling 2008. Mixed martial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Matsuyuki
is a Japanese actress and singer signed to Stardust Promotion. Biography Yasuko Matsuyuki was born in 1972 in Tosu, Saga. In 1989, while she was in high school, Matsuyuki won a Non-no fashion magazine contest. After graduating from Tosu Commercial High School, she moved to Tokyo and started her career as a model. In 1991, Matsuyuki made her film debut in the TV drama series "''Nekketsu Shinnyū Shain Sengen''". In 1993, she played an outgoing leading role in the manga based drama series "''Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!''". That role made a big impact on the drama scene and established her career as an actress. In 1998, after a 2-year relationship, Matsuyuki married guitarist . She had a baby boy in 2001, but got divorced in 2005. Matsuyuki has two younger brothers. One is , who is also an actor, and the other is Yo Matsuyuki who is a rock singer. Filmography Movies TV dramas Stage Commercials *Shiseido – Frische (1991) *Japan Airlines – JAL New Route (1991) *Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Aoike
is a female Japanese manga artist. Most of her works are ''shōjo'' manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure, and light comedy, and many of them contain elements of shōnen-ai. She is included in Year 24 group. Aoike grew up as the youngest child in a large family (including five sisters and a brother) that owned a construction company, so in her childhood she was surrounded by the strong men employed by the company. Her father, an amateur artist who had studied ink wash painting under a master of the Southern School style, was a great influence on Aoike. Aoike made her professional debut at the age of 15 in '' Ribon'' magazine's 1963 Winter Special Edition with the short story ''Sayonara Nanette''. Her short works appeared in Shōjo Friend and other Kodansha publications through the mid-1970s. She began writing serial works primarily for Akita Shoten, starting with ''Miriam Blue's Lake'' in the January 1975 issue of ''Princess''. Her work has also appeared in Shu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Sawaguchi
is a Japanese actress. Biography She was born in Osaka. In early 1984, the Japanese movie studio Toho Company Ltd. held their first Toho Cinderella beauty contest, and Yasuko, almost 19 at the time, was chosen as the first Toho Cinderella, beating out the other 30,000 contestants. Shortly after, she made her film debut in the film ''Karate Cop III: Song of the Sea'', before co-starring as the heroine Naoko Okumura in '' The Return of Godzilla'', which was the grand comeback film for the famous movie monster ''Godzilla''. She appeared in the next Godzilla film 5 years later, 1989's '' Godzilla vs. Biollante'', but as another character (Erika Shiragami, who later becomes Godzilla's titular adversary). At the Toho Cinderella beauty contest that same year, she took place with the 2nd Toho Cinderella, 1987 winner Megumi Odaka (who was also in ''Biollante'', starting her Miki Saegusa character). She has since appeared in numerous movies and television (her TV show debut was ''Miotsuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Kudo
is a Japanese para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different .... Her left hand was cut off at the wrist by an electric animal feed cutter, during an accident when she was five years old. References 1969 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Japanese female table tennis players Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic table tennis players of Japan Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture FESPIC Games competitors 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Tomita
is a Japanese actress. She won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival and at the 8th Japan Academy Prize for ''Aiko 16 sai''. She also won the award for best actress at the 9th Yokohama Film Festival for '' Bu Su''. In 1995, she enjoyed career breakthrough as she won the Best Actress award at 1995 Tokyo International Film Festival for '' The Christ Of Nanjing''. Filmography Film *''Aiko 16 sai'' (1983) *'' Lonely Heart'' (1985) *'' Bu Su'' (1987) *'' The Christ Of Nanjing'' (1995) *''Kitchen'' (1997) *''My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999) *''Love Tomato'' (2006) *'' Kimi ni Todoke'' (2010) *''This Country's Sky'' (2015) *''Being Good'' (2015) *''The Cross'' (2016), Shunsuke's mother *''Tomoshibi'' (2017) *''My Friend "A"'' (2018), Yayoi Shiraishi *''Aiuta: My Promise To Nakuhito'' (2019) *''Mentai Piriri'' (2019), Chiyoko Umino *''Fukushima 50'' (2020) *''The Mukoda Barber Shop'' (2022) *''The Lines That Define Me'' (2022), Suizan Tōdō *''Mentai Piriri 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Onuki
Yasuko Onuki (often known simply as Yako, Yasuko or Yasuko O.) is the singer from Japanese band Melt-Banana Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast noise rock mixed with experimental, electronica and pop-based song structures. Since forming in 1992 the band has released ten albums and toured worldwide extensi ..., which she founded in 1991. She has a frantic chirping and yelping vocal style which is an important part of Melt-Banana's unique sound. She writes all of Melt-Banana's lyrics, which she sings in English, stating that: References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onuki, Yasuko Living people Japanese women rock singers 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuko Mitsuura
is a Japanese ''tarento'' and comedian. She was born in Tahara, Aichi, and is part of the comedy duo Oasiz, with Kayoko Okubo is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and actress who is a member of the comedy duo Oasiz. Filmography TV series Current appearances Former appearances Drama Other TV series Advertisements Radio series Films References External lin .... Filmography Current appearances Former appearances TV dramas Films Advertisements Stage Bibliography Serials References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsuura, Yasuko Japanese women comedians People from Tahara, Aichi 1971 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
