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Akai (Japanese: 赤井, pronounced) is a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of consumer electronics. It was established as Akai Electric Company Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, in 1946. After the controversial collapse of the original business in 2000, [1] the Akai brand came under the ownership of Grande Holdings in Hong Kong.
Akai is the name of: Shuichi Akai (赤井 秀一), a fictional character in the manga series Case Closed; Shuichi Akai (footballer) (赤井 秀一, born 1981), Japanese former footballer; Takami Akai (赤井 孝美, born 1961), Japanese illustrator, game creator, character designer and animator
akai ito unmei no akai ito The Red Thread of Fate ( Chinese : 姻緣紅線 ; pinyin : Yīnyuán hóngxiàn ), also referred to as the Red Thread of Marriage , and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese mythology .
Threads of Destiny [1] (Japanese: 赤い糸, Hepburn: Akai Ito, lit. "Red Thread") is a 2006 cell phone novel series written by Mei. Akai Ito was first published on the website Mahō no Toshōkan, where it became the #1 ranked story within the first month of publication.
The Red Room Curse (Japanese: 赤い部屋, Hepburn: Akai heya) is an early Japanese Internet urban legend about a red pop-up ad which announces the forthcoming death of the person who encounters it on their computer screen. [1] It may have its origin in an Adobe Flash horror animation of the late 1990s that tells the story of the legend. [2]
Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
Akai Kutsu (赤い靴, lit. "Red Shoes") is a well-known Japanese children's poem written in 1922 by poet Ujō Noguchi. It is also famous as a Japanese folk song for children, with music composed by Nagayo Motoori. The poem narrates the story of a girl who is adopted by foreigners and taken to the United States.
Teruko (written: 照子, 曦子, 輝子 or 光子) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Princess Teruko (曦子 内親王, 1224–1262), Empress of Japan; Akai Teruko (赤井輝子, 1514 – 1594), female samurai warrior. Teruko, Princess Ake (光子内親王, 1634-1727), Japanese princess and artist