Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he…
Ryūta Arakawa (荒川龍太, Arakawa Ryūta, born 3 August 1994) is a Japanese rower. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, he graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law in 2017. He is a member of NTT East Rowing Club. He won a bronze medal in the single scull representing Japan at the 2018 Asian Games. He represented Japan in the single scull at the 2020 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the second semifinal. He won a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games.
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Hikaru Fujita (藤田ひかる, Fujita Hikaru; born 25 April 1990) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…
Hikaru Fujita (藤田ひかる, Fujita Hikaru; born 25 April 1990) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2026. In the 2025 House of Councillors election, she was a candidate for the House of Councillors.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Yokohama Kyoritsu Gakuen High School📅 Born April 25🎂 Born 1990📍 From Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Diplomat
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Kei Hosoya (細谷 圭, born January 17, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a coach…
Kei Hosoya (細谷 圭, born January 17, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a coach for the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds of Baseball Challenge League. He played in his entire career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Ota Municipal Ota High School📅 Born January 17🎂 Born 1988📍 From Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture💼 Baseball
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Hiroshi Nakano (中野 紘志, Nakano Hiroshi; born 1 December 1987) is a Japanese rower from Ishikawa Prefecture. He competed…
Hiroshi Nakano (中野 紘志, Nakano Hiroshi; born 1 December 1987) is a Japanese rower from Ishikawa Prefecture. He competed in the men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the…
Shinya Ishikawa (石川晋也, Ishikawa Shin'ya) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Ehime Prefectural Mishima High School📅 Born July 29🎂 Born 1984📍 From Ehime Prefecture💼 Wrestler
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Sho Miyake (三宅 唱, Miyake Shō; born 18 July 1984) is a Japanese director. In 2025, he won the Golden Leopard at the…
Sho Miyake (三宅 唱, Miyake Shō; born 18 July 1984) is a Japanese director. In 2025, he won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for his film Two Seasons, Two Strangers.
Sumio Kobayashi (小林純生 Kobayashi Sumio, born 29 December 1982 in Mie, Japan) is a Japanese poet and composer of…
Sumio Kobayashi (小林純生 Kobayashi Sumio, born 29 December 1982 in Mie, Japan) is a Japanese poet and composer of contemporary classical music.
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Togmidyn Dorjkhand (born 1977) is a Mongolian politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, member of…
Togmidyn Dorjkhand (born 1977) is a Mongolian politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia, member of the parliament (MP) and chairman of the HUN Party. He has been serving in the parliament since 2020; originally elected from the Right Person Electorate Coalition.
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Aziz Abdukhakimov (Uzbek: Aziz Abduhakimov; Russian: Азиз Абдукахарович Абдухакимов; born 17, June, 1974) is an Uzbek…
Aziz Abdukhakimov (Uzbek: Aziz Abduhakimov; Russian: Азиз Абдукахарович Абдухакимов; born 17, June, 1974) is an Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage.
Isato Kunisada (国定勇人, Kunisada Isato; born 30 August 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…
Isato Kunisada (国定勇人, Kunisada Isato; born 30 August 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. From 2006 to 2020, he served as mayor of Sanjō.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Komaba Toho High School📅 Born August 30🎂 Born 1972📍 From 千代田区神田神保町💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, Fujii Takashi), born March 10, 1972) is a Japanese entertainment personality who has performed as…
Takashi Fujii (藤井隆, Fujii Takashi), born March 10, 1972) is a Japanese entertainment personality who has performed as comedian, actor, singer, presenter, and music producer affiliated with the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo and was the popular host of Matthew's Best Hit TV (as the character Matthew Minami (マシュー南, Mashū Minami), and various other related shows on TV Asahi. He was born in Toyonaka, Osaka. On May 7, 2005, he officially announced his intention to marry Otoha (乙葉), a Japanese idol. They married on July 30, 2005, at the Grand Hyatt in Tokyo, with an audience of 340 guests including many famous Japanese personalities and celebrities. They have one daughter. In 2022, he was the co-host of Love Is Blind: Japan, and host of the Audible podcast Matthew's Matthew: Matthew in Matthew's Room.
Taizo Mikazuki (三日月 大造, Mikazuki Taizō; born 24 May 1971) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Shiga…
Taizo Mikazuki (三日月 大造, Mikazuki Taizō; born 24 May 1971) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Shiga Prefecture, having been elected to the position in July 2014. He previously served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Iou Kuroda (黒田 硫黄, Kuroda Iō; [kɯɾoda i.oː]; born January 5, 1971) is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist.
Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has…
Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun. Ishii had his first release on Belgian label R & S records. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. "Creation the State of Art" was used in the third level of the 2001 video game Rez, and some tracks in the soundtrack release to the game LSD were produced by Ishii. His track "Let It All Ride" has also been used in the PlayStation Portable video game Lumines II. His music video for "Extra" (directed by Koji Morimoto) won Best Dance Music Video of the year for MTV Europe in 1997.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba🎂 Born 1970📍 From Sapporo, Hokkaido💼 Musician💼 DJ
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Yoshinori Fujikawa (藤川 佳則 Fujikawa Yoshinori, born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese academic and economist. He is an…
Yoshinori Fujikawa (藤川 佳則 Fujikawa Yoshinori, born January 29, 1969) is a Japanese academic and economist. He is an Associate Vice President at Hitotsubashi University, and serves as Associate Professor and MBA Program Director at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (Hitotsubashi ICS).
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Ritsumeikan High School🎂 Born 1969📍 From Kyoto Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Asako Okai is a Japanese diplomat and UN official currently serving as the ambassador of Japan in Bahrain. She started…
Asako Okai is a Japanese diplomat and UN official currently serving as the ambassador of Japan in Bahrain. She started her career at the UN as assistant administrator at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and director for the UNDP Crisis Bureau, and became United Nations Assistant Secretary-General in 2018. During her time at the USDP, she was in charge of the UNDP’s corporate crisis-related work.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Tokyo Gakugei University Affiliated High School🎂 Born 1966📍 From Tokyo💼 Diplomat💼 Civil Servant
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Misako Yasui (安井 美沙子, Yasui Misako; born September 11, 1965) is a former legislator in the National Diet of Japan…
Misako Yasui (安井 美沙子, Yasui Misako; born September 11, 1965) is a former legislator in the National Diet of Japan, holding a seat in the House of Councillors of Japan from 2010 to 2016. She is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), serving as a representative of Aichi Prefecture.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin High School📅 Born September 11🎂 Born 1965📍 From Tokyo💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Consultant
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Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi; born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer.…
Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi; born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft and The Thacher School.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Akashi High School📅 Born March 11🎂 Born 1965📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Activist
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Yukinori Nemoto (根本幸典, Nemoto Yukinori; born 21 February 1965) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the…
Yukinori Nemoto (根本幸典, Nemoto Yukinori; born 21 February 1965) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. From 2003 to 2011, he was a city councillor of Toyohashi.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Jishukan High School📅 Born February 21🎂 Born 1965📍 From Sunagawa, Hokkaido💼 Politician・Legislator
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Yoshitake Kimata (木俣 佳丈, Kimata Yoshitake; born February 19, 1965) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic…
Yoshitake Kimata (木俣 佳丈, Kimata Yoshitake; born February 19, 1965) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He represented the Aichi at-large district. A native of Toyohashi, Aichi and a graduate of Hitotsubashi University and the George Washington University School of Public Policy and Public Administration, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996. In 1998 he ran for the House of Councillors and was elected for the first time.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Jishukan High School📅 Born February 19🎂 Born 1965📍 From Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Politician・Legislator
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Yoshimi Ogawa (小川善美, born 1966) is the current president of Index Holdings Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine a…
Yoshimi Ogawa (小川善美, born 1966) is the current president of Index Holdings Archived 2016-08-21 at the Wayback Machine a mobile content provider based in Tokyo.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Kunitachi High School🎂 Born 1965📍 From Tokyo💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住 渉, Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as Mariko Nakai (中井 真里子, Nakai…
Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住 渉, Yoshizumi Wataru) is a Japanese manga artist. She was born as Mariko Nakai (中井 真里子, Nakai Mariko) on June 18, 1963, in Tokyo, Japan. She graduated with a degree in economics from Hitotsubashi University. Yoshizumi started her career as a Japanese manga artist while working as an office lady. Her debut manga was a one-shot story called "Radical Romance" that was published in 1984, in the summer issue of Ribon Original. She is known as a social manga artist, and is a good friend of fellow manga artists Naoko Takeuchi, Ai Yazawa, Miho Obana, and Megumi Mizusawa. As of 2011, Yoshizumi has had works serialized in Ribon, Chorus, and Margaret.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Tsukuba University Affiliated High School📅 Born June 18🎂 Born 1963💼 Manga Artist
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Izumi Nakamitsu (中満 泉 Nakamitsu Izumi; born 1963) is a United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs…
Izumi Nakamitsu (中満 泉 Nakamitsu Izumi; born 1963) is a United Nations Under-Secretary-General of Disarmament Affairs from March 29, 2017, appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. She succeeded Kim Won-soo of the Republic of Korea. Prior to this, she served as the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator, and Crisis Response Unit leader of the United Nations Development Programme. Nakamitsu began her career with the United Nations in 2008, and during that time has held several high-level positions with the Organization. From 2016 to 2017, she was the Special Adviser Ad Interim on Follow-up to the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. Previous to this, she held the position of Director in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Nakamitsu is married to Magnus Lennartsson, a Swedish diplomat serving as Deputy Permanent Representative for the Swedish Mission to the United Nations in New York, and former Deputy chief of mission for the Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo. They have 2 daughters.
Noriko H. Arai (Japanese: 新井紀子, romanized: Arai Noriko, born 1962) is a Japanese researcher in mathematical logic and…
Noriko H. Arai (Japanese: 新井紀子, romanized: Arai Noriko, born 1962) is a Japanese researcher in mathematical logic and artificial intelligence, known for her work on a project to develop robots that can pass the entrance examinations for the University of Tokyo. She is a professor in the information and society research division of the National Institute of Informatics.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Kunitachi High School📅 Born October 22🎂 Born 1962📍 From Kodaira, Tokyo💼 Mathematician
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Ulrike Schaede (ウリケ・シェーデ) is Professor of Japanese Business at the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the…
Ulrike Schaede (ウリケ・シェーデ) is Professor of Japanese Business at the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the University of California, San Diego. She is a leading scholar of global business and Japan and conducts research on Japanese business organizations and business strategies, including management and employment practices, supply chains, and Japan’s ongoing business transformation. She has also published on Japan's industrial groups and political economy, antitrust, financial system and corporate governance, entrepreneurship and innovation She is the Founding Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT) and head of the International Management track at GPS. She has written nine books and over 50 articles on Japanese corporate strategy, business and management. Her current interest is the changing business models of large Japanese companies and their pursuit of a “Mainoumi” (or “aggregate niche) – a concept she developed in her 2020 book “The Business Reinvention of Japan." She is a fellow at the Mitsubishi Research Institute and an advisor to the Life Science Innovation Network Japan (LINK-J). She also serves as an advisory board member at the IGPI Group, Japan, and the National Bureau of Asian Research. Schaede is the founder and host of the Japan Zoominar Japan Forum Webinars, a regular webinar series that invites scholars, experts, and private and public sphere officials for discussions of current events in Japan and Asia. Her websites are on the School of Global Policy and Strategy and on www.ulrikeschaede.com. Schaede was awarded the OAG Prize for the best book written on Japan in 1990-1991 by the Ostasiatische Gesellschaft Tokyo in 1991. Her 2020 book, "The Business Reinvention of Japan," won the 2021 Masayoshi Ohira Award and has been translated into Japanese as "Saikō THE KAISHA" (2023). In 2024, she published "Shin Nihon no Keiei" (forthcoming in English as Japan Re-Emerges).
Kenji Kanasugi (金杉 憲治, Kanasugi Kenji; born September 11, 1959) is the current Japanese ambassador to China. He is…
Kenji Kanasugi (金杉 憲治, Kanasugi Kenji; born September 11, 1959) is the current Japanese ambassador to China. He is known for his extensive contributions to Japan's foreign relations in East Asia, particularly with China and the broader Asia–Pacific region. Joining Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, he has held numerous significant roles in Japanese government and foreign affairs throughout his career. Kanasugi's expertise spans both economic and regional diplomacy. Notable positions he has held include Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau and the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. His work involved managing key international relations, such as coordinating meetings between Japanese and Chinese leaders, including then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese president Xi Jinping. Additionally, Kanasugi served as a Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in charge of economic issues, emphasizing his focus on economic diplomacy. In 2020, Kanasugi became Japan's ambassador to Indonesia, where he worked on strengthening bilateral ties and addressing regional challenges. In October 2023, he was appointed Japan's ambassador to China. This marked a strategic move as he became the first ambassador in seven years outside the “China School” (a group of diplomats with specialized training in Chinese language and affairs). His appointment reflects Japan's intent to manage sensitive issues with China, such as maritime territorial disputes and economic tensions, through pragmatic and diplomatic approaches. Kanasugi's tenure as ambassador to China focuses on critical issues, including addressing Beijing's concerns about Japan's wastewater release from the Fukushima nuclear plant. He emphasizes the need for calm, science-based dialogue to resolve conflicts and stabilize Japan-China relations.
Koji Miyamoto is a Japanese professional wrestling historian and writer, best known for his work on Lou Thesz. He has…
Koji Miyamoto is a Japanese professional wrestling historian and writer, best known for his work on Lou Thesz. He has authored sixteen books.
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Hideroku Hara (原 秀六; born 1956) is a Japanese legal scholar and professor emeritus at Shiga University. He was granted…
Hideroku Hara (原 秀六; born 1956) is a Japanese legal scholar and professor emeritus at Shiga University. He was granted the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Law for his study of The Legal Theory on the Distribution of the Synergistic Effects caused by Mergers from Waseda University. His research covers Commercial law, Corporate Law and Securities.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School🎂 Born 1956💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Activist
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Saburo Tokura (戸倉 三郎, Tokura Saburo; born August 11, 1954) is a Japanese jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of…
Saburo Tokura (戸倉 三郎, Tokura Saburo; born August 11, 1954) is a Japanese jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Japan from 2022 to 2024, having previously served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Japan from 2017 to 2022.
Feng Zhenghu (born 1 July 1954) is a Chinese economist and scholar based in Shanghai. Citing Amnesty International, The…
Feng Zhenghu (born 1 July 1954) is a Chinese economist and scholar based in Shanghai. Citing Amnesty International, The Guardian said that Feng was "a prominent human rights defender" in mainland China. In 2001 he was sent to prison for three years ostensibly for "illegal business activity". He was released in 2004 and has since written critical pieces highlighting alleged malpractice by local governments and forced evictions. Outside mainland China, Feng is best known for having been refused re-entry into mainland China eight times in 2009, despite being a Chinese citizen. He protested and remained in the immigration hall of Narita International Airport for 92 days, attracted concern from Asian activists, and received worldwide media attention.
Harumi Takahashi (高橋 はるみ, Takahashi Harumi; born 6 January 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Harumi Takahashi (高橋 はるみ, Takahashi Harumi; born 6 January 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Toyama Chubu High School📅 Born January 6🎂 Born 1954📍 From Toyama(city), Toyama Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
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Shigeyuki Tomita (富田 茂之, Tomita Shigeyuki; born 1 October 1953) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of…
Shigeyuki Tomita (富田 茂之, Tomita Shigeyuki; born 1 October 1953) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1990.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Soka High School📅 Born October 1🎂 Born 1953📍 From Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Lawyer
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Masaaki Tsuya (津谷 正明, Tsuya Masaaki) is a Japanese businessman. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer…
Masaaki Tsuya (津谷 正明, Tsuya Masaaki) is a Japanese businessman. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Bridgestone from 2012 to 2020.
Fumio Hayashi (林 文夫, Hayashi Fumio; born 18 April 1952) is a Japanese economist. He is a professor at the National…
Fumio Hayashi (林 文夫, Hayashi Fumio; born 18 April 1952) is a Japanese economist. He is a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo. Hayashi received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tokyo and his PhD from Harvard University in 1980. He has taught at Northwestern University, the University of Tokyo, the University of Tsukuba, Osaka University, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Hitotsubashi University, and the University of Chicago. Hayashi is the author of a standard graduate-level textbook on econometrics (Hayashi 2000). He was a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1988. He was awarded the inaugural Nakahara Prize in 1995. He was elected as foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005 and the American Economic Association in 2020.
Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō; 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and…
Ichirō Komatsu (小松 一郎, Komatsu Ichirō; 8 March 1951 – 23 June 2014) was a Japanese diplomat, civil servant and politician.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Seiko Gakuin High School📅 Born March 8🎂 Born 1951📍 From Kanagawa Prefecture💼 Diplomat
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Heizō Takenaka (竹中 平蔵, Takenaka Heizō; born 3 March 1951) is a Japanese economist, and key figure in Junichiro…
Heizō Takenaka (竹中 平蔵, Takenaka Heizō; born 3 March 1951) is a Japanese economist, and key figure in Junichiro Koizumi's administration (2001–2006), played a significant role in Japan's structural reforms, including labor market deregulation. As Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy and later Financial Services, he advocated for policies aimed at increasing economic flexibility, such as amending the Worker Dispatching Act (also known as the Temporary Staffing Services Act). These changes, enacted in 2003 and 2004, expanded the use of temporary (dispatched) workers by relaxing restrictions. Takenaka's reforms indirectly facilitated the replacement of regular government employees with temporary staff in public sectors, such as education, administrative services, and local government offices. Takenaka's affiliation with Pasona Group, Japan's largest temporary staffing agency, has sparked allegations of embezzlement from government and private sectors, stemming from claims that he replaced permanent employees with Pasona's temporary workers. He joined Pasona as a special advisor in February 2007 (shortly after leaving government) and became chairman in August 2009, serving until 2022. Takenaka benefited from the expanded dispatch market post-deregulation, securing government and private contracts in areas like administrative support, COVID-19 measures, and the Tokyo Olympics—leading to personal profits. Takenaka serves on the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.
Takashi Hiraide (平出 隆, Hiraide Takashi; born 21 November 1950 in moji, now a part of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka) is a Japanese…
Takashi Hiraide (平出 隆, Hiraide Takashi; born 21 November 1950 in moji, now a part of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka) is a Japanese poet, critic, book designer, and professor. Hiraide's most celebrated work, published in English, is The Guest Cat (2014). The Guest Cat made the New York Times best-seller list in the same year it was published in English, 2014 and has reached international acclaim.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Kokura High School📅 Born November 21🎂 Born 1950📍 From Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Poet
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Takashi Hikino (曳野 孝, Hikino Takashi; 18 October 1950 – 15 March 2022 in Osaka, Japan) is specially appointed professor…
Takashi Hikino (曳野 孝, Hikino Takashi; 18 October 1950 – 15 March 2022 in Osaka, Japan) is specially appointed professor at the Graduate School of Management at Kyoto University after serving as associate professor of industrial and business organization at the Graduate School of Management at Kyoto University where he taught industrial organization, business economics, and corporate strategy, and comparative management since 1998. He attended Hitotsubashi University, where he studied at the Graduate School of Sociology(B.A(1973). and M.A.(1975)) His best known work is Big Business and the Wealth of Nations (edited by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Franco Amatori, and Hikino, ISBN 0-521-48123-6). He also teaches Japanese Business and Economic Development to American students at the Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies. Hikino is loved for his sense of humor and general sarcasm. In a 1998 article in World Policy Journal, "What can an activist government do?", Hikino and co-author Alice Amsden contended that East Asian governments would rebound from the ongoing currency crisis, and that in order to hasten that rebound they shouldn't take to heart the advice they were getting from the western industrialized powers, because "this is what got them into trouble in the first place." East Asian companies have developed a system that is more reliant on activist government than that of the "North Atlantic" economies, the article said.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University📅 Born October 18🎂 Born 1950📍 From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Christian Philippe Polak (born August 1950) is a French businessman and author who has published several books on…
Christian Philippe Polak (born August 1950) is a French businessman and author who has published several books on 19th-century Franco-Japanese relations; one Le Monde book review called him "the best specialist on this question".
Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己, Kimishima Tatsumi; born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese businessman who served as the 5th…
Tatsumi Kimishima (君島 達己, Kimishima Tatsumi; born April 21, 1950) is a Japanese businessman who served as the 5th president of Nintendo from September 2015 to June 2018. He was formerly the president of Nintendo of America from January 2002, succeeding Minoru Arakawa, until Reggie Fils-Aimé took his place in May 2006. In May 2006, he became CEO and chairman of the board of Nintendo of America, and retained this position until June 2018. He was promoted to managing director in June 2013 and was named the fifth president of the company in September 2015, succeeding Satoru Iwata, who died in July 2015. Kimishima stepped down as president in June 2018 and was succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa.
Takatoshi Ito (伊藤 隆敏, Itō Takatoshi; 6 October 1950 – 20 September 2025) was a Japanese economist. He was a professor…
Takatoshi Ito (伊藤 隆敏, Itō Takatoshi; 6 October 1950 – 20 September 2025) was a Japanese economist. He was a professor of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and a senior professor of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
Katsutoshi Kaneda (金田 勝年, Kaneda Katsutoshi) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 2016…
Katsutoshi Kaneda (金田 勝年, Kaneda Katsutoshi) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 2016 to 2017. He studied at and graduated from Hitotsubashi University.
Nozomu Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木望; 20 April 1949 – 7 June 2024) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japan Restoration…
Nozomu Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木望; 20 April 1949 – 7 June 2024) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japan Restoration Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2014. Suzuki died in Hamamatsu on 7 June 2024, at the age of 75.
Trần Văn Thọ (born in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese former economic advisor to the Japanese government…
Trần Văn Thọ (born in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese former economic advisor to the Japanese government, head of a major Japanese bank’s ODA assessment committee, and a professor of economics at the faculty of Social Sciences of Waseda University in Japan.
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Masatsugu Nagato (born 18 November 1948) is a Japanese businessman who was the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings…
Masatsugu Nagato (born 18 November 1948) is a Japanese businessman who was the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings from 2016 to 2020, having previously been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.
Yoshihiro Yasuda (安田 好弘, Yasuda Yoshihiro; born December 4, 1947) is a Japanese lawyer known for his anti–death penalty…
Yoshihiro Yasuda (安田 好弘, Yasuda Yoshihiro; born December 4, 1947) is a Japanese lawyer known for his anti–death penalty activism. With death penalty being a prominent method of punishment for violent criminals in Japan, Yasuda has defended many of these cases. At the time when Yasuda took on many of these cases, such cases were considered detrimental to a lawyer's career. He participated in many controversial trials because he believed that the suspects were tried unfairly as a result of mass media bashing.
Kenji Tokitsu (時津 賢児, Tokitsu Kenji; born 1 August 1947) is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial…
Kenji Tokitsu (時津 賢児, Tokitsu Kenji; born 1 August 1947) is a Japanese author and practitioner of Japanese martial arts. Tokitsu has also written a scholarly work about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto. He holds doctorates in sociology and in Japanese language and civilization.
Asahiko Mihara (三原 朝彦, Mihara Asahiko; born 23 May 1947) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Asahiko Mihara (三原 朝彦, Mihara Asahiko; born 23 May 1947) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Onga, Fukuoka, he attended Hitotsubashi University and Dag Hammarskjöld College in the United States, and received a master's degree from Carleton University in Canada. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986. He participated in the formation of the New Party Sakigake in 1993 but later returned to the LDP. He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ candidate Rintaro Ogata. Representative Mihara was re-elected in 2012 to the Fukuoka Prefectural 9th district. He is a member of the Party Ethics and Fundamental National Policies Committees as well as the Director of the Special Committee on Promotion of Science and Technology, and Innovation. In 2004, Mihara received political donations of ¥ 300,000 from organizations related to the Unification Church. Mihara is a member of the Diet groups of Nippon Kaigi, an openly revisionist lobby, and Shintō Seiji Renmei, a fundamentalist Shintō lobby.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Tochiku High School📅 Born May 23🎂 Born 1947📍 From Onga, Fukuoka💼 Politician・Legislator
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Hirotaka Takeuchi (竹内 弘高, Takeuchi Hirotaka) is a professor of management practice in the Strategy Unit at Harvard…
Hirotaka Takeuchi (竹内 弘高, Takeuchi Hirotaka) is a professor of management practice in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. He co-authored The New New Product Development Game which influenced the development of the Scrum framework.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Aoyama Gakuin High School📅 Born October 16🎂 Born 1946📍 From Tokyo💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Yukio Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本 行夫, Okamoto Yukio; 23 November 1945 – 24 April 2020) was a Japanese diplomat, diplomatic…
Yukio Okamoto (Japanese: 岡本 行夫, Okamoto Yukio; 23 November 1945 – 24 April 2020) was a Japanese diplomat, diplomatic analyst, and proponent of strong economic and political Japan–United States relations. Okamoto guided Japanese and American diplomatic relations throughout the 1980s, during an era when both countries simultaneously competed for economic influence on the global stage. He served as a diplomatic advisor and analyst for several Japanese prime ministers, including Ryutaro Hashimoto from 1996 to 1998 and Junichiro Koizumi from 2003 until 2004.