Masatada Yamasaki (山崎 正董, Yamasaki Masatada; June 16, 1872 – May 29, 1950) was a Japanese gynecologist and president of…Masatada Yamasaki (山崎 正董, Yamasaki Masatada; June 16, 1872 – May 29, 1950) was a Japanese gynecologist and president of Kumamoto Medical College (1925–1932). He wrote The history of medical education in Higo (Kumamoto) and Yokoi Shōnan. After retirement, he travelled in Okinawa.
Otohiko Ichiki (市来 乙彦, Ichiki Otohiko; 7 May 1872 – 19 February 1954) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and…Otohiko Ichiki (市来 乙彦, Ichiki Otohiko; 7 May 1872 – 19 February 1954) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and central banker. He served as the Minister of Finance, the 10th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the Mayor of Tokyo City, and a member of the National Diet.
Hidesaburō Ueno (上野 英三郎, Ueno Hidesaburō; January 19, 1872 – May 21, 1925) was a Japanese agricultural scientist best…Hidesaburō Ueno (上野 英三郎, Ueno Hidesaburō; January 19, 1872 – May 21, 1925) was a Japanese agricultural scientist best known as the owner of Hachikō, a devoted Akita dog.
Ōta Masahiro (太田 政弘; 16 November 1871 – 24 January 1951) was the 14th Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932). He was…Ōta Masahiro (太田 政弘; 16 November 1871 – 24 January 1951) was the 14th Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932). He was Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1913–1915), Ishikawa Prefecture (1915–1916), Kumamoto Prefecture (1916–1919), Niigata Prefecture (1919–1923) and Aichi Prefecture (1923–1924). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Takano Iwasaburo (高野 岩三郎, Takano Iwasaburo; October 15, 1871 – April 5, 1949) was a Japanese social statistician and…Takano Iwasaburo (高野 岩三郎, Takano Iwasaburo; October 15, 1871 – April 5, 1949) was a Japanese social statistician and labor activist.
Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治; 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of…Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治; 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of Taiwan (1928–1929), Minister of Justice (1932). He was Governor of Wakayama Prefecture (1911–1914), Kagawa Prefecture (1914–1915) and Aomori Prefecture (1917–1918).
Heijiro Nakayama (中山 平次郎, Nakayama Heijirō; June 3, 1871 – April 29, 1956) was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist…Heijiro Nakayama (中山 平次郎, Nakayama Heijirō; June 3, 1871 – April 29, 1956) was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist living in Fukuoka.
Takukichi Kawasaki (川崎卓吉, Kawasaki Takukichi; 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in…Takukichi Kawasaki (川崎卓吉, Kawasaki Takukichi; 8 March 1871 – 27 March 1936) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Takayama Chogyū (高山 樗牛; Saitō Rinjirō (斎藤 林次郎) 28 February 1871 – 24 December 1902) was a Japanese writer and literary…Takayama Chogyū (高山 樗牛; Saitō Rinjirō (斎藤 林次郎) 28 February 1871 – 24 December 1902) was a Japanese writer and literary critic. He influenced Japanese literature in the late Meiji period with his blend of romantic individualism, concepts of self-realization, aesthetics, and nationalism. However, many of Chogyū's works seem cryptic to readers today, due to the archaic style he employed.
Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi; February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist.…Kiyoshi Shiga (志賀 潔, Shiga Kiyoshi; February 7, 1871 – January 25, 1957) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and career that led to many scientific discoveries. In 1897, Shiga was credited with the discovery and identification of the Shigella dysenteriae microorganism which causes dysentery, and the Shiga toxin which is produced by the bacteria. He conducted research on other diseases such as tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis, and made many advancements in bacteriology and immunology.
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎, Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō; 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966), was a Japanese essayist…Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (鈴木 大拙 貞太郎, Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō; 18 October 1870 – 12 July 1966), was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in spreading interest in these (and in Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West. He was also a prolific translator of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and Sanskrit literature. Suzuki spent several lengthy stretches teaching or lecturing at Western universities and devoted many years to a professorship at Ōtani University, a Japanese university of the Ōtani School of Jōdo Shinshū. Suzuki was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1963.
Ichita Kobashi (小橋 一太; 25 October 1870 – 2 October 1939) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as the…Ichita Kobashi (小橋 一太; 25 October 1870 – 2 October 1939) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who served as the Minister of Education in 1929 and as the 16th mayor of Tokyo from 1937 to 1939.
Tsunenosuke Hamada (浜田 恒之助, Hamada Tsunenosuke; 13 October 1870 – 28 April 1945) was a Japanese politician who served…Tsunenosuke Hamada (浜田 恒之助, Hamada Tsunenosuke; 13 October 1870 – 28 April 1945) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from September 1925 to September 1926. He was governor of Toyama Prefecture (1910–1915), Miyagi Prefecture (1915–1919) and Kyoto Prefecture (1926–1927).
Hisashi Kimura (木村 栄, Kimura Hisashi; October 4, 1870 – September 26, 1943) was a Japanese astronomer originally from…Hisashi Kimura (木村 栄, Kimura Hisashi; October 4, 1870 – September 26, 1943) was a Japanese astronomer originally from Kanazawa, Ishikawa. He devoted his career to the study and measurement of variation in latitude, building upon the work of Seth Carlo Chandler, who discovered the Chandler wobble. In 1899, he became the first director of the International Latitude Observatory at Mizusawa, Japan. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1936. He was one of the first people to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937. The crater Kimura on the Moon is named after him, the same for the asteroid 6233 Kimura.
Akitsune Imamura (今村 明恒, Imamura Akitsune; Kagoshima, 14 June 1870 – 1 January 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. As a…Akitsune Imamura (今村 明恒, Imamura Akitsune; Kagoshima, 14 June 1870 – 1 January 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. As a University of Tokyo seismologist he represented a new generation of scientists, trained by Western experts. He predicted the timing and magnitude of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 16 years in advance.
Kitarō Nishida (西田 幾多郎, Nishida Kitarō; May 19, 1870 – June 7, 1945) was a Japanese moral philosopher, philosopher of…Kitarō Nishida (西田 幾多郎, Nishida Kitarō; May 19, 1870 – June 7, 1945) was a Japanese moral philosopher, philosopher of mathematics and science, and religious scholar. He was the founder of what has been called the Kyoto School of philosophy. He graduated from the University of Tokyo during the Meiji period in 1894 with a degree in philosophy. He was named professor of the Fourth Higher School in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1899 and later became professor of philosophy at Kyoto University. Nishida retired in 1927. In 1940, he was awarded the Order of Culture (文化勲章, bunka kunshō). He participated in establishing the Chiba Institute of Technology (千葉工業大学) from 1940. Nishida Kitarō died at the age of 75 of a renal infection. His cremated remains were divided up and interred at different locations. Part of his remains are interred in the Nishida family grave in his birthplace of Unoke, Ishikawa. A second grave can be found at Tōkei-ji Temple in Kamakura, where his friend D. T. Suzuki organized Nishida's funeral and was later interred in the adjacent plot. Nishida's third grave is at Reiun'in (霊雲院, Reiun'in), a temple in the Myōshin-ji compound in Kyoto.
Hamaguchi Osachi (Kyūjitai: 濱口 雄幸; Shinjitai: 浜口 雄幸, 1 April 1870 – 26 August 1931) was a Japanese politician who…Hamaguchi Osachi (Kyūjitai: 濱口 雄幸; Shinjitai: 浜口 雄幸, 1 April 1870 – 26 August 1931) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1929 to 1931. Nicknamed the "Lion Prime Minister" (ライオン宰相, Raion Saishō) due to his dignified demeanor and mane-like hair, Hamaguchi served as leading member of the liberal Rikken Minseitō (Constitutional Democratic Party) during the "Taishō Democracy" of interwar Japan. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1915 until his death. He initially survived an assassination attempt by a right-wing extremist in 1930, but died about nine months later from a bacterial infection in his unhealed wounds.
Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Yamasaki Naomasa; March 10, 1870 – July 26, 1929) was a Japanese geographer and regarded as…Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Yamasaki Naomasa; March 10, 1870 – July 26, 1929) was a Japanese geographer and regarded as the father of modern Japanese geography. He was a professor at Tokyo Imperial University from 1911 to 1929, where he created the department of geography and founded The Association of Japanese Geographers. The latter is the primary academic geographic society in Japan.
Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎, Honda Kōtarō), born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture – February 12, 1954) was a…Kotaro Honda (本多 光太郎, Honda Kōtarō), born on February 23, 1870, in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture – February 12, 1954) was a Japanese metallurgist and inventor. He invented KS steel (initials from Kichiei Sumitomo), which is a type of magnetic resistant steel that is three times more resistant than tungsten steel. This material, which had 250 oersteds magnetic resistance, was developed through rigorous basic research on steel and alloys. Honda was born in the town of Yahagi (part of modern Okazaki, Aichi and was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University. He was taught by the famous Japanese physicist Hantaro Nagaoka at the University of Tokyo. Honda's research on KS steel in 1917, and on improved KS steel in 1934 became the basis for his position that Japan's industrial development is dependent on basic research in major scientific fields. He later improved upon the steel, creating NKS steel. NKS steel was mentioned by Taiichi Ohno in his book as being one of the Japanese materials whose development was tied to World War II. Honda, together with the academic Tokiatsu Hojo, setup up a research institute, which was supported by the Sumitomo family. It was later renamed Metallic Materials Research Institute. In 1931, he was appointed president of Tohoku Imperial University, where he taught physics for several years. He participated in establishing the (千葉工業大学, Chiba Institute of Technology) from 1940. He served as the first president of the Tokyo University of Science from 1949. Honda was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932, and was one of the first persons to be awarded the Order of Culture when it was established in 1937. He was also awarded the Franklin Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal in 1931 and became a Person of Cultural Merit in 1951. He was posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Honda died in 1954 in Bunkyo, Tokyo, and his grave is at the temple of Myogen-ji in Okazaki. On April 18, 1985, the Japan Patent Office selected him as one of Ten Japanese Great Inventors.
Kōjirō Matsumoto (松本 孝次郎, Matsumoto Kōjirō; 1870 – 1932) is a Japanese educationist. He was a professor of Waseda…Kōjirō Matsumoto (松本 孝次郎, Matsumoto Kōjirō; 1870 – 1932) is a Japanese educationist. He was a professor of Waseda University, and the provost of Tokyo Higher Normal School (today's University of Tsukuba). With educationists including Takashima (高島平三郎), he jointly founded the Children Research magazine in 1898, and in 1902 founded Children Research Society in Japan. In 1906, he was invited by Liangjiang Higher Normal School (today's Nanjing University) president Li Ruiqing and then came to China to be the school provost.
Akira Sakaya (昌谷 彰, Sakaya Akira; 13 February 1870 – October 1946) was a Director of the Karafuto Agency (1916–1919…Akira Sakaya (昌谷 彰, Sakaya Akira; 13 February 1870 – October 1946) was a Director of the Karafuto Agency (1916–1919, 1924–1926). He was governor of Ōita (1911–1913) and Saitama Prefecture (1914–1916). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Takio Izawa (伊澤 多喜男, Izawa Takio; 26 December 1869 – 13 August 1949) was a Japanese politician of the early 20th…Takio Izawa (伊澤 多喜男, Izawa Takio; 26 December 1869 – 13 August 1949) was a Japanese politician of the early 20th century.
Hiroshi Minami (南 弘, Minami Hiroshi; 13 November 1869 – 8 February 1946) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician and…Hiroshi Minami (南 弘, Minami Hiroshi; 13 November 1869 – 8 February 1946) was a Japanese bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.
Kenkichi Yabashi (矢橋 賢吉, Yabashi Kenkichi; October 24, 1869 - May 24, 1927) was a Japanese architect and high-level…Kenkichi Yabashi (矢橋 賢吉, Yabashi Kenkichi; October 24, 1869 - May 24, 1927) was a Japanese architect and high-level official of Ministry of Finance, known as the person from the Yabashi family that has the known pedigree record dating back to the Saga Genji (嵯峨源氏) and Minamoto no Tōru (源融) who is sometimes mentioned as the model for Hikaru Genji (光源氏) in important Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji (源氏物語), a branch line of Emperor Saga. He is known as the central figure who organised the construction of National Diet Building.
Toyohachi Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 豊八, October 19, 1869 – July 15, 1929) was a Japanese writer and professor in East Asian…Toyohachi Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 豊八, October 19, 1869 – July 15, 1929) was a Japanese writer and professor in East Asian History. He was from Tokushima Prefecture. His (Chinese) pen name was Jianfeng / Kenfou (劍峰). He founded a school in Jiangsu, China. He was a teacher at Beijing University (the Imperial University, 京師大學堂), author of Secondary Education East Asian history《中等教育東洋史》and Research on the History of East-West Interactions《東西交涉史之研究（東西交渉史の研究）》. He collected over 1700 Chinese books. After he died, those were sent to the Tōyō Bunko (東洋文庫) and put into a section called Fujita's library (藤田文庫).
Kazue Shōda (勝田 主計, Shōda Kazue; October 19, 1869 – October 10, 1948) was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji and Taishō…Kazue Shōda (勝田 主計, Shōda Kazue; October 19, 1869 – October 10, 1948) was a Japanese statesman in the Meiji and Taishō periods.
Mineichirō Adachi (安達 峰一郎, Adachi Mineichirō; July 29, 1869 – December 28, 1934) was a Japanese legal expert and…Mineichirō Adachi (安達 峰一郎, Adachi Mineichirō; July 29, 1869 – December 28, 1934) was a Japanese legal expert and President of the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague from 1931 until 1934.
Magoichi Tawara (俵 孫一, Tawara Magoichi; 16 June 1869 – 17 June 1944) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister…Magoichi Tawara (俵 孫一, Tawara Magoichi; 16 June 1869 – 17 June 1944) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Oka Asajirō (丘浅次郎; 18 November 1868–2 May 1944) was a Japanese zoologist and science writer best known for introducing…Oka Asajirō (丘浅次郎; 18 November 1868–2 May 1944) was a Japanese zoologist and science writer best known for introducing Charles Darwin's theory of evolution to a general Japanese audience.
Tenta Akaboshi (赤星 典太, Akaboshi Tenta; 22 October 1868 – 13 June 1958) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of…Tenta Akaboshi (赤星 典太, Akaboshi Tenta; 22 October 1868 – 13 June 1958) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Kumamoto Prefecture (1913–1914), Yamaguchi Prefecture (1914–1915), Nagano Prefecture (1915–1921) and Nagasaki Prefecture (1921–1922).
Yasuyoshi Shirasawa (白沢 保美, Shirasawa Yasuyoshi; 1868 – December 20, 1947), also known as Homi Shirasawa, was a…Yasuyoshi Shirasawa (白沢 保美, Shirasawa Yasuyoshi; 1868 – December 20, 1947), also known as Homi Shirasawa, was a Japanese botanist who worked alongside Tomitaro Makino 'The Father of Japanese Botany', at the University of Tokyo. Shirasawa named numerous native plants, notably the endangered Picea koyamae and (with Makino) the Kyūshū Lime Tilia kiusiana.
Atsushi Yasuda (安田篤 Yasuda Atsushi; September 8, 1868 – May 12, 1924) was a Japanese lichenologist. For a time, he was…Atsushi Yasuda (安田篤 Yasuda Atsushi; September 8, 1868 – May 12, 1924) was a Japanese lichenologist. For a time, he was the only lichenologist in Japan.
Atsushi Yasuda (安田篤 Yasuda Atsushi; September 8, 1868 – May 12, 1924) was a Japanese lichenologist. For a time, he was…Atsushi Yasuda (安田篤 Yasuda Atsushi; September 8, 1868 – May 12, 1924) was a Japanese lichenologist. For a time, he was the only lichenologist in Japan.
Yamada Bimyō (山田 美妙), born Yamada Taketarō (山田 武太郎; 1868–1910), was a Japanese novelist. Jim Reichert, author of Yamada…Yamada Bimyō (山田 美妙), born Yamada Taketarō (山田 武太郎; 1868–1910), was a Japanese novelist. Jim Reichert, author of Yamada Bimyō: Historical Fiction and Modern Love, wrote that Bimyō was "one of the most influential literary reformers of the 1880s" who had "an instrumental role" in producing rekishi shōsetsu, the modern form of a Japanese historical novel. According to Reichert, during the 1880s the public perceived Bimyō "to be at the forefront of the literary reform movement, offering a fresh and exciting strategy for reforming Japanese literature." Louis Frédéric, author of the Japan Encyclopedia, wrote that Bimyō was, along with Kōda Rohan, "the most representative authors" of the first modern school of literature to appear in Meiji Japan.
Yorozu Oda (織田 萬, Oda Yorozu; 21 August 1868 – 26 May 1945) was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge who served as one…Yorozu Oda (織田 萬, Oda Yorozu; 21 August 1868 – 26 May 1945) was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge who served as one of the first Judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice. From 1899 to 1930 he served as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he was an expert in ancient Chinese law and administrative law. In 1921 he was appointed to the Permanent Court of International Justice, where he heard 30 cases, dissenting from the main judgment once.
Kurata Morishima (森島庫太, April 29, 1868 – March 18, 1943) was a Japanese medical scientist and a professor of Kyoto…Kurata Morishima (森島庫太, April 29, 1868 – March 18, 1943) was a Japanese medical scientist and a professor of Kyoto Imperial University Faculty of Medicine.
Mizuno Rentarō (水野錬太郎; 3 February 1868 – 25 November 1949) was a statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō…Mizuno Rentarō (水野錬太郎; 3 February 1868 – 25 November 1949) was a statesman, politician and cabinet minister in Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.
Shunji Miyao (宮尾 舜治, Miyao Shunji; 1 February 1868 – 3 April 1937) was a Japanese government official, colonial…Shunji Miyao (宮尾 舜治, Miyao Shunji; 1 February 1868 – 3 April 1937) was a Japanese government official, colonial administrator, and politician.
Ozaki Kōyō (尾崎 紅葉; January 10, 1868 – October 30, 1903) was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was Ozaki…Ozaki Kōyō (尾崎 紅葉; January 10, 1868 – October 30, 1903) was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was Ozaki Tokutarō (尾崎 徳太郎), and he was also known by various noms de plume including Enzan (縁山) and Tochimandō (十千万堂).
Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat…Nakamura Yoshikoto (中村 是公, , also Nakamura Korekimi; 20 December 1867 – 1 March 1927) was a government bureaucrat, entrepreneur, and politician in late Meiji period Japan. He served as second Chairman of the South Manchurian Railway Company, Mayor of Tokyo, Railroad Minister, and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also known as Nakamura Zekō.
Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, Kishinoue Kamakichi; 29 November 1867 – 22 November 1929) was a Japanese fisheries…Kamakichi Kishinouye (岸上 鎌吉, Kishinoue Kamakichi; 29 November 1867 – 22 November 1929) was a Japanese fisheries biologist and cnidariologist and a professor of the Imperial University of Tokyo (Faculty of Agriculture) between 1908 and 1928. Kishinouye died in Chengdu of a sudden illness while on a collecting expedition to China. Kishinouye recommended Kumataro Ito to Hugh M. Smith as an artist on board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer U.S.S. Albatross during the Philippine Expedition from 1907 to 1910.
Itō Chūta (伊東 忠太; 26 October 1867 – 7 April 1954) was a Japanese architect, architectural historian, and critic. He is…Itō Chūta (伊東 忠太; 26 October 1867 – 7 April 1954) was a Japanese architect, architectural historian, and critic. He is recognized as the leading architect and architectural theorist of early 20th-century Imperial Japan.
Suzuki Kisaburō (鈴木 喜三郎; né Kawashima; 6 November 1867 – 24 June 1940) was a Japanese politician, judge, prosecutor and…Suzuki Kisaburō (鈴木 喜三郎; né Kawashima; 6 November 1867 – 24 June 1940) was a Japanese politician, judge, prosecutor and educator who was Minister of Justice from 1931 to 1932 and Minister of Home Affairs in 1932.
Sakuye Takahashi (高橋 作衛 also spelled Sakuya Takahashi or Sakuyei Takahashi, b. ca. 1865 - d. September 12, 1920) was a…Sakuye Takahashi (高橋 作衛 also spelled Sakuya Takahashi or Sakuyei Takahashi, b. ca. 1865 - d. September 12, 1920) was a Japanese expert on international law. During the First Sino-Japanese War, he served as legal adviser for the Imperial Japanese Navy, and in that capacity tried to refute the allegations regarding massacre at Port Arthur. During the Russo-Japanese War he served as legal adviser for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as professor of law at Tokyo Imperial University and as chief editor of Japanese Review of International Law and Diplomacy. Under the cabinet of Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu, he served as Director of the Bureau of Legislation, and was charged with coordination on legislative affairs between government and parliament. He translated Japanese materials into English.
Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as…Baron Kiichirō Hiranuma (平沼 騏一郎; 28 September 1867 – 22 August 1952) was a Japanese lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan in 1939. Hiranuma rose to prominence as a prosecutor and official in the Ministry of Justice. He served as minister of Justice under Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyōe and later became a privy counsellor. After serving as president of the privy council, he became prime minister in 1939, but resigned later the same year. He later returned to cabinet under Fumimaro Konoe. After the Japanese surrender, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East for his role in World War II.
Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.saꜜ.o.ka | ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ, -sa.o.ka ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ], October 14, 1867 – September…Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.saꜜ.o.ka | ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ, -sa.o.ka ɕi̥.kʲiꜜ], October 14, 1867 – September 19, 1902), pen-name of Masaoka Noboru (正岡 升), was a Japanese poet, author, and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku poetry, credited with writing nearly 20,000 stanzas during his short life. He also wrote on reform of tanka poetry. Some consider Masaoka to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa.
Kadono Jūkurō (門野重九郎; 1867 - 1958) was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 -…Kadono Jūkurō (門野重九郎; 1867 - 1958) was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 - 1937).
Shin Hirayama (平山 信, Hirayama Shin; October 6, 1867 – June 2, 1945), also read as Makoto Hirayama, was the first…Shin Hirayama (平山 信, Hirayama Shin; October 6, 1867 – June 2, 1945), also read as Makoto Hirayama, was the first Japanese astronomer to discover an asteroid. In 1900, he discovered 498 Tokio and 727 Nipponia. The crater Hirayama on the Moon is jointly named after him and Kiyotsugu Hirayama.
Seiichi Kishi (Japanese: 岸清一; August 3, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was the 2nd President of the Japanese Olympic…Seiichi Kishi (Japanese: 岸清一; August 3, 1867 – October 29, 1933) was the 2nd President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (1921–1933).
