Akita is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997.
Kyoko Fukada is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.
Katsuo Okazaki was a Japanese sportsman, diplomat and political figure. He served as the Japanese foreign minister in the 1950s. He was also the final – and only Japanese – chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.
Toshinobu "Toshi" Kubota is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and radio personality. Toshinobu Kubota has produced six million-seller records and thirty-three Top 40 singles during his career. He is currently part of Sony Music Japan. In addition, Kubota has composed and written songs for many singers including Iwasaki Hiromi, Misia, Toshinori Yonekura, Koizumi Kyoko, and many other recording artists.
John Luther Zimmerman IV is an American professional pair skater and coach. With skating partner Kyoko Ina, he is the 2002 World bronze medalist and a three-time U.S. national champion. They also competed at the 2002 Olympics.
Kyoko Hamaguchi is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She has won five FILA Wrestling World Championships and two Olympic Bronze medals in the 72 kg weight class.
Kyoko Mizuki is one of the pen names of Keiko Nagita. She is a Japanese writer who is best known for being the author of the manga and anime series Candy Candy.
Reizo Koike was a Japanese swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke. In this event he won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1936 Olympics, and set an unofficial world record in 100 m between these Olympics. During his career Koike won eight national titles.
Wang Jiao is a female Chinese freestyle wrestler who won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Kyoko Ishida is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Kyoko Yano is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.
Kyoko Kasuya is a Japanese former swimmer who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Masami Kubota is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Timeless Fly is the fifteenth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on February 24, 2010. The album charted at number 9 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the charts for total of 26 weeks. The album sold over 16,063 units in Japan.
Kyoko Kinoshita is a Japanese sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Hiroyoshi Kubota was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Kyoko Shimazaki is a Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1992, 1994 and the 1998 Winter Olympics.
NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling was a joshi puroresu promotion established in 1997 by Kyoko Inoue. The first event took place on January 9, 1998.
Kyoko Sasage is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Tomomi Matsuo is a Japanese badminton player. She competed in women's doubles with team mate Kyoko Sasage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in women's doubles with team mate Masako Sakamoto at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
