Naoto Suenaga (末永直登, Suenaga Naoto; born 23 July 1976, Kagoshima Prefecture) is a retired Japanese professional…Naoto Suenaga (末永直登, Suenaga Naoto; born 23 July 1976, Kagoshima Prefecture) is a retired Japanese professional drifting driver and the older brother of D1 Grand Prix driver Masao Suenaga. He is known for competing in the D1 Grand Prix series for Team ORANGE. In addition to competitions, he teaches a drift school and formerly works for Ebisu Circuit. Suenaga is the 2008 D1 Street Legal champion, setting a record 5 win in a season.
Hirotake Yasuoka (保岡宏武, Yasuoka Hirotake; born 6 May 1973) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House…Hirotake Yasuoka (保岡宏武, Yasuoka Hirotake; born 6 May 1973) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2026, having previously served from 2021 to 2024. He is the son of Okiharu Yasuoka.
Satoshi Utsunomiya (born 1969) is a Japanese fossil collector and science writer. He is an external researcher at the…Satoshi Utsunomiya (born 1969) is a Japanese fossil collector and science writer. He is an external researcher at the Osaka Museum of Natural History. He is known as the "Salaryman Fossil Hunter". The plesiosaur (also known as Satsuma-utsunomiya-ryu) was named after the old regional name of the discovery site and the discoverer, Satoshi Utsunomiya. His other discoveries include a spinosaurid tooth fossil and remains of a giant mosasaur.
Shinobu Kaitani (Japanese: 甲斐谷 忍, Hepburn: Kaitani Shinobu; born September 24, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…Shinobu Kaitani (Japanese: 甲斐谷 忍, Hepburn: Kaitani Shinobu; born September 24, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his works One Outs and Liar Game.
Toshiaki Megumi (恵 俊彰, Megumi Toshiaki; born December 21, 1964, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a…Toshiaki Megumi (恵 俊彰, Megumi Toshiaki; born December 21, 1964, in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese comedian, actor, television presenter, and newscaster who is a member of the comedy duo Honjamaka. He is represented by Watanabe Entertainment.
Kōzō Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本 公三, Hepburn: Okamoto Kōzō; IPA: [o̞ka̠mo̞to̞ ko̞ːzo̞ː]; 7 December 1947 – 23 July 2026) was…Kōzō Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本 公三, Hepburn: Okamoto Kōzō; IPA: [o̞ka̠mo̞to̞ ko̞ːzo̞ː]; 7 December 1947 – 23 July 2026) was a Japanese communist militant and a member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), responsible for the massacre of 26 passengers at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel in 1972. While at university, Okamoto was introduced to the Red Army Faction (the precursor organization to the JRA) by his brother, a member of the group. He later traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, where he received military training by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and was selected to carry out the Lod Airport massacre. He was the sole survivor of the three perpetrators. After his arrest by Israeli forces, Okamoto was sentenced to three life sentences, but was released in the 1985 Jibril Agreement after serving 13 years. He would later move to Lebanon, where he spent three years in prison on false visa charges before being granted asylum, despite a Japanese extradition request.
Kazuo Inamori, (稲盛 和夫, Inamori Kazuo; 30 January 1932 – 24 August 2022) was a Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur…Kazuo Inamori, (稲盛 和夫, Inamori Kazuo; 30 January 1932 – 24 August 2022) was a Japanese philanthropist, entrepreneur, Zen Buddhist priest, and the founder of Kyocera and KDDI. He was the chairman of Japan Airlines. Inamori was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2000 for innovation in ceramic materials and solar cell development/manufacturing, entrepreneurship of advanced technologies, and for being a role model for relating science to society. In 2011, he received the Othmer Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to progress in science and chemistry.
Katsutoshi Naito (内藤克俊, Naito Katsutoshi; 25 February 1895 – 27 September 1969) was a Japanese wrestler who competed in…Katsutoshi Naito (内藤克俊, Naito Katsutoshi; 25 February 1895 – 27 September 1969) was a Japanese wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Seiichi Ōmura (大村 清一, Ōmura Seiichi; 4 May 1892 – 24 May 1968) was a politician and bureaucrat in the early Shōwa…Seiichi Ōmura (大村 清一, Ōmura Seiichi; 4 May 1892 – 24 May 1968) was a politician and bureaucrat in the early Shōwa period Japan, who subsequently was a politician and cabinet minister in the immediate post-war era.
Baron Takaki Kanehiro (高木 兼寛; 30 October 1849 – 12 April 1920) was a Japanese naval physician best known for…Baron Takaki Kanehiro (高木 兼寛; 30 October 1849 – 12 April 1920) was a Japanese naval physician best known for identifying the first effective preventive measure against beriberi, a disease caused by vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. His pioneering work focused on combating the high incidence of beriberi among sailors in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), who had subsisted on a diet primarily composed of polished white rice.
