Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-born British novelist known for his lyrical tales of regret infused with subtle optimism. In 2017 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his works that ‘uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of…
Shizuka Ishikawa ( 石川 静, Ishikawa Shizuka; born March 29, 1971), also known under the name Chizuru Kusaka ( 日下 千鶴, Kusaka Chizuru), is a Japanese voice actress who specializes in voicing characters in adult video games.
Hakushaku Itagaki Taisuke was the founder of Japan’s first political party, the Liberal Party, or Jiyūtō. Born into a middle-ranking samurai family, Itagaki entered the service of his feudal lord in 1860 and emerged from subsequent…