The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the Olympic debut of karate in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the judo competition at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Noriko Uemura is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who works for Aoni Production. She is married to Toei Animation producer Iriya Azuma. Her hometown is Fukuoka, Japan.
Mayu Tsuruta is an actress. In 1996 she was nominated by the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actress in the film Kike wadatsumi no koe Last Friends. Following the chaos of Kenya's 2007 presidential election, on March 30, 2008, she visited thousands of internal refugees at Kenya's Nakuru ASK grounds, as a goodwill ambassador for Tokyo International Conference on African Development. While surveying the situation at the refugee camp, she spent time with several families and helped distribute food aid.
Junko Nakajima, more commonly known by her stage name Mari Natsuki, is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008.
Mamoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Mamoru Miyano is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles on Death Note, Steins;Gate, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Wolf's Rain, Ouran High School Host Club, Ajin: Demi-Human, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Free!, Hunter x Hunter, Chihayafuru, Bungo Stray Dogs, Uta no Prince-sama and Zombieland Saga. He was nominated for the award for Death Note at the 1st Seiyu Awards and won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, he won "Best Lead Actor Award" for his role as Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and as Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi. His debut single, "Kuon", was released at King Records. In March 2009, his debut album Break was released.
Eiji Okuda is a Japanese actor and film director. Born in Kasugai, Aichi, he was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1990 Japanese Academy Awards for his performance in Sen no Rikyu. He won the award for best actor at the 37th Blue Ribbon Awards for Like a Rolling Stone.
Nomad Inc. is a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo formed by former Pierrot staff and Madhouse producer Tatsuya Ono in July 2003.
Tetsushi Tanaka is a Japanese actor.
Rin Takanashi is a Japanese film and television actress.
Wonder is Japanese voice actor Mamoru Miyano's second studio album. It was released on August 4, 2010 by King Records. Two singles were released to promote the album, "JS" and "Refrain".
"Refrain" is a song by Mamoru Miyano, released as his fifth single. The single also included "Ao no Tsubasa", the opening theme song to the game Uta no Prince-sama. The song was released on October 21, 2009.
Ryudo Uzaki is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor.
Ultra Zero Fight is a Japanese tokusatsu television miniseries produced by Tsuburaya Productions that was aired during the final segment of the Ultraman Retsuden programming block on TV Tokyo and the 8th entry in the ultra fight series. The series was made and released following the success of the 2012 Ultra Series movie, Ultraman Saga, and is a tribute to the low-budget series, Ultra Fight. The miniseries is divided into two seasons, A New Power, which consists of 8 episodes from August 1 to September 9, 2012, and Shining Zero, which consists of 15 episodes from December 12, 2012 to March 27, 2013. A DVD release of this miniseries was sold online on June 21, 2013, under the label Ultra Zero Fight Perfect Collection.
Hiroshi Miyama is a Japanese enka singer. His real name is Masaaki Tsuneishi.
Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie is a 2014 Japanese animated/live-action science fantasy action film based on the Cardfight!! Vanguard series created by Bushiroad and Akira Itō. The film is divided into two segments: Neon Messiah the animated portion, and Three Games, the live-action portion of the film. The film is co-produced by Liden Films and Ace Crew Entertainment, and was released in theaters in Japan on September 13, 2014.
Mamoru Miyano is a Japanese actor and singer. He made his singing debut on May 28, 2007, releasing his first single "Kuon" for King Records label. On March 11, 2009, Miyano released his debut album, Break. He won the "Best Singing Award" in 2014 at the 8th Seiyu Awards. Many of his songs have been used as theme music in anime television series and video games.
"I'm Coming Home" is a song recorded by Japanese-American singer-songwriter Ai, released on January 14, 2020, by EMI Records. Written by Ruri Matsumura, Ai and Jin, the song served as the theme song for the sci-fi thriller AI Hokai.
Onna no Sono no Hoshi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yama Wayama. It has been serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young since January 2020, with its chapters collected into three tankōbon volumes as of December 2022. An original video animation adaptation produced by Lapin Track was released in December 2022. By December 2022, the manga had over 1.6 million copies in circulation.
Mamoru Miyano is a Japanese actor and singer known for his voice roles in video games, anime television series, films, specials and original video animation. He is best known for his roles on Steins;Gate, Durarara!!, Death Note, Soul Eater, Wolf's Rain, Ouran High School Host Club, Ajin: Demi-Human, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Free!, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Hunter x Hunter, Chihayafuru, Bungo Stray Dogs, Uta no Prince-sama and Zombieland Saga. Miyano won the "Best Voice Actor" award at the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair. At the 2nd Seiyu Awards, he won "Best Lead Actor Award" for his role as Setsuna F. Seiei in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and as Hakugen Rikuson in Kōtetsu Sangokushi.
