11-1473: Kawashima (written: 川島, 川嶋, pronounced [kaɰaɕima] ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ai Kawashima ( 川嶋 あい , born 1986) , musician Aimi Kawashima ( 川島 亜依美 , born 1990) , Japanese volleyball player Akira Kawashima ( 川島 明 , born 1979) , Japanese comedian, television personality and actor Chiyoko Kawashima ( 川島 千代子 , born 1954) , voice actress Eiji Kawashima ( 川島 永嗣 , born 1983) , association football goalkeeper Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, born 1961),singer/songwriter Hiroshi Kawashima ( 川島 郭志 , born 1970) , boxer Justin Kawashima (born 1970), Japanese–American music producer Katsushige Kawashima ( 川嶋勝重 , born 1974) , boxer Kiko, Princess Akishino , née Kawashima (川嶋紀子, born 1966) Keiko Kawashima ( 川島慶子 , born 1959) , Japanese historian of science Kozo Kawashima ( 川島弘三 , born 1926) , ski jumper Motohiro Kawashima ( 川島 基宏 ) , video game composer Naniwa Kawashima ( 川島浪速 , 1865–1949) , spy Naomi Kawashima ( 川島 なお美 , 1960–2015) , actress Reiji Kawashima ( 川島 零士 , born 1995) , voice actor Ryuta Kawashima ( 川島 隆太 , born 1959) , neuroscientist Tokuyoshi Kawashima ( 川島 得愛 , born 1973) , voice actor Umika Kawashima ( 川島 海荷 , born 1994) , singer and actress Yasunaru Kawashima, cardiothoracic surgeon who pioneered
22-552: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ai Kawashima Ai Kawashima ( 川嶋 あい , Kawashima Ai , born February 21, 1986) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and pianist. After overcoming her tragic childhood, she released her debut single Asueno tobira (Door to Tomorrow) as the duo I Wish in 2003. She is well known for her numerous street performances. She is also known for her devotion to help children under circumstances similar to hers in Japan and rest of
33-678: The Kawashima procedure Yoshiko Kawashima ( 川島 芳子 , 1907–1948) Manchu princess and spy Yukiko Kawashima ( 川島 有紀子 , born 1996) , Japanese ice hockey player Yuzo Kawashima ( 川島雄三 , 1918–1963) , filmmaker Fictional characters [ edit ] Ami Kawashima ( 川嶋 亜美 ) , a main character from Toradora! Sapphire Kawashima ( 川島 緑輝 ) , a main character from Hibike! Euphonium Urara Kawashima ( 川島 麗 ) , side character from Food Wars! See also [ edit ] Kawashima, Gifu Kawashima, Tokushima [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
44-526: The surname Kawashima . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawashima&oldid=1252316784 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Pages with Japanese IPA Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
55-541: The 2003 hit single "Asueno tobira" (Door to Tomorrow), which sold more than 900,000 copies. She sang the song as the vocalist of the duo I Wish . She has been performing solo since the duo broke up in 2005. Her second solo single, "12-ko no Kisetsu" (12 Seasons) ranked 10th on the Billboard Hits of the world, Japan. Even after her major debut, she kept performing on streets and, in 2005, she accomplished 1,000 street performances, which, according to Kawashima, became
66-445: The devastating tsunami after Tohoku earthquake comforted each other by singing the song Tabidachi no hi ni (On the day of departure) together at a local Shinto shrine where they spent the night. The students had been practicing the song for their graduation ceremony, which was only a week away. Having heard the story, Kawashima visited the students in a shelter on April 6 and sang the same song together. On August 21, she visited
77-439: The foundation of her music. In 2009, she performed at Japan Day at Central Park , New York. Kawashima has devoted her time and money to a project to build schools in developing countries. 3 schools have been finished so far and her goal is to build 100 schools. Every year since her mother's death, she has held a memorial concert on August 20. On the night of March 11, 2011, 20 elementary school students who were able to flee
88-419: The students one more time to attend their belated graduation ceremony and sang the song together. The song ends with the words, "Let us bloom from this bud." Kawashima's songs have been featured in various anime and video games. "Zetsubou to Kibou" ( 絶望と希望 ) is the theme song of Shining Force Neo ; "Compass" is the theme song of the eighth One Piece movie Episode of Alabasta: The Desert Princess and
99-516: The world. Kawashima was born and raised in Fukuoka , Japan. After her birth, her mother's health deteriorated and she died when Kawashima was only 3 years old. Because her father had been missing before she was born, she was taken to an orphanage and eventually adopted by the Kawashima family, owners of a construction company. Her foster father died when she was 10. After graduating from middle school, she moved to Tokyo. Her foster mother died when she
110-529: Was 16. She started playing the piano at the age of 3 and eventually began to think about a career as a singer. Kawashima started her career as an enka singer. At around the age of 10, she performed on stage at the Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1999, she released her debut single, Juu-roku Koi Gokoro / Anata ni Kataomoi (Lit.Sixteen Pure Heart Love / One-Side Love for You) . However, the enka project
121-551: Was crippled by poor sales and was abandoned entirely within a few months. After this initial failure, she began to sing her own songs on the busy street corners in Shibuya , Tokyo with a microphone and a radio cassette player. To become famous, she set herself the goal of performing 1,000 times on the street. Nobody paid attention to her songs at first, but the crowd gradually grew as she kept performing on streets and she met people who gave her support, culminating her major debut and
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