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Harold Bornstein

Harold Nelson Bornstein (March 26, 1947 – January 8, 2021) was an American gastroenterologist. He was best known as Donald Trump's personal physician. He was his personal physician from 1980 until early 2018. He was born in New York City.

In May 2018 Bornstein said that Trump had told him what to write on a letter about his health over the telephone, then sent a car to pick it up.

Speaking to The New York Times in February 2017, Bornstein revealed that he was invited to and attended President Trump's inauguration with his wife Melissa. Bornstein told The Times that he enjoyed the attention from being known as the President's personal physician. Bornstein had hoped to be the Physician to the President, but the White House decided that Ronny Jackson would continue in that role.

Bornstein died on January 8, 2021 at the age of 73.

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1947 births
2021 deaths
Donald Trump
American physicians
Businesspeople from New York City
Oscar Rizzato

Oscar Rizzato (28 February 1928 – 11 January 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. He became a priest in 1954. He was created titular bishop of Virunum from 1989 until his death. He was born in Veneto, Italy.

Rizzato died on January 11, 2021 in Padua, Italy from problems caused by COVID-19, at the age of 91.

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1928 births 
2021 deaths
Italian Roman Catholics
Roman Catholic bishops
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Mona Malm

Mona Malm (born Mona Kristina Ericsson; 24 January 1935 – 12 January 2021) was a Swedish actress. Her career began in 1957. Malm was born in Stockholm.

Malm was known for her roles in Smiles of a Summer Night (1955), The Seventh Seal (1957), All These Women (1964), Heja Roland! (1966), Fanny and Alexander (1982), Nånting levande åt Lame-Kal (1988), The Best Intentions (1992), The Tattooed Widow (1998) and After the Wedding (2006).

Malm died at a Stockholm hospital on 12 January 2021, at the age of 85.

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1935 births
2021 deaths
Swedish movie actors
Swedish television actors
Swedish stage actors
Actors from Stockholm
Mimi Pond

Mimi Pond is an American cartoonist. She wrote the first episode of The Simpsons ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"). Producers did not allow her to write more episodes because she is a woman. She wrote two memoirs. She wrote Over Easy in 2014 and The Customer is Always Wrong in 2017.

She is married to the artist Wayne White. They have two children, Woodrow and Lulu White.

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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American cartoonists
American television writers
American comics writers
I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba (; , Ya Kuba) is a 1964 anthology drama movie directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The movie was Soviet-Cuba and was not popular in both countries. It was thought to be a lost movie until being re-discovered in 1994. 

The movie is shot in black and white.

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1964 drama movies
Cuban movies
Russian movies
Soviet culture
Movies directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
John Ward (New Zealand cricketer)

John Thomas Ward (11 March 1937 – 12 January 2021) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played as a wicket-keeper in eight Test matches between 1964 and 1968. He was born in Timaru, New Zealand. He played for Canterbury from 1959 until 1971. He also played for the national team from 1964 to 1968. 

Ward died in Timaru on 12 January 2021 after a short illness, aged 83.

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1937 births
2021 deaths
New Zealand cricketers
Mario Cecchini

Mario Cecchini (25 January 1933 – 13 January 2021) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. He became a priest in 1958. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola from 1986 until his resignation in 1998. He was born in Arcevia, Italy.

Cecchini died on 13 January 2021 from COVID-19 in Arcevia, aged 87.

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1933 births
2021 deaths
Italian Roman Catholics
Roman Catholic bishops
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Arcevia

Arcevia is a comune in the province of Ancona of the region of Marche, central-eastern Italy.

Notes

Other websites
 www.arceviaweb.it - Official website of the comune di Arcevia

Settlements in Marche
Moses Hamungole

Moses Hamungole (1 May 1967 – 13 January 2021) was a Zambian Roman Catholic bishop. Hamungole was born in Lusaka, Zambia. He became a priest in 1994. He was bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monze, Zambia from 2014 until his death in 2021.

Hamungole died on 13 January 2021 in Lusaka from COVID-19, aged 53.

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1967 births
2021 deaths
Zambian people
Roman Catholic bishops
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
Gimax

"Gimax", pseudonym of Carlo Franchi (1 January 1938 – 13 January 2021) was an Italian racing driver. He never raced under his real name. He was born in Milan. He entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix with Surtees, the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, but did not qualify. Gimax also participated in one non-Championship Formula One race, the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix.

Gimax died on 13 January 2021 in Milan, aged 83.

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1938 births
2021 deaths
Italian racecar drivers
Sportspeople from Milan
Vincent Logan

The Right Reverend Vincent Paul Logan (30 June 1941 – 14 January 2021) was a Scottish Roman Catholic prelate. He was the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld from 1981 to 2012. He was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He became a priest in 1964,

Logan died on 14 January 2021, aged 79.

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1941 births
2021 deaths
Scottish people
Roman Catholic bishops
Aleksandr Borisovich Nikitin

Aleksandr Borisovich Nikitin (; 4 February 1961 – 14 January 2021) was a Russian professional football coach and player. He was born in Stalingrad, Russia. He was known for playing and managing Rotor Volgograd. His playing career lasted from 1978 to 1993. His managing career lasted from 1997 to 2009.

Nikitin died on 14 January 2021 in Volgograd at the age of 59.

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1961 births
2021 deaths
Russian footballers
Soviet sportspeople
Russian football managers
Leonidas Pelekanakis

Leonidas Pelekanakis (2 November 1962 – 14 January 2021) was a Greek sailor. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Athens, Greece.

Pelekanakis died of COVID-19 on 14 January 2021 in Athens, aged 58.

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1962 births
2021 deaths
Greek sportspeople
Sailors
Olympians
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece
People from Athens
Safwat El-Sherif

Mohamed Safwat El Sherif () (19 December 1933 – 14 January 2021) was an Egyptian politician and businessman. He was Chairman of the State Information Service. He was the Minister of Information from 1981 to 2004.

El Sherif died on 14 January 2021 in Cairo, Egypt from COVID-19 at the age of 88.

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1933 births
2021 deaths
Egyptian businesspeople
Egyptian politicians
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
Kenneth Mitchell (actor)

Kenneth Alexander Mitchell (born 25 November 1974) is a Canadian actor. He was born in Toronto. His career began in 2000. He is known for playing many Klingon characters Star Trek: Discovery. He also played Deke Slayton in ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club television drama series.

In 2006, Mitchell married actress Susan May Pratt. They have two children.

In February 2020, Mitchell revealed that he was diagnosed with ALS in 2019.

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Other websites

1974 births
Living people
Canadian movie actors
Canadian television actors
Canadian stage actors
Canadian voice actors
Actors from Toronto
Susan May Pratt

Susan May Pratt (born February 8, 1974) is an American actress. She played Mandella in 10 Things I Hate About You, Alicia in Drive Me Crazy, and Maureen Cummings in Center Stage.

Pratt was born in Lansing, Michigan. Her career began in 1998. In 2006, Pratt married Kenneth Mitchell. They have two children.

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1974 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actors
American stage actors
American voice actors
Actors from Michigan
People from Lansing, Michigan
Charlotte, Michigan

Charlotte ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. In the 2010 census, 9,074 people lived here.  It is the county seat of Eaton County.

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Cities in Michigan
County seats in Michigan
Lansing, New York

Lansing () is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. 11,033 people lived here at the 2010 census.

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Towns in New York
Lansing (village), New York

Lansing is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. 3,529 people lived here in the 2010 census.

The Village of Lansing is in the Town of Lansing. It is north of the City of Ithaca.

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Villages in New York
Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen  is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. 47,255 people lived here at the 2010 census.

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Cities in Massachusetts
Saratoga, Texas

Saratoga is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located  northwest of Beaumont. The ZIP code is 77585.

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Unincorporated communities in Texas
Vidor, Texas

Vidor ( ) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States.

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Cities in Texas
Robert Stroud

Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was an American convicted murderer, federal prisoner and author. He was one of the most notorious criminals in the United States. 

During his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, he sold birds and became a respected ornithologist. He was transferred to Alcatraz, where he was incarcerated from 1942 to 1959. 

Stroud was never released from the federal prison system; he was imprisoned from 1909 to his death in 1963.

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1890 births
1963 deaths
American people convicted of manslaughter
American people convicted of murder
American people convicted of assault
People from Seattle, Washington
People from Metropolis, Illinois
Criminals from Illinois
State Information Service

The State Information Service is an Egyptian government agency. It reports directly to the Egyptian Presidency. It is the official media and public relations apparatus of the Egyptian state. It is responsible for regulating the affairs of foreign press and media correspondents in Egypt.

The Service was founded in 1954 by the Revolutionary Command Council. It abolished the Monarchy. Revolutionary Command Council member Salah Salem was SIS's first Chairman.

The current Chairman of SIS is Diaa Rashwan. He is a journalist and politician. He was appointed to the post by president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in June 2017. Among the previous Chairmen of SIS was Safwat El-Sherif one of the leading figures in president Hosni Mubarak's government.

Chairmen of SIS
- Salah Salem (1954 - 1955)
- Amin Howeidi (1965 - 1966)
- Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid (1967 - 1968)
- Safwat El-Sherif (1979 - 1980)
- Mamdouh El Beltagui (1983 - 1993)
- Nabil Othman (1994 - 2003)
- Taha Abdel Alim (2003 - 2004)
- Nasser Kamel (2005 - 2006)
- Diaa Rashwan (2017 - present)

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Egypt
José Luis Caballero

José Luis Caballero (21 June 1955 – 14 January 2021) was a Mexican footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games. He was born in Mexico City.

Caballero died on 14 January 2021 in Mexico City, aged 65.

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1955 births
2021 deaths
Mexican footballers
Sportspeople from Mexico City
Olympians
Sinikka Nopola

Sinikka Marianna Nopola (26 November 1953 – 13 January 2021) was a Finnish children's writer. She published 80 books from 1987 until her death. Nopola's popular series were series Hayflower and Quiltshoe and Ricky Rapper. Nopola was born in Helsinki. She worked as a journalist for the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat.

Nopola died on 13 January 2021 in Helsinki, aged 67.

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1953 births
2021 deaths
Journalists
Children's writers
Writers from Helsinki
Antonello da Messina

Antonello da Messina (born 1429 or 1430 in Messina – died 1479) was an Italian painter from the 15th century. His real name was Antonio di Giovanni de Antonio, the da Messina simply refers to his origin. He was the first to use light in his paintings. With this, he was able to add some of what the Dutch painters of the time did already. Today, he is mostly known for portraits.

Related pages
 List of Italian painters

Italian painters
1430s births
1479 deaths
A Wicked Woman

A Wicked Woman is a 1934 American drama movie directed by Charles Brabin and was based on the novel of the same name by Anne Austin. It stars Mady Christians, Charles Bickford, Betty Furness, Zelda Sears, Robert Taylor, Sterling Holloway and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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1934 movies
1930s drama movies
American drama movies
Movies based on books
MGM movies
Movies directed by Charles Brabin
The Return of October

The Return of October is a 1948 American comedy movie directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Glenn Ford, Albert Sharpe, Terry Moore, James Gleason, Dame May Whitty, Lloyd Corrigan. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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1948 movies
1940s comedy movies
American comedy movies
Movies directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Bernd Kannenberg

Bernhard "Bernd" Kannenberg (20 August 1942 – 13 January 2021) was a West German race walker. He won the 50 km event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal. Kannenberg was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, Nazi Germany. After retiring from competitions he coached the German race walking team.

Kannenberg died on 13 January 2021, aged 78.

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1942 births
2021 deaths
German Olympic gold medalists
Competitors in athletics
Comic book convention

A comic book convention, often called comic con is an event where people gather to talk about comic books. Fans of comic books will come to comic book conventions to meet other comic book fans, to meet with comic book authors, or to participate in many other activities related to comic books. The first comic book convention was held in 1964, and was called New York Comicon.

Related pages
New York Comic Con
San Diego Comic-Con
WonderCon

References

comics
Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano is a Japanese actor, musician, painter. He  was born in Kanagawa on November 27 in 1973. At the age of 16, he played a role in the Japanese famous TV show Kinpachi Sensei in 1988. It was the start of his career as an actor. He is also active on social media and has 255,000 followers on Instagram.

Movies and awards 
His film debut was Bataashi Kingyo in 1990. And then, he acted in various roles and appeared in many movies, and thus he has built his career as an actor. His performance is highly appreciated by people not only in Japan but also in overseas countries. He received film awards, for example, the Upstream Prize for Best Actor at the 2003 Venice Film Festival for his role in Last Life in the Universe and the award for Best Actor at the 36th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in My Man in 2014. He has also appeared in Hollywood's movies. His first appearance in Hollywood's movie was a marvel movie “Thor” in 2011. In addition to that, he acted on Battleship in 2012, Silence that was directed by Martin Scorsese in 2015, Midway in 2019.

Music and painting 
In addition to work as an actor, Asano is also known as a musician. He is a band member of SODA!, which formed in 2013, and he is the vocalist. He paints pictures and posts it frequently on instagram and twitter. In 2018, he held a solo exhibition that introduced 700 of his paintings. And also, he published three books of his paintings “error” in 1999, “BUNCH” in 2003 and “Everlasting Fountain” in 2018. He draws with acrylic paints, crayons and pencils, and draws on the papers and even on the back of the envelopes. His paintings are drawn in many different ways. These look like scribble art, comic books, abstract art and so on.

Fashion 
He often posts his outfits on Instaglam and WEAR, which is an app that people can watch and post fashion photography. His outfits in photos are almost all casual style, but he coordinates many patterns and colors well-balanced. Moreover, he has his own fashion brand. He is creating clothes that he wants to wear. He changed his brand name to "TADANOBU ASANO" from "JEAN DIADEM."

Japanese actors
1973 births
New Hope Club

New Hope Club is a British pop band formed in 2015. The members are Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith. All are multi-musicians; they play instruments, sing and write songs.  Bibby plays guitar, bass and drums. Richardson plays guitar, ukulele and piano. Smith plays guitar and eight other instruments.

New Hope Club was influenced by The Beatles and Oasis.

The album Welcome To The Club Pt. 2 released in October 2018 reached first place in iTunes in 10 countries. The song "Let Me Down Slow", released in January 2020, also received attention. The 2017 debut EP "Welcome to the Club" made them popular.

British pop music groups
Shota Yasuda

Shota Yasuda is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a member of idol group Kanjani∞, which is managed by Johnny & Associates.

History 
He was born in Japan, Hyogo prefecture Amagasaki city on September 11, 1984. His sister was a fan of Masaki Aiba who is a member of Japanese famous idol group Arashi which is managed by Johnny & Associates. So he tried Johnny & Associates‘s audition and he passed it. So he entered Johnny & Associates in 1997 when he was a 1st grade junior high school student. On September 22, 2002, Kanjani∞ （eight）was formed. And he was elected a member of Kanjani∞. On September 22, 2004, their CD debut was “Naniwa Irohabushi'' which is their first single CD. Now, Kanjani∞ became one of the most famous Japanese idol groups. He plays guitar and makes songs. He is called Kanjani∞‘s guitarist. And he has held concerts as Kanjani∞ at Japanese biggest 5 domes in recent 5 years. He is also appearing in many dramas and theater productions.

Health 
He suffered from meningioma, which is a kind of brain tumor.  He had surgery in February 2017. The surgery took 12 hours. The company did not tell the public until months later.  And he joined one Kanjani∞ concert tour that was held at 5 biggest Japanese domes and one stage that he is principal in hiding his sickness. In 2018, he broke his back bones because of lightheadedness of his sickness. So he opened to the public about his sickness. But he joined one Kanjani∞ concert tour that was held at 5 biggest Japanese domes with broken bones for 2 months. Now he has to wear color glasses because of meningioma’s sequelae. And he published his own photo album named “LIFE IS” to share with many people about his experience of sickness in September 2020.

TV programs, movies and theater productions 
He also works as an actor. He has joined 15 dramas and 4 movies and 7 theater productions. His first drama as principal was Jitennsyasyounennki. His first movie as a main character was Eight Ranger. His first theater production as a main character was Orebushi. He also acted in many commercials and variety programs.

Music 
He is Kanjani∞'s guitarist. He can make songs and lyrics. He made 37 Kanjani∞ songs and lyrics for 8 Kanjani∞ songs.

References

Japanese actors
1984 births
Ushiro Keisuke

Ushiro Keisuke is a Japanese athlete.  He competes in decathalon, discus, javelin, long jump and pole vault.

History

When he was in elementary school, he belonged to the dodgeball club. He ​belonged ​to the track and field club at Oasa Higashimachi Junior High School, engaged in hurdle running in the first grade, 100m, push out and high jump in the second grade. He grew from 168cm in first year to 183 cm in second year and 188 cm in third year. And he was unable to practice as much as he could because of Osgood’s, which induces knee pain. However, his height later became a very strong weapon in competing within the world. After entering high school, Osgood’s disease was completely cured, and he started the octathlon with the recommendation of the track and field manager. His sense of octathlon is by far the beat, and he finished second in the final inter high school competition.

Personal life
His father is a throwing player in high school, and his father specializes in the high jump and hurdles, and has also participated in Japan Incare as a relay. Partly due to the influence of his parents, ke started track and field. He went on to Kokushikan University after his brother and sister went through Tokyo High School. Also his hobby is folk guitar, and he used to play live on the street in high school.

Career
He has been involved i​n decathlon form university and won the Japan Championship for the first time in 2010 when he was in the 4th grade. The following year, in 2011, he set a record for the Japanese track and field world to break the Japanese record for the first time in 18 years. And he p​articipated​in his first world track and field. In 2012, he participated in the London Olympic Games for the first time in 48 years as a Japanese player, and in 2014 he set a new record in Japan.

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Japanese people
Toshizo Hijikata

Toshizo Hijikata lived in Japan during the late Edo  period. He was a member of Shinsengumi. They guarded the Shogun. And he was a Vice President of Shinsengumi. He supported the president, Isami Kondo. He was a very strict person. So he was feared as a Vice President of the ogre. He died in Hokkaido at the age of 35.

Early life 

In 1835, he was born in Musashino Kuni (Hino city, Tokyo). He was the tenth child and he was the youngest in his family. His father was a wealthy farmer. But he wanted to do martial arts and be a samurai. So he made an effort to practice swordfighting.

Childhood 
As a child, he was a very naughty boy. Also he was a smart boy.

When he was 11 years old, he started to work in the dry goods dealer (Ito Gofukuten). But he quarreled with the leader for a trivial matter and walked back about 40 kilometers to his house. He was so stubborn that he wouldn’t return to the shop even if his family persuaded him.

Next, he started to sell the medicines (Ishida Sanyaku).

Shinsengumi 
The Shinsengumi, or "newly selected troops," protected the Shogun in the last years before the Meiji Restoration.

Shinsengumi 
Hijikata met Isami Kondo when he was 25 years old. He joined Shieikan which Isami Kondo ran. After that, he applied for the Roshigumi to protect Tokugawa Iemochi, the 14th Shogun of the Edo Shogunate. And he went to Kyoto with members of Shieikan. Shinsengumi started in 1863 because they succeeded there. They guarded the Shogun.

Vice presidency 
He was a Vice President of Shinsengumi. He was a very strict person. So he was feared by all as a Vice President of the ogre. But just before he died in Hakodate, he was kind to everyone.

Ikedaya case 
In 1864 July 8th, Ikedaya case happened. Shinsengumi beat Sonno Joi ha (supporters of the doctrine of restoring the emperor and expelling the barbarians). When he heard that Isami Kondo’s army had found Sonno Joi ha, he immediately joined forces. But he didn’t storm Ikedaya immediately and ambushed around there. The achievements of the Shinsengumi in the Ikedaya case were very great. So the prize was exceptional.

Boshin War 
Immediately after the Boshin War began, Isami Kondo was arrested. He tried to save Isami Kondo, but Isami Kondo was executed. When the war of Utsunomiya castle happened, he won temporarily. But it was inferior to a modern weapon of the new government troop with swords and spears. He escaped in Goryokaku, but his stomach was shot and he died. He was 35 years old.

Legacy

Hijikata's sword was returned to Tokyo.  People come to look at it every year.

The Hijikata Toshizo Museum opened in Hino City in 1994.  It is in the same building where Hijikata grew up.

A fictional Hijikata appears in the game Hakuouki.

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Japanese people
Samurai
Slam Dunk (manga)

SLAM DUNK is a manga from Japan. It is about basketball.  It was written by Takehiko Inoue and serialized in Weekly Shonen jump from 1990 to 1996. This comic caused a big basketball boom in the 1990's. As of August 2018, the cumulative circulation of the domestic series has exceeded 120 million. It was made into 31 comic books and 101 animations. Its animations were broadcast on TV Asahi from 1993 to 1996.  The comics have been printed in 17 countries.

In 2020, Slam Dunk was voted the third most popular manga in Japan.

Music

The opening and ending songs were also popular.

Sekai ga owaru made wa… /WANDS

Kimi ga suki da to sakebitai /BAAD

Anata dake Mitsumeteru /Maki Oguro

It ended up in comic books for a long time. But recently it was decided that SLAM DUNK would become a movie.

Story 
There is a basketball club in a high school. The main character is Hanamichi Sakuragi. He likes girls and fights. He sees that the girls he liked in middle school all liked basketball players. He is angry and did not like basketball. But in high school he falls in love with Haruko Akagi, who says he should play basketball. Hanamichi joins a basketball club/

Characters 
The story takes place in Hanamichi's high school.  

There is a basketball club called Shohoku Basukebu. The captain is Takenori Akagi. His nickname is "Gori" because he looks like a gorilla. He is a third year student who loves basketball and is good at it and at his studies.

Kaede Rukawa is a freshman student, like Hanamachi. He has been a famous person at basketball since he was in middle school. He had his own fan club "Rukawa Sineitai." He has a cool personality.

Mikinobu Kogure is a third grade student. He does not have special skills.

Ryota Miyagi is a second year student. He is a small player but really fast.

Ayako is Shohoku Basukebu's manager. She is a cheerful person and sometimes like a mother.

Hisashi Mitsui is a third grade student. He was an MVP player in middle school. He is good at three point shooting.  He had problems at first but became a good member.

Anzai teacher is a coach of Shohoku basketball club. He was called "white hair devil" in his youth.  He was famous for enthusiasm and his strict practice style. But now, he is called "white hair Buddha" because he is kind.

References

1990s manga
NiziU

NiziU is a Japanese idol girl group. In the word NiziU, “Nizi” means the symbol of the audition project, and “U” means you, that is to say, members and people who like this group. In the group, there are nine members.

Audition 
Japanese music company called “Sony Music” and, Korean entertainment agency called “JYP” began a project called “Nizi Project”. This is an audition program, and it was held in Japan and Korea. The producer of NiziU is J.Y Park (박진영). He is a record producer, and founder of the JYP and also one of the singers in Korean. He is famous as a wheeler-producer. There are a lot of artists who became big artists thanks to him.

Members 
In the group, there are nine members. They were elected from 100,000 people.

(Name)               (Birthday)

Mako Yamaguchi　　   April 4th, 2001 – Leader, main dancer, lead vocalist　　　

Rio Hanabashi               February 4th, 2002 – Main dancer

Maya Katsumura            April 8th, 2002 – Lead dancer

Riku Oe             October 26th, 2002 – Lead vocalist

Ayaka Arai          June 20th, 2003 – Visual

Mayuka Ogou       November 13th, 2003 – Lead rapper

Rima Yokoi             March 26th, 2004 – Main rapper

Miihi Suzuno           August 12th, 2004 – Lead vocalist, lead dancer

Nina Hillman             February 27th, 2005 – Lead vocalist, youngest

Discography＆Performance

Song 

 Make You Happy

This is one of the songs in the Digital Mini Album. It is famous for being used in the nizi project. The song was released as the pre-debut song on only music streaming. The release day was before their debut. However the album became a big hit.  Also the dance of this song is very famous for “Nawatobi Dance”.

 Step and a Step

This is the first debut single. It was released on December 2nd in 2020. The dance is famous for “Rabbit Dance”. The high point of this song means that it’s ok to make progress on our own pace if the pace is slower than other people. The lyrics mean we don’t need to be upset about the  people’s step around us.

Commercial 

 LOTTE [Fit’s] ( December 8th, 2020 - )
 Coca-Cola ( December 14th, 2020 - )
 KOSE ( January 16th, 2020 - )

Record of Awards 

 Best Dance Video Award - MTV VMAJ 2020
 Special Award - The 62nd Japan Record Awards
 VOGUE JAPAN Women of the Year 2020

Fans 
People who love this group and members are called “WithU”. “U” means, of course, you ( = fans ), and that fans usually think of NiziU. Also, there is a meaning behind “WithU”. It is that NiziU works toward the world with fans.

Additional points 
In addition to the above information, there are the featuring guide videos on YouTube. The featuring videos are the lecture videos of shouts and calls during the song. In the video, NiziU members lecture the shouts and calls for “WithU”, which they want “WithU” to sing the song together during their performance. “WithU” can find pleasure in the moment with NiziU members.
Terrigal

Terrigal is the coastal town in Australia. Terrigal is famous for some places and beaches.

Location of the Terrigal 
Terrigal is the coastal town in the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It i​s l​ocated on the Central Coast 87km north of Sydney. There is no direct connection between Sydney and Terrigal. But it doesn’t take a lot of time to get Terrigal from Sydney.

History of the name Terrigal 
There is a history of the name “Terrigal.” Terrigal means “uncertain” or based on the Aboriginal words. Or the first European settler, John Gray who arrived in 1826, called his property Tarrygal. This is one of the theories of Terrigal. There are various theories though. Therefore,​this place i​s called ​Terrigal by people. Now, many different spellings still exist.

Famous Beach at Terrigal 
There are beaches on the Central Coast. And Terrigal beach i​s the best known beach on the Central Coast. If you visit there, you can see a beautiful view of the Terrigal beach and you can swim or do some water activities there. Surprisingly, the length of the sand is 4km. It is quite enough to enjoy the beach. Terrigal beach ​has been visited by more than 7two million people in the last 2 years.

Places to visit 
    There are a lot of places to visit in Terrigal. First is The Skillion which is a local landmark of Terrigal. The Skillion i​s known for a famous sightseeing place in Terrigal. Second is Australian Reptile Park. This park is Australia’s original hands-on zoo. More than 2000 animals a​re kept at the park. Last is of course Terrigal Beach. Terrigal beach i​s known for its length of the sand and a lot of kinds of water activities.

Things to do 
At the Skillion, climb the Skillion which is a landmark of Terrigal. If you hike to the top, you may h​ave the opportunity to see an amazing view from there. And book the hotel to enjoy an amazing view around there.

At the Australian Reptile Park, join at least one tour and get some experiences of zookeepers. Australian Reptile Park has many kinds of tours and experiences. It would be an unforgettable memory if you join at least one of them! And a​n annual pass is sold on the internet so you can visit there anytime.

At Terrigal Beach, do the water activities (surfing, diving tour, fishing and so on) and swim there. The strength of the sand is 4km so absolutely you can enjoy doing water activities and swimming there. And there are some shops at Terrigal Beach. Clothes, candles, jewellery, soaps, relishes, chutneys a​re sold by people.

Geography of Australia
Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze

"Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze" was the anthem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It used the tune of "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser" which was a personal hymn for Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire.

National anthems
Austria-Hungary
Grace VanderWaal

Grace Avery VanderWaal (born January 15, 2004) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for her ukulele performances and for winning the 11th season of America's Got Talent.

Early life
VanderWaal was born in Lenexa, Kansas. She then moved to Suffern, New York. She has one brother and one sister. She has been writing and singing her songs since she was three years old.

Career
She starred in the 2016 American popular show America's Got Talent and performed her original song "I don't my name". She advanced the further rounds after winning the golden buzzer. She performed the original song "Beautiful things" that sang about her sister in the quarterfinals. And she made it to the semi-finals, and she performed the original song "Light the Sky" in the semi-finals. She also won the most votes in the audience polls, winning Season 11 of America's Got Talent.

In December 2016, she released her debut mini-album "perfectly imperfect" and won 9th place on the US Billboard album chart for the first time. She went on to release her first full-length album "Just the beginning" in 2017 and a mini-album "LETTERS: Vol 1" in December 2019. 

In March 2020, she made her debut as an actress by appearing in the Disney+ movie Star Girl.

References

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2018 Documentary about VanderWaal by UPROXX
VanderWaal's "Tiny Desk Concert" at NPR

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American pop singers
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Musicians from Kansas
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Actors from Kansas
Namahage

One of the strangest events takes place around Akita.  It is called Namahage.  Namahage is a traditional culture in Akita prefecture.  The main event of namahage is very terrible for children.  The frightfully dressed men portray Namahage equipped with masks, knives and traditional capes made of straw during a New Year's ritual of the Oga peninsula.

On New Year’s Eve, they march along a street and make inhabitants go back to their homes. Then they visit houses door to door, scolding children who may be guilty of laziness or bad behavior.

The Purpose of Namahage 
One of the purposes is to advise children to obey their parents and to behave themselves.  They say  "Are there any crybabies around?" or "Are naughty kids around?" in the local dialect.  If parents want Namahage to encourage or tell off their children by giving a specific original way, parents can ask them in advance to give special lessons to their children.  It lasts until children heavily cry or leave their house.

Some researchers suggest that it relates to a belief in deities to take away bad luck and bring fortune for the new year. Meanwhile, others say it is an ancient agricultural custom.

The Actors Getting Older 
Oga Peninsula’s one is the most famous and was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property by the country in 1978.  It was once carried out in most villages on the peninsula, but gradually decreased.  According to Oga City, nearly half of the town associations didn’t hold festivals in 2011.  Therefore, they established a subsidy system for the neighborhood association in the next year.  Its aim is to motivate people to implement Namahage, to inherit the tradition.

Nevertheless, only six local associations revived Namahage at the end of last year.  The biggest reason is the decrease in the number of young people who play the leading role.  So even 70s villagers are dressed up as Namahage.  Some citizens are concerned that the custom will inevitably be lost in the long run.

Covid19 Circumstance 
This year, because of covid-19, almost all associations decided to call off the festival. While one of them implemented the festival taking countermeasures to prevent infection. In Kobukata area, actors did neither enter houses nor eat any alcohol or dishes which were yearly served as hospitality.  One of the actors said “The most important thing is how to maintain the traditional culture to a new era."  Thanks to their efforts, they could manage to maintain the tradition and take measures at the same time.

Akita Prefecture
Japanese culture
Japanese folklore
Shinto
ENHYPEN

In 2020, a new K-pop boys group was born. The name is ENHYPEN. They belong to Belift Lab. Their fan name is ENGENE. ENHYPEN is produced by Bang Si-hyuk who is the director of Big Hit Entertainment that BTS belongs to. They already gathered attention from all over the world before debut. Because there were applications to audition from around the world. And, the seven members were chosen.

History 
They are from an audition program called "I-LAND" (June 26 - September 18, 2020). twenty-three people were selected as a participant in the audition. Then, seven people were chosen by voting from producers and fans all over the world in about three months, and their debut was decided. On September 19, they opened official social media, for example, Twitter, Instagram, and so forth. They announced their fan name on October 8. Then, their membership opened on October 12. On October 28, their first album, BORDER : DAY ONE was announced. Their first reality show that was shown until their debut started on November 11. On November 30, they finally debuted and released the first album. They appeared at Mnet Asian Music Awards on December 6.

Members 
Jungwon  is the leader of ENHYPEN. His birthday is February 9, 2004. He is from Korea.

Heeseung is the oldest member. He was born on October 15, 2001 and from Korea.

Jay had lived in America but his nationality is Korea. His birthday is April 20, 2002.

Jake is from Australia, but his parents are Korean. He was born on November 15, 2002.

Sunghoon is a former skater. He retired from figure skate to be a K-pop idol. His birthday is December 8, 2002 and from Korea.

Sunoo was selected as a debut member even though he had the shortest trainee period. He was born on June 24, 2003 and from Korea.

NI-KI is the main dancer. He is still 15 years old, but he debuted. And, he is from Japan. There were three other Japanese members at "I-LAND", but he was the only one to make his debut. His birthday is December 9, 2005.

Discography 
They released BORDER : DAY ONE on November 30, 2020. Intro : Walk the Line, Given-Taken, Let Me In (20 CUBE), 10 Months, Flicker, and Outro : Cross the Line are included in this album. Given-Taken is the title song. There are music videos of Given-Taken,  Let Me In (20 CUBE) and Outro : Cross the Line. The albums sold 229,991 copies on the first day. In Japan, it won the 1st place on the iTunes "Top Album" chart, and on December 4, it also won the 1st place on "The Real-Time Top 100" chart of LINE MUSIC.

Awards 
On December 12, 2020, they won the "Next Leader Award" at The Fact Music Awards. And nowadays, they won the "Rookie Artist Of The Year" at The Golden Disc Awards on January 10, 2021.

K-pop music groups
Gen Hoshino

Gen Hoshino is a Japanese singer-songwriter. His songs are very famous and used in various TV shows. Meanwhile, he has been famous for his acting in Japanese dramas and films. He also improves his career by publishing some books and broadcasting his own radio channel. Therefore, he has been rewarded for his efforts with gaining his fame.

Personal Information 
He was born in Saitama Prefecture January 28th, 1981. His blood type is AB, and his height is 1.68m. 

He started his career as a musician in 2000. These days, not only as a musician he does well, but also as an actor. His music agent is Amuse, and his acting one is Otona Keikaku. His music genre is J-pop, folk and dance. He usually sings but sometimes plays the guitar and marimba.

Career 
He has been a member of Sakerock which consisted of his friends from his high school since 2000. He played the guitar and marimba there, but this instrumental band was dissolved in 2015. Then he continued his music career as a solo artist. He became a well-known artist by his 8th single song, “SUN.” Because of this song, he took part in Kohaku Uta Gassen, which is broadcasted on New Year’s Eve in Japan every year. Later, he acted in various Japanese dramas and films. For example, “The Full-Time Escapist” was famous for the story, actors’ acting skills and his song, “Koi.” In this TV drama, he was one of the main casts.

Acting 
His first drama acting was “Water Boys” in 2003, but he wasn't a main character. When he acted as the main character for the first time, he appeared on “Dr. Storks” in 2015. The story of this drama was the life of doctors who worked at obstetrics. Next year, 2016, he acted as a single man, Hiramasa Tsuzaki who employed a housekeeper. This drama was “The Full-Time Wife Escapist” and became popular. Two years later, he appeared on “Idaten” which was one of NHK (Taiga) historical dramas. In 2020, he appeared as a main character on “MIU404.”

His first film acting was “64” in 2004. In 2017, he acted on “Night Is Short, Walk on Girl” by only his voice, because this movie was Japanese animation movie. Two years later, he acted as a samurai in “Samurai Shifters.” In addition, his latest movie was “The Voice of Shin” in 2020.

Popular Songs 
He became popular for his 8th single song, “SUN.” This song was the theme song of Fuji TV drama, and this song got the 1st place of iTunes Weekly Ranking in July 2015 and January 2016. 

In 2016, he released his 9th single song, “Koi” which was the theme song of TBS drama, “The Full-Time Wife Escapist.” Moreover, “Koi dance,” the dance of this song, became very popular, especially among teenagers. 

In 2020, he composed an encouraging song, “Uchi de Odoro,” during Japanese lockdown due to COVID-19. This song urged many people to stay at home.

Discography 
1st album: Baka no Uta(2010)

2nd album: Episode(2011)

3rd album: Stranger(2013)

4th album: Yellow Dancer(2015)

5th album: Pop Virus(2018)
Higashine, Yamagata

Higashine city is one of the cities of Yamagata prefecture in Japan. It is on the border of Yamagata prefecture and Miyagi prefecture and it is basin. In February 2020, 47,910 people lived there. The size is 206,94 square kilometer. Higashine is especially famous for many kinds of fruits. 

Sightseeing

There is an airport called ‘Oishi Yamagata airport’ built in 1964. There were charter flights from Taiwan until 2019 and many Taiwanese visited Higashine city by boarding them. 

There is a big old tree called ‘Okeyaki’ at Higashine elementary school. The age of it is said to be more than 1500 years and it has been designated as a national nature treasure. 

Higashine onsen is famous for relaxing. There is also a foot bath in the onsen street. Their hotels are also used for many kinds of gatherings like after the coming of age ceremony. 

Marathon competition called ‘Sakuranbo Marathon’ is held every June. It started in 2002. Anyone can join it , so many people from all over Japan, about 9000 people ran in the race in 2019. Runners can choose to run from 3km, 5km, 10km, and 21km, so it is easy to join even from children to a wide range of ages. 

Fruits

Higashine city is famous for some kinds of fruits and is called ‘kingdom of fruits’. Its early summer cherries are very popular. Higashine grows the most cherries in Japan and one of the breed, ‘Satonishiki’ was born here. Satonishiki was born in 1928. And now ‘Higashine Sakuranbo’ was classified as GI (geographical indication) in 2017 and it is found as a gift. There are reasons this city is suitable for growing cherries. There has not been so much rain and sunlight time in June. Also the drainage is good and the temperature is suitable. That is why the environment is the best to culture cherries.

La France is another famous fruit. It is fruit that you can enjoy in fall seasons. 80% of the La France production in Japan is in Yamagata prefecture. The image character of Higashine city, ‘Tanto-kun’ is a La France motif.

Education

Higashine is the only city where the population is increasing in Yamagata. It is because they put effort into making the environment for raising children.

‘Asobia-land’ is a kind of park where children can enjoy exercise built in 2013. Many little children gather there and enjoy playing outside.

‘Tantokuru center’ is a community center and place where children can exercise inside. Children to elderly visit as a place to interact with civilians. In 2015, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visited there .

Touohgakkan junior & senior high school is next to the city hall. It was built in 2016.  

Yamagata Prefecture
Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi is a handheld video game. It was released in 1996. It was created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. It is a strategy game. The main characters are also called Tamagotchi. The Tamagotchi are electronic pets, and the player takes care of them as part of the game. A new version of Tamagotchi was released in 2020.

Gameplay

The player uses the handheld device to take care of the fictional pet. The player can feed it or let it go hungry, train it or abuse it. The tamagotchi will grow up strong, weak or run away depending on how the player acts.

Anime 
In 2009, Tamagotchi got it’s own anime.

History 
The first Tamagotchi was released in 1996 as a mobile digital pet. This game became popular in Japan. From 1997 to 1998 other types of Tamagotchi game were released. About 40 million games sold around the world. In 2004, Tamagotchi''' became popular again. The 2004 version of the game had infrared communication. The 2006 version could connect with mobile phones and personal computers. In 2006, a Tamagotchi-themed school game was released. In this game, the player could make a class using a communication function. In 2007, Tamagotchi started to live with its family in the device. In 2008, the game was released with a colored screen and download items and mini games. In 2012, the communication function was made more complicated.

By country

The Tamagotchi has stayed popular in Japan, but in the West it is sometimes popular and sometimes not. Bandai America sells Tamagotchi in a larger package in the United States because they want the buyer to believe it is worth the price, US$59.99.

 Other content 
There are also Tamagotchi'' arcade games, animations, movies, comic books, books, and apps.

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29th century

The 29th century will begin on January 1, 2801 and will end on December 31, 2900.

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