Asuka

Asuka may refer to:

Places

Asuka, Yamato (飛鳥), an area in Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) in Japan, where imperial palaces and centers of government were built in the 6th and 7th centuries

Asuka, Nara (明日香), a village in Nara Prefecture in Japan, in the same area as ancient Asuka (飛鳥)

Asukayama Park (飛鳥山公園 Asukayama-kōen), a park in Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Asuka, Estonia, village in Leisi Parish, Saare County, Estonia

Asuka Station (Antarctica)

People

Asuka (name)

Asuka, a female wrestler in WWE NXT

Ships

MS Asuka (now MS Amadea), a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha 1991–2006

MS Asuka II, a cruise ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha 2006 onwards

JDS Asuka, a ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet

Miscellaneous

Asuka period (飛鳥時代, Japanese era from 538 to 710 AD)

Monthly Asuka, a shōjo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten

Asuka (album), by the traditional/pop-rock group Rin'

Asuka, a subsidiary of the French manga publisher Kazé

Other

Asuka Clan, a group of elite ninja in the Shinobido series of video games

WWE

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (d/b/a WWE) is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing and direct product sales. WWE also refers to the professional wrestling promotion itself, founded by Jess McMahon and Toots Mondt in 1952 as Capitol Wrestling Corporation. As of 2014, it is the largest wrestling promotion in the world, holding over 300 events a year, and broadcasting to about 36 million viewers in more than 150 countries. The company's headquarters are located in Stamford, Connecticut, with offices in major cities across the world.

As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE shows are not legitimate contests, but purely entertainment-based, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and choreographed matches, though they often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury if not performed correctly. This was first publicly acknowledged by WWE's owner Vince McMahon in 1989 to avoid taxes from athletic commissions. Since the 1980s, WWE publicly branded their product as sports entertainment, which is considered to acknowledge the product's roots in competitive sport and dramatic theater.

NXT TakeOver

NXT TakeOver, was a major professional wrestling event produced by WWE, under their NXT brand and was broadcast live on the WWE Network, available to subscribers. NXT TakeOver took place on May 29, 2014 at NXT's "home" arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida and featured five matches as part of the main broadcast and one match prior to the televised portion of the show. The main event of the show was the first high profile NXT Championship defense in Adrian Neville's title reign after winning the championship at NXT Arrival as he wrestled Tyson Kidd. The show also hosted the finals of a tournament for the vacant NXT Women's Championship as Charlotte, accompanied by her father Ric Flair faced off against Natalya accompanied by her uncle Bret Hart.

Production

Background

NXT TakeOver was the second ever live NXT show broadcast on the WWE Network, following NXT Arrival held in February 2014. The "NXT TakeOver" name would subsequently be used for NXT live shows held several times each year.

WWE Network

WWE Network is a subscription-based video streaming service owned by WWE, using the infrastructure of Major League Baseball Advanced Media. The concept was originally announced in 2011. On January 8, 2014, WWE announced the network would launch on February 24 in the United States. The company stated on July 31 that the service was expected to go live in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Middle East, Spain, Turkey, Nordics and the North Africa, among other countries starting on August 17. It was unexpectedly made available in the UK and Ireland a week earlier than planned, on January 13, 2015, after a delay from the previous November. The WWE Network consists of both a 24-hour linear streaming channel and on-demand programming from WWE's library.

History

Development and U.S. launch

In September 2011, WWE officially announced plans to launch the WWE Network in 2012 as a pay-TV channel. WWE then conducted a survey asking people if they would pay for the WWE Network if it were a premium channel. In an email sent to WWE fans who might be interested in the WWE Network, WWE surveyed fans for their thoughts about the WWE Network airing WWE's pay-per-views to subscribers for no additional charge. The survey also noted that feature repeats of Raw and SmackDown, as well as footage from World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), XFL, Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), American Wrestling Association (AWA) and WWE movies would also make the lineup. Original programming was also noted in the survey.

NXT

NXT may refer to:

Nxt, a cryptocurrency started in November 2013

Nick Xenophon Team, an Australian political party known as the NXT

Lego Mindstorms NXT, a kit for building robots with Lego bricks created in 2006

WWE NXT (TV series), a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment) that began in 2010

WWE NXT, WWE's developmental territory (originally Florida Championship Wrestling, renamed in 2012)

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'Asuka' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Senran Kagura (2012)

Actors: Kaori Mizuhashi (actress), Yuka Iguchi (actress), Yu Kobayashi (actress), Takashi Watanabe (director), Takao Yoshioka (writer), Asami Imai (actress), Yumiko Nakaba (editor), Hitomi Harada (actress), Hideaki Murai (editor), Ruka Kawada (composer), Ken'ichiro Takaki (writer),

Genres: Animation,

Atsuizo! nekogaya!! (2010)

Actors: Yui Koike (actress), Yukie Kawamura (actress), Fumika Shimizu (actress), Koto Takagi (actress), Uki Satake (actress), Aika (actress), Yumika Kiya (actress), Mio Ohtani (actress), Yua Shinkawa (actress), Aki Katsu (writer), Masaaki Jindo (director), Kôichirô Ueno (writer), Haruka Tachibana (actress), Kazuho Ohgaki (director), Izumi Hinata (actress),

Genres: Comedy,

Slice (2008)

Actors: Mason Booker (actor), Mason Booker (producer), Mason Booker (director), Mason Booker (editor), Jared Stepp (writer), Michael James Levy (actor), Kevin Clark (actor), John Shryock (composer), Ashley Shartle (costume designer), Zachary Conron (miscellaneous crew), Charles Chrystal (actor), Nick Kovacic (actor), Jamie Noguchi (actor), Kate Aoshima (actress), Trish Smith (actress),

Plot: Pete, a Pizza Delivery boy for Paolo's Pizza thinks his job has no meaning. What he doesn't realize is that across town the local Yakuza Crime Boss has kidnapped the beautiful Asuka in order to punish her boyfriend Oshoba! He gives Oshoba only 20 minutes or less to satisfy him or Asuka dies! Oshoba's luck changes however when his ninja assassin ex-girlfriend Neegu shows up and informs him that The Boss has a penchant for Paolo's Pizza! But that's nothing compared to the torch she still carries for him! Can Pete get there on time? And more importantly will he get a tip?!

Keywords: ninja, pizza, sword
Genres: Comedy, Short,
Taglines: Were you on time?

Gôgô sentai Bôkenger tai Sûpâ Sentai (2007)

Actors: Tôru Furuya (actor), Nao Nagasawa (actress), Nao Nagasawa (actress), Hideyuki Hori (actor), Yasuhiro Takato (actor), Hiroya Matsumoto (actor), Hiroya Matsumoto (actor), Hiroo Ôtaka (actor), Masayuki Deai (actor), Yasuka Saito (actor), Yasuka Saito (actor), Masayuki Deai (actor), Haruka Suenaga (actress), Haruka Suenaga (actress), Masashi Mikami (actor),

Genres: Action,

Quotes:

[last line]::Aka Red: [floating in outer space] Young warriors...I trust this world to you. I'll enter into sleep. But your elder will always protect you all...

Aka Red: Let's go, everyone. Then, till Bouken Red returns, I will fill Red's role.::Eiji Takaoka: Damn, you got the good part.

Aka Red: Wait, Bouken Silver! If you go now, the same will happen to you.::Eiji Takaoka: And who...are you?::Aka Red: Super Sentai. Aka Red!::Eiji Takaoka: Aka Red?::Aka Red: You should know then too, the 30 Super Sentai that continue to defend the world. I, as the other Sentai leaders, am a Red Warrior, born from a wish of peace.::Eiji Takaoka: Born from a wish of peace?

Aka Red: Mankind's worst enemy, the Demon of Time, Chronos, has started moving. He's planning to recover a powerful Precious and conquer the world.::Eiji Takaoka: Conquer the world?::Aka Red: It's the world's greatest danger. If you want to save your friends and the world, ask the help of the older heroes you'll find here.::[hands address book to Eiji]::Eiji Takaoka: Super Sentai Address Book. A phonebook?!

Eiji Takaoka: The Earth is in peril!::Tsubasa Ozu: [in the middle of boxing] I'm also in peril!

Tetsu Aira: My name is Tetsu. Member of the Gokuryuu space family. I'm their frontman, Tetsu! Keep talking and I'll bury you!::Eiji Takaoka: What are you talking about? I just...::Tetsu Aira: Nonsense! Disappear!::[throws Eiji out the window]::Tetsu Aira: There, the hindrance is gone. Let's get back to business.::Eiji Takaoka: [gets up from the ground] Would you normally throw someone?

Tsuetsue: Who are you, old man?::Daijinkan Gajya: Don't call me an old man! Come with me so we can conquer the world!::Tsuetsue: Oh! You say some nice things, old man.

Daijinkan Gajya: What is it? What happened?::Time Demon God Chronos: The last priestess disappeared after reviving.::Tsuetsue: Why's it matter? We're plenty for taking over the world, right?::Time Demon God Chronos: What a joke? Without her, my goal cannot be achieved! Find her! Even if you have to pull plants by its roots!

Aka Red: You twelve must combine your powers and defeat them. Bouken Red, you did well to return. From now on, you are the Chief of our Super Sentai.::Bouken Red: I don't completely understand, but roger that.

Memmi: Come at me, baby!::Deka Break: Don't underestimate us!::Magi Shine: Or you'll suffer!

Tokusou sentai Dekarenjâ vs Abaranger (2005)

Actors: Nobuyuki Hiyama (actor), Hikaru Midorikawa (actor), Kôen Okumura (actor), Ryûsei Nakao (actor), Emi Shinohara (actress), Toshio Furukawa (actor), Banjô Ginga (actor), Ryûzaburô Ôtomo (actor), Tetsu Inada (actor), Tetsu Inada (actor), Kentaro Haneda (composer), Mako Ishino (actress), Kei'ichi Noda (actor), Naruhisa Arakawa (writer), Mika Kikuchi (actress),

Genres: Short,

Quotes:

Houji 'Hoji' Tomasu: Hakua Ryouga. Sanjou Yukito. Itsuki Ranru. These are your real names?::Ryouga Hakua: Yes. Aren't they nice names?::Senichi 'Sen-chan' Enari: Hakuaki. Sanjouki. Juraki. Good job parodying the dinosaur's eras.::Banban 'Ban' Akaza: Parody? It's a coincidence drawn from fate.

Kazakku: When I see a Deka I suddenly get more powerful! The power to slaughter them!::Deka Break: Nonsense! Justice will win!

Mikoto Nakadai: I haven't felt this excited in a while.::Saunaginnan: What is this? We were supposed to have resurrected the strongest!::Mikoto Nakadai: That's why I came.

Deka Pink: [looks at the others] I'm surrounded by white. I don't like that!::Deka Master: That doesn't matter.::Deka Pink: As leader it bothers me.::Abare Killer: You're the leader? You're cute.::Deka Pink: Really?::Deka Break: Nonsense.

Bakuryuu 'Top Galer': Human. Should you just be watching gera?::Abare Killer: That's true. I've finally revived. Let's rampage a bit more.

[watches the Dekarangers and Abarangers combine their mechas]::Saunaginnan: How's that? We should combine too.::Kazakku: Like we can, fool.::[hits him on the head]::Saunaginnan: Ow!

Yatsudenwani: [walks in on the girls in a bubble bath] Can I rinse your backs?

Bakuryû sentai Abarenjâ vs Harikenjâ (2004)

Actors: Emi Shinohara (actress), Banjô Ginga (actor), Kiyoyuki Yanada (actor), Hikaru Midorikawa (actor), Kôen Okumura (actor), Nao Nagasawa (actress), Nao Nagasawa (actress), Ken Nishida (actor), Hidenari Ugaki (actor), Shun Shioya (actor), Shun Shioya (actor), Takashi Nagasako (actor), Kouki Miyata (actor), Taiki Matsuno (actor), Christopher Pellegrini (actor),

Genres: Short,

Bakuryû Sentai Abarenjâ Derakkusu Abare Samâ wa Kikin Chû (2003)

Actors: Toshio Furukawa (actor), Hikaru Midorikawa (actor), Emi Shinohara (actress), Kôzô Shioya (actor), Kôen Okumura (actor), Banjô Ginga (actor), Yumi Takada (actress), Naoya Makoto (actor), Hidenari Ugaki (actor), Daisuke Kishio (actor), Naruhisa Arakawa (writer), Takashi Nagasako (actor), Kouki Miyata (actor), Robert Baldwin (actor), Kyôsei Tsukui (actor),

Genres: Short,

Red Shadow: Akakage (2001)

Actors: Kei Tani (actor), Yôji Tanaka (actor), Kippei Shîna (actor), Denden (actor), Jinpachi Nezu (actor), Jun Murakami (actor), Naoto Takenaka (actor), Takanori Jinnai (actor), Tôru Kazama (actor), Kitarô (actor), Shigeru Kôyama (actor), Mitsuru Fukikoshi (actor), Seizô Fukumoto (actor), Yutaka Matsushige (actor), Masahiko Tsugawa (actor),

Plot: Aka Kage, Aoi Kage and Asuka are trio of ninjas sent to perform dangerous secret missions for their master. Although Aka and Aoi are both in love with Asuka, the friendship built from their years of training together prevents any jealousies from forming. When Asuka is killed during a mission, however, the heartbroken Aka and Aoi both go their separate ways before returning to avenge their friend's death.

Keywords: japan, ninja, remake, spy
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy,

Roppongi kyabakura tenshi (1999)

Actors: Shirô Itô (actor), Kenta Satoi (actor), Rie Minemura (actress), Hajime Okayama (actor), Toshiya Tôyama (actor), Miho Nomoto (actress), Hiroshi Ikezoe (director), Rie Mashiko (actress), Shôgô Kashida (writer), Lucky Ikeda (actor), Atsuko Rukawa (actress), Motoi Sakuraba (composer), Go Nakajima (producer), Hideki Ohno (producer), Miki (actress),

Genres: Comedy,

Asuka Filmography

Play in Full Screen Dear heart: Furuete nemure

2009, role: actress
Play in Full Screen Warau keikan

2009, role: actress , character name: Policewoman
Play in Full Screen Suwingu gâruzu

2004, role: actress , character name: Chika Kubo
Play in Full Screen Shiyo

2002, role: actress

Asuka Filmography

Play in Full Screen Girls Talk Baragumi

2013, role: actress , character name: Dancer
Play in Full Screen Hagetaka: The Movie

2009, role: actress

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published: 07 Dec 2016

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published: 20 Nov 2016

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Ember Moon vs. Asuka - NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Orlando (WWE Network Exclusive)

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published: 02 Apr 2017

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WWE Stars & Fans React To Asuka Beating Goldberg's Undefeated Streak

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published: 28 May 2017

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Asuka and her challengers meet before TakeOver: San Antonio: WWE NXT, Jan. 25, 2017

Just days before their NXT Women's Championship Fatal 4-Way, Asuka, Billie Kay, Peyton Roy...

published: 26 Jan 2017

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William Regal informs Asuka of her NXT TakeOver: Chicago title defense: NXT Exclusive, May 3, 2017

The NXT General Manager breaks the news to Asuka that she will have three contenders to de...

published: 04 May 2017

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Asuka vs. Cameron: WWE NXT, Nov. 4, 2015

The tenacious Asuka takes on Cameron to kick off WWE NXT. Video courtesy of the award-winn...

published: 05 Nov 2015

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NXT's Iconic Duo sends a message to vacationing Asuka

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published: 19 Jul 2017

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Keep down by the ones who sat by your side
Guts blushing on a night shadow lonley pize
In the house with no home, cut to size
Hoplessly divided
I bent down into the knife
In the path of my foes, left to die
Visions of the highway
I bent back into the light
Well your god won't smile
And your conscience can't sleep
Someone in the wind as fire flies
against your sheild
What if i killed you all
Would it build me up
Someone in the wind as fire flies
Against your sheild
Ten seconds till the blackout parts with his crime
Got money don't buy in, dont buy the light
In the house with no home, cut to size
Hoplessly divided
I bent down into the knife
Well your god won't smile
And your conscience can't sleep
Someone in the wind as fire flies
Against your sheild
What if i killed you all
Would it build me up
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Lay down, got rythem
Where trying to find it
On stage like a luminous gunner
Where trying to find it
Well your god won't smile
And your conscience can' sleep
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What if i killed you all
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Police disrupted the first alleged plot in Australia to bring down an airplane and arrested four men in raids on Sydney homes, officials said Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that security has been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures also were extended to all major international and domestic terminals around Australia overnight ... "The operation is continuing." ... ....

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North Korea can now fire missiles at targets across the United States, experts say

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North Korea has the capability to “hit everything from LA to DC,” a leading missile and non-proliferation expert has claimed, and the US now must now “accept its vulnerability”....

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US navy 'fired warning shots near Iran vessels' in Persian Gulf

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Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said a US navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an "unprofessional" confrontation with Iranian vessels, the official IRNA news agency has reported ... The report said the confrontation took place on Friday afternoon and the US navy ships left the area following the encounter ... ....

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3 Ups & 5 Downs From NXT 403

Edit What Culture 28 Jul 2017

Brooklyn III. Bobby Roode and Drew McIntyre duke it out for the NXT title and Asuka faces Ember Moon for the women's belt ... Along with this, newcomer Velveteen Dream got a run-out and Ember Moon put in an appearance to help build her showdown with Asuka ... Get Started Now ... ....

WWE: The Good, The Bad & The NXT

Edit Sky Sports 28 Jul 2017

With SummerSlam just a few weeks away things are intensifying in WWE. Find out who's in form and who's struggling ahead of next month's Brooklyn spectacular. GOOD WEEK. Braun Strowman (RAW) ... It was announced this week that Ember Moon will face Asuka for the NXT Women's Championship at NXT Takeover. Brooklyn. Moon easily defeated Lei'D Tapa before she stated she was ready for the champion in what could be Asuka's biggest challenge to date ... ....

2,000-year-old carpenter’s tool unearthed in Hokuriku dig

Edit Asahi News 28 Jul 2017

The iron “yariganna” cutting pike plane, which is attached to a haft, is believed to be from about 2,300 years ago, the first half of the middle of the Yayoi Pottery Culture period (300 B.C.-A.D. 300) ... It is believed that temples and shrines of the Asuka Period (592-710), including Horyuji temple, were constructed with yariganna that had been major tools for carpenters specializing in Shinto and Buddhism architectural structures....

10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (July 28)

Edit What Culture 28 Jul 2017

Imagine how cool it would've been to see the legendary Shawn Michaels return to face AJ Styles back at the Royal Rumble ... According to Styles though, the then-WWE Champ believed there was a chance at the time Michaels would relent and return to the ring ... That story and another fact about AJ's upcoming feud with Shinsuke Nakamura join others involving the likes of Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman and Asuka ... Let's look at the facts...10 ... ....

Athletics: Cambridge aims to dispel Rio demons with worlds 100 final

Edit Kyodo 28 Jul 2017

Japanese sprinter Asuka Cambridge has set his sights on a place in the 100-meter final at his world athletics championships debut next week, but he knows he must learn from past mistakes if he is to make his mark. Speaking to reporters at Haneda airport before taking off for the Aug. 4-13 championships in London, the 24-year-old admitted the prospect of running in the long-awaited-for event is playing on his emotions ... 4 ... ....

NXT: Ohno wins the battle, but Itami wins the war

Edit Canoe 27 Jul 2017

Tonight on NXT, after weeks of frustration boiling over, former friends Hideo Itami and Kassius Ohno get a chance to settle their differences as opponents in the main event! Plus, NXT Women's Champion Asuka gets her opponent for TakeOver. Brooklyn III and NXT Championship number one contender Drew McIntyre has a message for champion Bobby Roode! All that and more on this week's edition of NXT! ... ....

A place to pray, and cosplay: Temple in Hyogo Prefecture opens up to anime and video game subculture

Edit The Japan News 26 Jul 2017

By Daigo Isono / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterSASAYAMA, Hyogo — Daikokuji temple in Sasayama is dubbed the “Shoso-in of the Tanba area” after the repository in Nara that dates back to the eighth century. Tanba is the area in Hyogo Prefecture where Sasayama is located. The temple is said to have been opened by a hermit sometime between 645 and 650, during the Asuka period, to pray for the nation’s peace and security ... Slide 1 of 2 ... + - ... ....

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NXT 402 gave the WWE universe four matches, a couple of returns, and an important part of the forthcoming Takeover ... This episode saw NXT trying to address the title picture as well as establish a rivalry for Asuka's women's title, which will presumably be defended at Takeover ... Get Started Now ... ....

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NXT Takeover ... The impending Mae Young Classic also gives the women's division a much-needed focus away from the seemingly impervious champion Asuka, with new female performers featuring in qualifying matches ... Bobby Roode dispatched a game Roderick Strong in an outstandingly worked match last week, and the question of who is next to be offered up to women's champion Asuka is still unresolved ... 6. Another Tag Team Breakup Story ... ....

Colorful restored Kitora tomb mural to go on display

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ASUKA, Nara Prefecture--Visitors will be able to observe a restored mural depicting a red bird in the Kitora Tomb, which dates back almost 14 centuries, from July 15. The mural will be displayed here until Aug ... ....

Horyuji temple’s painting of white tiger may be oldest in Japan

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The head portion has been lost ... White tiger, azure dragon and other symbols were also drawn in the Takamatsuzuka Tumulus and Kitora Tumulus in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, both of which were constructed between the late seventh century to early eighth century. Those images are said to be representative of the second half of the Asuka Period, which lasted from the late sixth century to the early eighth century ... 6. ....

Fenway Park Could Host NXT Show

Edit What Culture 08 Jul 2017

But they could now welcome the likes of Bobby Roode and Asuka instead, with the idea of running an NXT show from Boston's most famous arena, which seats around 37,000 baseball fans, described as "a possibility" ... ....

5 Ups And 5 Downs From NXT 400

Edit What Culture 07 Jul 2017

NXT is in a period of flux ... Now it is trying to establish new stars, build characters and feuds, and create compelling title pictures built around current holders Asuka and Bobby Roode ... Next ....

10 Most Epic Wrestling Entrance Themes You May Not Have Heard

Edit What Culture 07 Jul 2017

Bobby Roode's 'Glorious Domination', penned by the excellent CFO$, is the aural translation of the word "epic", performed by what can only be described as a choir of warriors ... present Roode as a genuine superstar ... Asuka's 'The Future' is a three minute-long cruel taunt ... Next ....

WATCH: ‘Pok�mon the Movie’ streams latest trailer

Edit Inquirer 02 Jul 2017

The song is performed by singer Asuka Hayashi while the lyrics was written by Japanese pop rock and alternative band Aqua Timez ... "Pokmon the Movie ... ....

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NXT Women's Title Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot (May/20/2017)

10 Things You Didn't Know About Asuka

Asuka makes her entrance amid a sea of her followers: NXT TakeOver: Toronto: November 19, 2016

Ember Moon vs. Asuka - NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Orlando (WWE Network Exclusive)

WWE Stars & Fans React To Asuka Beating Goldberg's Undefeated Streak

Asuka and her challengers meet before TakeOver: San Antonio: WWE NXT, Jan. 25, 2017

William Regal informs Asuka of her NXT TakeOver: Chicago title defense: NXT Exclusive, May 3, 2017

Asuka vs. Cameron: WWE NXT, Nov. 4, 2015

NXT's Iconic Duo sends a message to vacationing Asuka

Raw or SmackDown Live? Asuka Says She's Ready!

'Asuka' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Senran Kagura (2012)

Atsuizo! nekogaya!! (2010)

Slice (2008)

Gôgô sentai Bôkenger tai Sûpâ Sentai (2007)

Quotes:

Tokusou sentai Dekarenjâ vs Abaranger (2005)

Quotes:

Bakuryû sentai Abarenjâ vs Harikenjâ (2004)

Bakuryû Sentai Abarenjâ Derakkusu Abare Samâ wa Kikin Chû (2003)

Red Shadow: Akakage (2001)

Roppongi kyabakura tenshi (1999)

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明香

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ASUKA

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明日香

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飛鳥

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Asuka

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NXT Women's Title Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot (May/20/2017)

10 Things You Didn't Know About Asuka

Asuka makes her entrance amid a sea of her followers: NXT TakeOver: Toronto: November 19, 2016

Ember Moon vs. Asuka - NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Orlando (WWE Network Exclusive)

WWE Stars & Fans React To Asuka Beating Goldberg's Undefeated Streak

Asuka and her challengers meet before TakeOver: San Antonio: WWE NXT, Jan. 25, 2017

William Regal informs Asuka of her NXT TakeOver: Chicago title defense: NXT Exclusive, May 3, 2017

Asuka vs. Cameron: WWE NXT, Nov. 4, 2015

NXT's Iconic Duo sends a message to vacationing Asuka

Raw or SmackDown Live? Asuka Says She's Ready!

NXT Women's Title Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot (May/20/2017)

10 Things You Didn't Know About Asuka

Asuka makes her entrance amid a sea of her followers: NXT TakeOver: Toronto: November 19, 2016

Ember Moon vs. Asuka - NXT Women's Title Match: NXT TakeOver: Orlando (WWE Network Exclusive)

WWE Stars & Fans React To Asuka Beating Goldberg's Undefeated Streak

Asuka and her challengers meet before TakeOver: San Antonio: WWE NXT, Jan. 25, 2017

William Regal informs Asuka of her NXT TakeOver: Chicago title defense: NXT Exclusive, May 3, 2017

Asuka vs. Cameron: WWE NXT, Nov. 4, 2015

NXT's Iconic Duo sends a message to vacationing Asuka

Raw or SmackDown Live? Asuka Says She's Ready!

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NXT Women's Title Asuka vs Nikki Cross vs. Ruby Riot (May/20/2017)

10 Things You Didn't Know About Asuka