Emi Watanabe
Emi Kathleen Watanabe (渡部 絵美, Watanabe Emi, born August 27, 1959), is a Japanese former competitive figure skater who is the 1979 World bronze medalist and an eight-time Japanese national champion.[2] In the 1972–73 season, Watanabe won Japanese national titles on both the junior and senior levels.In the 1975–76 season, Watanabe took bronze at the 1975 Skate Canada International and then won her fourth national title.She continues to run figure skating camps in Japan and currently hosts a podcast on TBS radio.[3] Watanabe ran for The House of Councilors election in 2001 from Liberal League, but lost.