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She was born
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She became famous
After voicing Lady Penelope in the Thunderbirds TV series[citation needed], Kuroyanagi first became well known in 1975 when she established her afternoon television program "Tetsuko's Room" (Tetsuko no Heya), which was the first talk show on Japanese television. -
She wrote Totto - Chan
1981 marked a turning point in her career, as Kuroyanagi published her children book Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window, in which Kuroyanagi wrote about the values of the unconventional education that she received at Tomoe Gakuen elementary school during World War II, and her teacher Sosaku Kobayashi. -
First recipient for children award
In 2000, Kuroyanagi became the first recipient of the Global Leadership for Children Award, which was established by UNICEF in the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children.[3] In May 2003, Kuroyanagi received Order of the Sacred Treasure in recognition of her two decades of service for the world’s children
