ij ack ing ▁surv iv ors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Category : Pol it ics ▁of ▁Y emen ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁al umn i ▁Category : The ▁F let cher ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Diplom acy ▁al umn i ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁Y emen <0x0A> </s> ▁Ele an or ▁Leg asto ▁N ish ium i , ▁known ▁as ▁Ellen ▁N ish ium i ,( born ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁television ▁person ality ▁most ▁noted ▁as ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁Oh ▁Tokyo ▁information ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese - Fil ip ino ▁W IN S ▁cable ▁television ▁studio . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁N ish ium i ▁was ▁born ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Ed g ardo ▁V . ▁Leg asto , ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁writer , ▁and ▁El sa ▁Dia z . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁she ▁began ▁training ▁with ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁dance ▁tr oupe ▁which ▁performed ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁stay ▁in ▁Japan ▁she ▁met ▁T oshi ya ▁N ish ium i ▁and ▁they ▁married ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁friend ▁who ▁hosted ▁the ▁small ▁online ▁news ▁program , ▁W IN S ▁Japan , ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁aud ition ▁as ▁a