FamilyMart (ファミリーマート, Famirīmāto^?) TYO: 8028 is a convenience store franchise chain first opened in Japan on September 1, 1981. FamilyMart is Japan's third largest convenience store chain, behind 7-Eleven and Lawson, and the largest chain store in South Korea. FamilyMart is owned and overseen by FamilyMart Company, Limited. The main shareholder is Itochu with a stake of 35.55%^[1] Its headquarters is on the 17th floor of the Sunshine60 Building in Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo.^[2]

All of the usual Japanese convenience store goods such as basic grocery items, magazines, manga, soft drinks, alcoholic drinks like sake, nikuman, fried chicken, onigiri, and bento are available.

FamilyMart's official motto is "FamilyMart, Where You Are One of the Family."

Growth and development[link]

FamilyMart in Kaesong, North Korea

FamilyMart also has franchise stores in Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Suzhou), United States, Bangladesh and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City ^[3]). In addition, South Korean franchisees operate two stores in North Korea for South Korean visitors and workers in the Kaesong Industrial Region and Mount Kumgang Tourist Region. As of August 31, 2009, there are 15,240 stores worldwide, with fast growth in Asia outside of Japan. There are 7,604 stores in Japan, 4,621 stores in South Korea and 2,376 stores in Taiwan, 614 stores in Thailand, 303 stores in China and 16 stores in the USA.

Beginning in July 2005, FamilyMart began building and opening several stores in Los Angeles, California, the first of 250 planned for the United States by 2009. The North American brand name will be "Famima!!".

On January 30, 2006, FamilyMart began trials of an automatic cashier station at one of its Tokyo locations in cooperation with Itochu and Toshiba. Special tags on items in the customer's shopping basket are remotely and instantly sensed at the register.

In November 2010, FamilyMart announced it would freeze the number of locations in the United States to 10 stores due to the difficult economic environment. However, operations in certain parts of Asia, especially China, continue to expand.^[4]

The highest located convenience store, a Family mart, is located in Taipei in the skyscraper Taipei 101. It gives employees a place to shop while working.

References[link]

1. ^ Change in Largest Shareholder of FamilyMart Co., Ltd, September 2009
2. ^ "Company Information." FamilyMart. Retrieved on April 7, 2010.
3. ^ http://vinafamilymart.com.vn/en/index.html
4. ^ Topham, James (November 25, 2010). "FamilyMart to stay in US, China pace picks up, Reuters UK, November 25, 2010". http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTOE6AO05U20101125. 

External links[link]

	Tokyo portal
	Companies portal

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• News release (Japanese) on electronic tag trial

Yui Horie (堀江 由衣, Horie Yui^?, born (1976-09-20) September 20, 1976 (age 35)) is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress.^[1] She is sometimes affectionately nicknamed "Hocchan" (ほっちゃん, Hotchan^?) by her Japanese fans.

She hosts a radio show called "Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago" (堀江由衣の天使のたまご, "Yui Horie's Angel Eggs"^?) and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL. Her hobbies include shoulder massage, reading and cooking.

Life and career[link]

Horie was born in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan.

She debuted in 1997 in the video game Voice Fantasia and for several years had minor roles in various anime. She landed her first leading role as Haruka in Kurogane Communication. The turning point in her career was not until 2000, when she won the role of Naru Narusegawa in the popular anime Love Hina. Other notable and defining career moments were taking the role of Tohru Honda in the anime Fruits Basket in 2001, and releasing her 1st music album (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai) in 2000. She has since become one of the most popular anime voice actresses in Japan.

Horie formed a temporary unit called Yamato Nadeshiko with the popular seiyū Yukari Tamura in 2001. They released two singles, "Mō Hitori no Watashi" (もうひとりの私^?) and "Merry Merrily"—the latter of which was an insert song in the Love Hina Christmas Special.

In October 2005, she founded Aice5, a J-Pop group consisting of 4 other seiyū, to help launch their careers. Aice5 was officially disbanded on September 20, 2007.

She has collaborated with a few other artists, such as Unscandal in 2005 and Kurobara Hozonkai, a goth band in 2007.

Horie was affiliated with Arts Vision. However, she eventually left the agency in mid-2007 because of a scandal agency's top management, and became a freelance voice actress unaffiliated with any talent management firm.^[2][3]

She has published 7 independent musical albums. Nearly all of them incorporate at least one track from an anime she has worked with. She currently releases music under the Starchild label (a subdivision of King Records).

Her radio show is "Horie Yui no Tenshi no Tamago" (堀江由衣の天使のたまご^?) and can be listened to on the station JOQR (文化放送^?) (AM 1134 kHz) at 10:00 pm on Sundays.

Recently, she won for Best Supporting Female Seiyuu in the 4th Seiyuu Awards.

Voice acting roles[link]

Leading roles in bold.

Anime/video games[link]

1997

• Photon: The Idiot Adventures (Aun Freya)
• Tenchi Muyo Movie 2: Daughter of Darkness (unnamed)

1998

• Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (Galatea)
• Cowboy Bebop (Girl A)
• Akihabara Dennou Gumi (Francheska)
• Kurogane Communication (Haruka)
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Fiena)
• St. Luminous Mission High School (Lita Ford)
• Steam Detectives (Gina)
• Weiß Kreuz (Aya Fujimiya- Aya/Ran's sister)

1999

• Arc the Lad (Lieza)
• Dangaizer 3 (Pikushisu)
• Infinite Ryvius (Michelle Cay)
• Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (Suzuko Natsume)
• To Heart (Multi)
• Trouble Chocolate (Mint)

2000

• Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (Chrono (Kurono))
• Argento Soma (Sue Harris)
• Attack Armor Audian (Kororu Kuweizaa)
• Gate Keepers (Kyanari)
• Kikaider (Mitsuko Komyoji)
• Love Hina (Naru Narusegawa)
• Mon Colle Knights (Rokuna Hiiragi)
• Sci-fi Harry (Catherine Chapman)
• Skies of Arcadia (Fina)

2001

• Angelic Layer (Hiromi Fujimori)
• Comic Party (Multi)
• Dead or Alive 3 (Hitomi)
• Figure 17 (Sakura Ibaragi)
• Fruits Basket (Tohru Honda)
• Love Hina Again (Naru Narusegawa)
• Mon Colle Knights (Rockna Hiragi)
• Prétear (Takako/Mikage)
• Shaman King (Iron Maiden Jeanne and Lilly)
• Sister Princess (Sakuya)
• Tales of Eternia: The Animation (Corina Solgente)
• Z.O.E ~Zone of the Enders~ (Celvice Klein)

2002

• Canary (Madoka)
• Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan (Silvia Maruyama/Naru Narusegawa)
• Kanon (Ayu Tsukimiya)
• Jing: King of Bandits (Mirabelle)
• Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Amiryun in ep. 8)
• Pia Carrot Movie (Orie Amano)
• Samurai Deeper Kyo (Yuya Shiina)
• Shrine of the Morning Mist (Koma)
• Sister Princess: Re Pure (Sakuya)
• Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Rio Takeuchi)

2003

• Bottle Fairy (Sarara)
• D.C.: Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa)
• Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Hitomi)
• Kanon Kazahana (Ayu Tsukimiya)
• The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Mayura Daidouji)
• Nanaka 6/17 (Yuriko Amemiya)
• Ultra Maniac (Ayu Tateishi)

2004

• Animamundi: Dark Alchemist (Lillith Zaberisk)
• Re: Cutie Honey (Kisaragi Honey)
• Dead or Alive Ultimate (Hitomi)
• Futakoi (Kaoruko Ichijo)
• Futakoi Alternative (Kaoruko Ichijo)
• Jubei-chan 2 (Jiyuu Nanohana / Jubei Yagyu II)
• Mars Daybreak (Megumi Higashibara)
• School Rumble (Eri Sawachika)
• 10 Tokyo Warriors (Futaba Amitaka)
• To Heart: Remember My Memories (Multi)
• Yugo the Negotiator (Najenka (Russia chapter))

2005

• Air (cameo) (Ayu Tsukimiya)
• D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season (Kotori Shirakawa)
• Dead or Alive 4 (Hitomi)
• Immortal Grand Prix (Fantine Valgeon)
• Loveless (Ginka)
• Mahoraba ~Heartful Days~ (Tamami Chanohata)
• Mahou Sensei Negima (Makie Sasaki)
• Paniponi Dash! (Miyako Uehara)
• School Rumble Extra Class (Eri Sawachika)
• Shining Force Neo (Meryl)
• The Law of Ueki (Pecoru)
• The Wings of Rean (Erebosu)

2006

• Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch (Beauty artist in ep 24)
• D.Gray-man (Mei-Ling)
• Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 (Hitomi)
• Dōbutsu no Mori (Ai)
• Inukami! (Youko)
• Kanon (Ayu Tsukimiya)
• Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (Yasuna Kamiizumi)
• Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Matsuri (Hanyuu)
• Kidou Senshi Gundam CLIMAX U.C. (Ellen Rochefil)
• Negima!? (Makie Sasaki)
• Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (Mizuho Miyanokōji)
• Ray the Animation (Sumire)
• Rumble Roses XX (Makoto Aihara / The Black Belt Demon)
• School Rumble 2nd Term (Eri Sawachika)
• Zero no Tsukaima (Siesta)

2007

• D.C. II: Da Capo II (Yume Asakura)
• Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight! (Manami Amamiya)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (Hanyū)
• Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (Yukiho Hagiwara)
• Nagasarete Airantō (Suzu)
• Shining Tears X Wind (Touka Kureha)
• Sky Girls (Nanae Fujieda)
• Starchild Loner (May Fuyu)
• Suteki Tantei Labyrinth (Byakko)
• Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchō: Tō (Aoi Misato)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (Siesta)

2008

• D.C. II: Da Capo II Second Season (Yume Asakura)
• Hyakko (Chie Suzugazaki)
• Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (Sonken Chuubou)
• Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel (Miruru)
• Persona 4 (Chie Satonaka)
• School Rumble 3rd Term (Eri Sawachika)
• Shikabane Hime: Aka (Black Cat, Kamika Todoroki, Riko)
• The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk (Fatina)
• Toradora! (Minori Kushieda)
• Vampire Knight (Yuki Cross)
• Vampire Knight Guilty (Yuki Cross)
• Wagaya no Oinari-sama. (Miyako Takagami)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo (Siesta)

2009

• Aoi Hana (Kyōko Ikumi)
• Bakemonogatari (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
• GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Namiko Nozaki)
• Hayate the Combat Butler!! (Sonia Shaflnarz)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei (Hanyū)
• Jewelpet (Celine Bright)
• Kämpfer (Akane Mishima)
• Kanamemo (Haruka Nishida)
• Lupin III vs Detective Conan (Princess Mira)
• Natsu no Arashi! (Kanako Yamazaki)
• Natsu no Arashi! Akinai chū (Kanako Yamazaki)
• Rune Factory 3 (Dahlia)
• Saki (Mihoko Fukuji)
• Shikabane Hime: Kuro (Black Cat, Kamika Todoroki, Riko)
• The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk (Fatina)
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Maria Ushiromiya)
• Umi Monogatari: Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto (Urin)
• Zan, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Shōko Maruuchi)

2010

• B Gata H Kei (Miharu Takeshita)
• Blaze Union (Siskier)
• Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor (Sonken Chuubou)
• Mayoi Neko Overrun! (Kanae Naruko)
• Nurarihyon no Mago (Yuki Onna/Tsurara Oikawa, Setsura)
• Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi (Alice Kiriki)
• Asobi ni Iku yo! (Jens)
• Dead or Alive Paradise (Hitomi)
• Otome Yōkai Zakuro (Hōzuki)
• Fairy Tail (Charle, Chagot)
• Tegami Bachi Reverse (Roda)
• Elsword (Rena)

2011

• Astarotte no Omocha! (Effie)
• Ben-To as Kyou Sawagi
• Dog Days (Millhiore F. Biscotti)
• Dragon Crisis! (Maruga)
• Kämpfer für die Liebe (Akane Mishima)
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira OVA (Hanyū)
• Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 (Nepgear)
• Nekogami Yaoyorozu (Yuzu Komiya)
• Nichijou (Graduation Photo in episode 23)
• Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou (Yuki Onna/Tsurara Oikawa, Setsura)
• Mawaru-Penguindrum (Masako Natsume, Esmeralda the Penguin)
• Persona 4 The Animation (Chie Satonaka)
• Wandering Son (Anna Suehiro)

2012

• Ano Natsu de Matteru (Emika Takatsuki)
• Arashi no Yoru Ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi (Mii)
• Zero no Tsukaima F (Siesta)
• Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! (Raika Oda)
• Mōretsu Pirates (Coorie)
• Nisemonogatari (Tsubasa Hanekawa)
• AKB0048 (Yukirin)
• Dog Days' (Millhiore F. Biscotti)

Drama CDs[link]

• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (Dokuro-chan)
• MM! (Arashiko Yuno)
• Pandora Hearts (Sharon Reinsworth)
• Rozen Maiden (Shinku)
• Shinshi Doumei Cross (Ushio Amamiya)
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni. Anthology Drama 'Yamaika Noroika, Nekomimi no Kai' (Maria Ushiromiya)
• GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class 'SLAPSTICK WONDERLAND' Premium Bonus Drama CD (Namiko Nozaki)
• Dog Days Drama CD Vol.1 / 2 / 3 (Millhiore F. Biscotti)
• Wand of Fortune 2 (Lulu)

Dubbing roles[link]

• Dark Water (Cecilia "Ceci" Williams)
• Hide and Seek (Emily Callaway)
• Winx Club (Musa)
• Granado Espada (Elisa)
• Goong~Love in Palace~ (Shin Chae-Kyung)

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

• Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai (水たまりに映るセカイ^?) (21.12.2000)
• Kuroneko to Tsuki Kikyū o Meguru Bōken (黒猫と月気球をめぐる冒険^?) (29.11.2001)
• sky (24.7.2003)
• Rakuen (楽園^?) (28.4.2004)
• Usotsuki Alice to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken (嘘つきアリスとくじら号をめぐる冒険, Usotsuki Arisu to Kujiragō o Meguru Bōken^?) (23.11.2005)
• Darling (30.1.2008)
• A Votre Sante!! (2008) (with Kurobara Hozonkai)
• Honey Jet!! (15.7.2009)
• Himitsu (秘密^?) (22.2.2012)

Compilation Albums[link]

• Ho? (ほっ?^?) (26.3.2003)

Singles/maxis[link]

• My Best Friend (18.11.1998)
• brand－new コミュニケイション (17.3.1999)
• Eternal Fantasy 3 Perpetual Blue (悠久幻想曲３パーペチュアルブルー, Yūkyū Gensōkyoku 3 Pāpechuaru Burū^?) Maxi Single Collection Part.6 (2000)
• Merry Merrily (Yamato Nadeshiko) (21.3.2001)
• Love Destiny (May 16, 2001)
• Kirari Takaramono (キラリ☆宝物^?) (February 28, 2002)
• All My Love (July 24, 2002)
• Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete (心晴れて 夜も明けて^?) (February 4, 2004)
• Scramble (Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL) (October 27, 2004)
• Hikari (Inukami! Opening Theme) (May 24, 2006)
• Days (Includes theme songs for Nagasarete Airantō) (May 2, 2007)^[4]
• Koisuru Tenkizu (恋する天気図^?) (Including the ending theme for the second half of Nagasarete Airantō) (August 17, 2007)
• Vanilla Salt (Toradora! Ending 1) (October 22, 2008)
• Silky Heart (Toradora! Opening 2) (January 28, 2009)
• YAHHO!! (Kanamemo Ending) (26 August 2009)
• True Truly Love (September 2010)
• Immoralist (Dragon Crisis! Opening) (2 February 2011)
• PRESENTER (Dog Days (anime) Ending) (25 May 2011)
• Coloring (Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! Ending) (18.1.2012)

DVDs[link]

• CLIPS 1 — includes a number of live action promotional videos, including:
  • Sakura - her first promotional video, for her first album, 水たまりに映るセカイ (Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai)
  • Love Destiny - parts of the live action video can be seen in the Sister Princess opening animation
  • Kirari Takaramono - the song is the opening theme for Love Hina Again
  • All My Love - the song is the opening theme for Earth Defender Mao-chan
  • Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - the song is the ending theme for Jubei-chan 2
• LIVE DVD 2006 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie (堀江由衣をめぐる冒険, Horie Yui o Meguru Bōken^?)
• LIVE DVD 2007 - Horie Yui Christmas Live (堀江由衣 クリスマスライブ~由衣がサンタに着がえたら, Yui Ga Ni Santa Kigaetara^?)
• CLIPS 2
• LIVE DVD 2009 - The Adventure Over Yui Horie II

Blu-ray[link]

• CLIPS 2 - includes a number of live action promotional videos

Anime-related songs[link]

• Love Destiny - Sister Princess, opening
• Mainichi ga O-tenki (lit. Good Weather Every Day) - Love Hina, insert
• Egao No Mirai E (lit. Towards A Future Of Smiles) - Love Hina
• Kirari Takaramono (lit. Glittering Treasures) - Love Hina Again, opening
• Be For You, Be For Me - Love Hina Again, ending
• Yakusoku (lit. Promise) - Love Hina, insert
• Happy Happy Rice Shower - Love Hina
• Tsubasa (lit. Wings) - Sister Princess, ending
• Girlish - Sister Princess, Sakuya's theme
• Destiny - Kikaider, ending
• Feel my feeling - School Rumble, Eri's theme
• RAMUNE iro no natsu - Love Hina
• Kokoro Harete Yo mo Akete - Jubei-chan 2
• IN YOU - Shaman King, image song
• ALL MY LOVE - Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, opening
• IT's MY STYLE - Earth Defender Mao-chan, ending
• Soyokaze no Harmony - From D.C.- Da Capo (Kotori Shirakawa's song)
• Sono Saki no Justice - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne song
• Aosusuki - Samurai Deeper Kyo, character song
• Scramble - School Rumble, opening
• Pacem in Terris - Shaman King, Iron Maiden Jeanne S. F. O. V song
• Aki Uta ~Sarara~ - Bottle Fairy, ending (Episodes 7-9)
• Anata ga Suki (I like You) - Ultra Maniac, Ayu Tateishi character song
• Hikari - Inukami!, opening
• Days - Nagasarete Airantou first opening
• Say Cheese! - Nagasarete Airantō first ending
• Koisuru Tenkizu - Nagasarete Airantō 2nd ending
• Poetry Love - Kogado game Heartful Memories
• Nano Desu - Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Kai character song
• Vanilla Salt - Toradora!, First ED
• Silky Heart - Toradora!, Second OP
• Full Swing - Toradora!, Minori Kushieda character song
• YAHHO! - Kanamemo, ED
• Darling Ddarling - Kämpfer, insert
• Happy Halloween Maria! - Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Maria Ushiromiya character song
• sugar sweet nightmare - Bakemonogatari, 5th opening
• Immoralist - Dragon Crisis!, 1st opening
• PRESENTER - Dog Days (anime), 1st ending
• Coloring - Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father!, 1st ending

Interesting relationships with co-stars[link]

• She has starred alongside Yukari Tamura in many anime. In 2001, they formed a unit called Yamato Nadeshiko and have released two singles.
  • In Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, with Tamura as Furude Rika and Horie as Hanyuu
  • In Kanon, with Tamura as Kawasumi Mai and Horie as Tsukimiya Ayu
  • In Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, with Tamura as Tomari Kurusu and Horie as Yasuna Kamiizumi
  • In Idolmaster: Xenoglossia, with Tamura as Iori Minase and Horie as Yukiho Hagiwara
  • In D.C.: Da Capo, with Tamura as Sakura Yoshino and Horie as Kotori Shirakawa
  • In D.C. II: Da Capo II, with Tamura as Sakura Yoshino and Horie as Yume Asakura
  • In Rumble Roses XX, with Tamura as Lambda and Horie as Makoto Aihara
  • In Umineko no Naku Koro ni, with Tamura as Bernkastel and Horie as Maria Ushiromiya
  • In Kämpfer, with Tamura as Suicidal Black Rabbit and Horie as Mishima Akane
  • In B Gata H Kei, with Tamura as Yamada and Horie as Takeshita
  • In Ben-To, with Tamura as Sawagi Kyou (older) and Horie as Sawagi Kyou (younger)

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Japanese) Cyber Little Metro Line (Official website)
• (Japanese) Aice5 (Official website)
• (Japanese) Official blog
• Yui Horie discography at MusicBrainz
• Yui Horie at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia