Masataka Itsumi
Born in Osaka, Itsumi became a popular master of ceremonies.
He was the only person who was able to govern three big talents; Takeshi Kitano, Sanma Akashiya and Tamori.
However, he announced his suffering from stomach cancer on 6 September 1993.
Japanese mass media continued to report his condition.
He died of linitis plastica on December 25, 1993 at the age of 48 while being popular in Japan.
At Itsumi's funeral, Kitano cried like a child.
On August 2, 1994, Kitano had a motorcycle accident.
When he was unconscious due to the accident, he dreamed Itsumi's figure.
UK Chess Challenge
The UK Chess Challenge is an annual four- stage chess competition for school- age children from the United Kingdom.
Michael Basman is credited with creating the original challenge back in 1996 and is still closely connected with the competition.
The director of the tournament is Sarah Longson( née Hegarty) supported by her husband Alex Longson.
Longson is former British Ladies Chess Champion and represents England at Olympiads.
Over 40,000 children play in the competition at the school stage and the eventual winner wins £ 2,000 and is crowned as UK Schools' Chess Challenge Champion.
In 2017 Harry Grieve won the event and was presented his prize by Lord Price.
The competition is generously sponsored by Delancey.
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David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Michael Basman
Michael John Basman( born 16 March 1946 in St Pancras, London) is an English chess player, chess author and International Master.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1980.
He is a prolific writer, who has made many contributions to the field of chess openings, and is particularly known for frequently choosing bizarre or rarely played openings in his own games, including the St. George Defence( with which English Grandmaster Tony Miles once famously defeated the then World Champion Anatoly Karpov), the Grob( for Black and White) and also The Creepy Crawly, which is a 3, then h 3 followed by a quick c 4.
Possibly his greatest tournament success was when tying for first place in the British Chess Championship tournament of 1973, although he was to lose the play- off match with William Hartston.
In 1975 England contested a match over ten boards against France in Luton.
Basman played Board One, ahead of future super Grandmasters Nunn and Speelman.
He created the UK Chess Challenge, a tournament for juniors of all standards and ages progressing over four stages.
Grandmaster Ray Keene once wrote, referring to Basman's promotion of youth chess," Michael Basman is in many ways the most important person in British chess."
Basman's father was an Armenian immigrant who changed the family name from Basmadjian.
His family knew the singer Cleo Laine, who worked as a babysitter for the young Michael.
Hard Country (film)
Hard Country is a 1981 American drama film directed by David Greene and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, Kim Basinger, and Michael Parks.
Written by Michael Kane and Michael Martin Murphey, the film is about a young woman who longs to escape the limitations of life in a small Texas town to pursue her dreams.
She is prevented from leaving by her factory worker boyfriend who does not want her to move to the big city.
The film features appearances by country music artists Tanya Tucker and Michael Martin Murphey.
John and Michael
John and Michael is a 2004 animated short by Shira Avni about two men with Down syndrome who share a loving relationship.
The film was animated with clay backlit on plexiglas, to produce a stained glass effect.
Avni made over 14,000 paintings to create the film.
It is narrated by Brian Davis, who is himself intellectually challenged.
" John and Michael" was co-produced by Avni and Michael Fukushima of the National Film Board of Canada.
World Electronic Sports Games
World Electronic Sports Games( shortened as WESG) is an international esports championship tournament based in Shanghai and organized by AliSports.
The first edition has a total prize pool of over and the finals will be in December 2016.
The World Electronic Sports Games heavily bases itself on the Olympic Games and as a result of this, it is unique in that all teams must be composed of players of the same nationality to emphasize national pride.
The event also has separate tournaments for men and women.
Tournaments generally follow single- elimination rules.
Olympic influence is also visible in the promotional art.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Café International
Café International is a 1989 board game created by It is a simple game for 2 to 4 players in which the players take on the role of waiters in the famous "Cafe International".
Their goal is to seat customers of various nationalities with other customers from the same nationality, and also to keep the numbers of men and ladies at the tables even.
Café International won the Spiel des Jahres award in 1989.

Question: Are Masataka Itsumi and Michael Basman of the same nationality?
Answer: no