Sumihiko Hatsushima (初島 住彦, Hatsushima Sumihiko; September 1906 – January 22, 2008) was a Japanese botanist. In…
Sumihiko Hatsushima (初島 住彦, Hatsushima Sumihiko; September 1906 – January 22, 2008) was a Japanese botanist. In scholarly works using the Latin alphabet, his name is generally romanised as "Sumihiko Hatusima" following the "Kunrei" system. Hatsushima was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan in 1906. His tertiary studies and early lectureship was at Kyushu Imperial University, where he was awarded a doctorate in 1942. He accompanied Ryōzō Kanehira on a collecting expedition in New Guinea in 1940. Hatsushima returned to Austronesia in a collecting expedition to the Philippines in 1964. Hatsushima died in 2008.
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Gao Zongwu (Chinese: 高宗武; Wade–Giles: Kao Tsung-wu; 1905 – 1994) was a Chinese diplomat in the Republic of China during…
Gao Zongwu (Chinese: 高宗武; Wade–Giles: Kao Tsung-wu; 1905 – 1994) was a Chinese diplomat in the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was best known for his key role in Sino-Japanese negotiations from 1937 to 1940, during which he served as Chiang Kai-shek's and later Wang Jingwei's pointman with Japan. Disillusioned with the harsh terms Japan imposed on Wang’s collaborationist regime, Gao and fellow diplomat Tao Xisheng defected in January 1940 and leaked the main terms of Wang’s negotiations with Japan to the press.
Yukiharu Miki (三木 行治, Miki Yukiharu; 1 May 1903 – 21 September 1964) was a Japanese physician and politician. He served…
Yukiharu Miki (三木 行治, Miki Yukiharu; 1 May 1903 – 21 September 1964) was a Japanese physician and politician. He served as Governor for the Okayama Prefecture from 3 May 1951 until his death on 21 September 1964. During his period as governor, the prefecture went through considerable modernisation, becoming an important industrial district. Yukiharu Miki was awarded the 1964 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service.
Tenrei Ōta (Japanese: 太田 典礼 Ōta Tenrei), born Takeo Ōta (太田 武夫 Ōta Takeo; 1900–1985) was a Japanese…
Tenrei Ōta (Japanese: 太田 典礼 Ōta Tenrei), born Takeo Ōta (太田 武夫 Ōta Takeo; 1900–1985) was a Japanese obstetrician-gynaecologist and politician. He invented the Ōta ring, an early intrauterine device (IUD). Throughout his life, he was an outspoken advocate for contraception, abortion, and euthanasia. Some of his beliefs were rooted in eugenics, and during his time as a member of Japan's House of Representatives, he drafted and co-sponsored the Eugenic Protection Law.
Wataru Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 渡, Takahashi Wataru, 1900–1944) was a Japanese attorney and photographer.
Sannoju Mukai (1898 - 1963) was a Japanese biochemist, emeritus professor at faculty of technology, Kumamoto…
Sannoju Mukai (1898 - 1963) was a Japanese biochemist, emeritus professor at faculty of technology, Kumamoto University, and a professor of Keijo University. He is also father of Jun-Ichiro Mukai.
Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian…
Guo Moruo (November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang, was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official. A prominent Chinese writer in the May Fourth Movement and later in the Mao era, he was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution. The persecution led him to denounce his colleagues and his past work and demand that all of it be burned, an act for which he was labeled "shameless". He regained prominence in the 1970s and is generally well-regarded in modern China.
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from…
Hidesaburō Kurushima (久留島 秀三郎, Kurushima Hidesaburō; September 11, 1888 – September 22, 1970) was President (from 1954), then International Commissioner, and Chairman of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan. An engineer, he had a successful career in mining engineering. He was also an accomplished author, published several books on Indochina and Manchuria, and short stories in addition to scientific publications related to his work. He was the discoverer of Hakore hot springs.
Shimetarō Hara (原 志免太郎, Hara Shimetarō; 4 October 1882 – 18 June 1991) was a Japanese physician, famous for his…
Shimetarō Hara (原 志免太郎, Hara Shimetarō; 4 October 1882 – 18 June 1991) was a Japanese physician, famous for his research in moxibustion, and active as medical doctor until age 104. At the time of his death at age 108 years, 257 days, Hara had been the oldest Japanese man alive after 109-year-old Nisaburo Matsuyama's death on 3 April 1991, and was succeeded as Japan's oldest living man by Gihei Oka. He, and proponents of moxibustion, have attributed his longevity to his practice of moxibustion on acupuncture point ST36 upon himself.
Hakaru Hashimoto (橋本 策, Hashimoto Hakaru; May 5, 1881 – January 9, 1934) was a Japanese doctor and medical scientist of…
Hakaru Hashimoto (橋本 策, Hashimoto Hakaru; May 5, 1881 – January 9, 1934) was a Japanese doctor and medical scientist of the Meiji and Taishō periods. He is best known for publishing the first description of the disease that was later named Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Yusuke Yanagi (Kanji:栁 雄介, Yanagi Yusuke; born 1955) is a Japanese virologist currently at Kyushu University and an…
Yusuke Yanagi (Kanji:栁 雄介, Yanagi Yusuke; born 1955) is a Japanese virologist currently at Kyushu University and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Hirofumi Yoshimura (吉村 洋文, Yoshimura Hirofumi; born 17 June 1975) is a Japanese politician currently serving as the…
Hirofumi Yoshimura (吉村 洋文, Yoshimura Hirofumi; born 17 June 1975) is a Japanese politician currently serving as the Leader of Japan Innovation Party since December 2024 and the governor of Osaka Prefecture since 2019. He has been described as a conservative.
Kazuchika Iwata (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese politician who has been serving as a member of the House of…
Kazuchika Iwata (born 20 September 1973) is a Japanese politician who has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. He has also served as the State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and State Minister of Cabinet Office.
Yūsuke Nakayama (中山 裕介, Nakayama Yūsuke; born 12 March 1971), better known by his stage name Yūsuke Santamaria…
Yūsuke Nakayama (中山 裕介, Nakayama Yūsuke; born 12 March 1971), better known by his stage name Yūsuke Santamaria (ユースケ・サンタマリア), is a Japanese actor and singer.
Asad Majeed Khan is a Pakistani diplomat who served as Pakistan's Ambassador to United States from January 2019 to…
Asad Majeed Khan is a Pakistani diplomat who served as Pakistan's Ambassador to United States from January 2019 to 2022. He previously served as a Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and Pakistan's Ambassador to Japan (2017–19) and Pakistan's Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union. Ambassador Khan also served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas); Director General (Americas); Director General (West Asia); Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the United States; Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.; Additional Secretary (Foreign Affairs) at the President's Secretariat; Director General (United Nations); and Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations. Ambassador Khan holds a Doctorate in International Economic and Business Law (LL.D.) from Kyushu University, Japan and has been a resource person at a number of academic institutions. He is married and has two children.