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Keiko Itoh is a Japanese writer and historian in the United Kingdom.
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist…
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. A co-founder of the anime studio Madhouse, he is best known as the director of Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Takao Kisugi (来生 たかお, Kisugi Takao), born November 16, 1950, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In…
Takao Kisugi (来生 たかお, Kisugi Takao), born November 16, 1950, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. In 1974, he debuted as a songwriter and in 1976 made his solo debut as a singer. He often collaborates on songs with his sister, Etsuko Kisugi, who is a lyricist. In 1982, on the third Japan Composition Award, he received the "Best Composer" music award for the song Second Love. In his career, spanning over 45 years, he composed over 400 songs.
Hachiya Toshiyuki (蜂矢敏行) (16 November 1950 – 27 January 2001) was a sumo wrestler from Motosu, Gifu, Japan. He made his…
Hachiya Toshiyuki (蜂矢敏行) (16 November 1950 – 27 January 2001) was a sumo wrestler from Motosu, Gifu, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1968. He holds the record jointly with Oshio for the most tournaments fought in the juryo division, at 55. He spent four tournaments in the top makuuchi division, peaking at maegashira 6 in November 1984. At around 108 kg (238 lb) he was one of the lightest sekitori. He retired in 1987 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Onogawa until his death in 2001.
Michiro Endo (Japanese: 遠藤 ミチロウ, Hepburn: Endō Michirō; November 15, 1950 – April 25, 2019) was a Japanese musician…
Michiro Endo (Japanese: 遠藤 ミチロウ, Hepburn: Endō Michirō; November 15, 1950 – April 25, 2019) was a Japanese musician, author and socialist activist. He was best known as frontman of the influential punk rock band The Stalin. He gained notoriety for his stage antics, having once thrown a severed pig's head into the audience.
Kaoru Yumi (由美 かおる, Yumi Kaoru; born November 12, 1950) is a Japanese actress.
Tetsurō Kashibuchi (かしぶち 哲郎, Kashibuchi Tetsurō; November 9, 1950 – December 17, 2013) was a Japanese musician…
Tetsurō Kashibuchi (かしぶち 哲郎, Kashibuchi Tetsurō; November 9, 1950 – December 17, 2013) was a Japanese musician, composer, and record producer.
Yasuhisa Shiozaki (塩崎 恭久, Shiozaki Yasuhisa; born 7 November 1950) is a Japanese politician who served as Chief Cabinet…
Yasuhisa Shiozaki (塩崎 恭久, Shiozaki Yasuhisa; born 7 November 1950) is a Japanese politician who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe until August 2007.
Sega Corporation is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It…
Sega Corporation is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several multi-million-selling game franchises for arcades and consoles including Sonic the Hedgehog, Angry Birds, Football Manager, Phantasy Star, Puyo Puyo, Super Monkey Ball, Bayonetta, Total War, Virtua Fighter, Megami Tensei, Sakura Wars, Persona, and Yakuza. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed its own consoles. Sega was founded by Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart as Nihon Goraku Bussan on June 3, 1960. Shortly after, it acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. In 1965, it became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-operated game, Periscope, in 1966. Sega was sold to Gulf and Western Industries in 1969. Following a downturn in the arcade business in the early 1980s, Sega began to develop video game consoles, starting with the SG-1000 and Master System, but struggled against competitors such as the Nintendo Entertainment System. In 1984, Sega executives David Rosen and Hayao Nakayama led a management buyout, with backing from CSK Corporation. In 1988, Sega released the Mega Drive (the "Genesis" in North America). The Mega Drive struggled against competition in Japan, but the Genesis found success overseas after the release of Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 and briefly outsold its main competitor, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, in the US. In 2001, after several commercial failures such as the 32X, Saturn, and Dreamcast, Sega stopped manufacturing consoles to become a third-party developer and publisher, and was acquired by Sammy Corporation in 2004. Sega Holdings Co., Ltd. was established in 2015; Sega Corporation was renamed to Sega Games Co., Ltd., and its arcade division was split into Sega Interactive. In 2020, Sega Games and Sega Interactive merged to become Sega Corporation. Sega's international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California, and London. Its development studios include its internal research and development divisions (which utilize the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and Sonic Team brands for several core franchise entries), Sega Sapporo Studio which mainly provides support for the Tokyo-based development teams as well as handling partial game development, and Atlus (including its R&D divisions) and five development studios in the UK and Europe: Creative Assembly, Sports Interactive, Sega Hardlight, Two Point Studios, and Rovio Entertainment (including Ruby Games). Sega is one of the world's most prolific arcade game producers and its mascot, Sonic, is internationally recognized. Sega is recognized for its video game consoles, creativity and innovations. In more recent years, it has been criticized for its business decisions and the quality of its creative output. Being the entertainment contents division of Sega Sammy Holdings, forming one half of the Sega Sammy Group, Sega also owns a toy and amusement machine company, Sega Fave, which comprises its arcade development and manufacturing divisions and two animation studios: TMS Entertainment, which animates, produces, and distributes anime, and Marza Animation Planet, which specializes in CG animation.
Yoshio Hoshino (星野 好男, Hoshino Yoshio; born 2 November 1950) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's…
Yoshio Hoshino (星野 好男, Hoshino Yoshio; born 2 November 1950) is a Japanese ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1972 Winter Olympics, the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Toshihiro Mori (Mori Toshihiro) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world…
Toshihiro Mori (Mori Toshihiro) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on two occasions. He is currently an instructor shihan of the Japan Karate Association.
Yoshihiro Kawakami (川上 義博, Kawakami Yoshihiro; born October 26, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party…
Yoshihiro Kawakami (川上 義博, Kawakami Yoshihiro; born October 26, 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tōhaku District, Tottori and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2003 after serving in the assembly of Tottori Prefecture for two terms. He lost his seat in 2005 but was re-elected in 2007.
Kozo Arai (荒井 公三, Arai Kōzō; born October 24, 1950) is a former Japanese footballer. He played for Japan national team.
Makoto Kamada (鎌田 誠, Kamada Makoto; born 21 October 1950) is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer…
Makoto Kamada (鎌田 誠, Kamada Makoto; born 21 October 1950) is a Japanese former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Satomi Koike (小池 里美, Koike Satomi; born 19 October 1950) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the…
Satomi Koike (小池 里美, Koike Satomi; born 19 October 1950) is a Japanese speed skater. She competed in two events at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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.
Shiro Nakamura (中村 史郎, Nakamura Shirō; born 17 October 1950) is a former Japanese car designer and company executive.…
Shiro Nakamura (中村 史郎, Nakamura Shirō; born 17 October 1950) is a former Japanese car designer and company executive. Nakamura served as Senior Vice President of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. From 2006, Nakamura had been Nissan's Chief Creative Officer. He was Chief Creative Officer of Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun. Nakamura retired in 2017. Known as a hands-on creative, he goes by the nickname "Fingers".
Yasunori Oshima (大島 康徳, Ōshima Yasunori; October 16, 1950 – June 30, 2021) was a Japanese professional baseball…
Yasunori Oshima (大島 康徳, Ōshima Yasunori; October 16, 1950 – June 30, 2021) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder, first baseman and third baseman, and coach in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Chunichi Dragons and Nippon Ham Fighters from 1971 to 1994. He went on to manage the Fighters from 2000 to 2002, and served as the hitting coach for the Japan national baseball team during the 2006 World Baseball Classic.
Tetsuro Matsuzawa (松沢 哲郎, Matsuzawa Tetsurō; born October 15, 1950) is a primatologist who was a past director of the…
Tetsuro Matsuzawa (松沢 哲郎, Matsuzawa Tetsurō; born October 15, 1950) is a primatologist who was a past director of the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. He graduated from Kyoto University with a B.A. degree in 1974, a Psy.M. degree in 1976 and a Ph.D. degree in Science in 1989. Matsuzawa is known for his research on chimpanzee intelligence both in the laboratory and in the wild. His laboratory work consists of the "Ai project", which focuses on the language-like skills, number-concepts, and memory ability of a female chimpanzee named Ai. Started in 1978, it is one of the longest running laboratory research projects on chimpanzee intelligence. Matsuzawa has been a part of the project since the beginning. Matsuzawa has also studied tool use in the wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea, West Africa since 1986. The bossou chimpanzee community consists of about 12 individuals and has been studied by Japanese researchers for three decades. Bossou chimps are well known to use a pair of stones as hammer and anvil to crack open oil-palm nuts. Long-term research on wild chimpanzee tool use revealed interesting topics like handedness of use of a hammer, critical period of learning nut-cracking at around 3 to 5 year old, "education by master-apprenticeship" and observational learning, possession of stones, deception, new tool use like algae-scooping, use of leaves for cushions, cultural variation in adjacent communities, etc. Matsuzawa's approach to research is to synthesize the field work and the laboratory work in order to understand the nature of chimpanzees, our evolutionary neighbors. Matsuzawa is well known for his research on chimpanzee memory, which suggests that chimpanzees outperform humans on some simple memory tasks. He has argued that this is evidence of a memorial capacity in young chimpanzees that is superior to that seen in adult humans. However, the accuracy of these findings has been disputed. A. Silberberg and D. Kearns have argued that the performance difference between human and chimpanzee trials can be explained by training effects on the tested chimpanzees. They did reach Ayumu's performance level after thousands of trials, as did humans in a subsequent study with training more closely matching that of the chimpanzees, but only for 5 numbers whereas Ayumu effortlessly does it for 9. In 2020, Kyoto University announced that Matsuzawa was involved in misappropriating the funding of Primate Research Institute.
Shigekatsu Katsuta (勝田 薫且, Katsuta Shigekatsu; born October 12, 1950), known professionally as Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史…
Shigekatsu Katsuta (勝田 薫且, Katsuta Shigekatsu; born October 12, 1950), known professionally as Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, Kaga Takeshi), is a Japanese actor who is best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV.
Yasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒, Uehara Yasutsune; born October 12, 1949 in Okinawa, Japan) is a former professional boxer and…
Yasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒, Uehara Yasutsune; born October 12, 1949 in Okinawa, Japan) is a former professional boxer and former WBA and lineal super featherweight champion. He is one of the few Japanese boxers to have won the world title fighting outside Japan.
Masanori Konishi (小西 正紀, Konishi Masanori) (born October 9, 1950), better known as Yoshiyuki Konishi (小西 良幸, Konishi…
Masanori Konishi (小西 正紀, Konishi Masanori) (born October 9, 1950), better known as Yoshiyuki Konishi (小西 良幸, Konishi Yoshiyuki) is a Japanese fashion designer who is represented by the talent agency Someday. He is nicknamed Don Konishi (ドン 小西). He was divorced and is now single.
Hideaki Katō (Japanese: 加藤秀明, Hepburn: Katō Hideaki; born October 9, 1950), known professionally as Reichi Nakaido…
Hideaki Katō (Japanese: 加藤秀明, Hepburn: Katō Hideaki; born October 9, 1950), known professionally as Reichi Nakaido (仲井戸麗市, Nakaido Reichi) and nicknamed Chabo, is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as one of the guitarists and vocalists of the rock band RC Succession. Nakaido was voted the third greatest Japanese guitarist in a 2019 poll held by goo.
Eiko Hirashima (平島栄子, Hirashima Eiko; born 7 October 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer…
Eiko Hirashima (平島栄子, Hirashima Eiko; born 7 October 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi…
Mari Henmi (辺見 マリ, Henmi Mari; born October 5, 1950) is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi, Kanagawa and raised in Kyōto.
Sumio Endo (遠藤 純男, Endō Sumio; born 3 October 1950) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. Endo is…
Sumio Endo (遠藤 純男, Endō Sumio; born 3 October 1950) is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. Endo is from Kōriyama, Fukushima. After graduation from Nihon University, He belonged to Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Endo received a bronze medal in the heavyweight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He is world champion from 1975 and from 1979. As of 2008, Endo coaches judo at North Asia University in Akita, Japan. He is also one of the 'Frontier Ambassadors' of his hometown Koriyama City.
Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, Nisaka Yoshinobu; born 2 October 1950 in Wakayama City) is a former governor of Wakayama…
Yoshinobu Nisaka (仁坂 吉伸, Nisaka Yoshinobu; born 2 October 1950 in Wakayama City) is a former governor of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. He was first elected in 2006 and served for four terms until 2022.
Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, Onaga Takeshi) (2 October 1950 – 8 August 2018) was a Japanese politician and the seventh…
Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, Onaga Takeshi) (2 October 1950 – 8 August 2018) was a Japanese politician and the seventh Governor of Okinawa Prefecture from 2014 to 2018. Onaga served as a member of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly from 1992 to 1996 and four terms as mayor of Naha, the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, from 2000 to 2014 before being elected governor as an independent. Onaga's governorship was characterized by his opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa. Onaga died in office aged 67 from illness in August 2018 and was succeeded by Okinawa 3rd district representative Denny Tamaki.
Hideo Aoki is a Japanese theoretical physicist. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and…
Hideo Aoki is a Japanese theoretical physicist. He is an emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and works in the field of condensed-matter physics and cold-atom physics.
Shinji Kazama (born 26 September 1950) is a Japanese motorcyclist who rode to the North and South Poles on motorcycles.…
Shinji Kazama (born 26 September 1950) is a Japanese motorcyclist who rode to the North and South Poles on motorcycles. He is shown in the documentary television series Pole to Pole (1992), presented by Michael Palin, when he and Palin happened to be on the same flight to Patriot Hills Base Camp. As of 2010, Kazama was the only person to have reached both poles on a motorcycle. He reached the North Pole on 21 April 1987, and the South Pole on 3 January 1992. Kazama's trip to the South Pole set an overland speed record for the journey (24 days) which stood until 2005. He also set records for elevations reached on Mount Everest (5,880 metres (19,290 ft) in 1985, 6,005 metres (19,701 ft) in 1986), Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Fuji by motorcycle. In 1982, Kazama became the first Japanese national to finish the Dakar Rally. He won the Dakar Rally in the 500cc class in 1984. In 1987 he won the Rallye des Pharaons in the 250cc class. In 2004, while again participating in the Dakar Rally, Kazama was struck by a big rig, mangling his left leg. He was flown to a hospital in Paris, where the leg was saved, but Kazama was left reliant on a cane to walk. In 2007, Kazama was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations World Health Organization "Bone and Joint Decade" (2000-2010). In the same year, Kazama undertook The Trans Eurasian Continent Tour, covering 11,250 miles (18,110 km) (from Vladivostok to Cabo da Roca, Portugal) in 52 days. In 2008 and 2009, Kazama drove a Subaru Forester from Alexandria, Egypt, to Cape Town, South Africa, to promote the Bone and Joint Decade. In 2009, he traversed Australia. From May to September 2010, Kazama and three other physically disabled riders journeyed from the South Pole to the North Pole using motorcycles, bicycles, dog sleds and boats, starting off from the southern tip of Chile and finishing in Lund, Sweden.
Kin'ichi Kusumi (久須美欽一, Kusumi Kin'ichi) (born September 23, 1950) is a Japanese actor who has also used the stage name…
Kin'ichi Kusumi (久須美欽一, Kusumi Kin'ichi) (born September 23, 1950) is a Japanese actor who has also used the stage name Mamoru Kusumi (久須美護, Kusumi Mamoru). He has appeared in tokusatsu kaiju productions (monster movies) and in pink films.
Mitsuru Sugaya (すがやみつる, Sugaya Mitsuru; originally 菅谷 充, born September 20, 1950) is a Japanese manga artist, novelist…
Mitsuru Sugaya (すがやみつる, Sugaya Mitsuru; originally 菅谷 充, born September 20, 1950) is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, an author of instructional comics, and a racing writer. Sugaya wrote and illustrated Game Center Arashi, a manga series based on video games. He also drew a manga tied to the Japanese Spider-Man television series from the 1970s and also drew the manga adaptations of all Kamen Rider series from Ichigo to Stronger.
Eriko Yamatani (山谷 えり子, Yamatani Eriko; born September 19, 1950) is a Japanese politician. Her name in official…
Eriko Yamatani (山谷 えり子, Yamatani Eriko; born September 19, 1950) is a Japanese politician. Her name in official documents is Eriko Ogawa (小川恵里子, Ogawa Eriko).
Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美; born 14 September 1950) is a former racing driver from Japan. Kuwashima was initially supposed…
Masami Kuwashima (桑島 正美; born 14 September 1950) is a former racing driver from Japan. Kuwashima was initially supposed to drive a Brabham BT44 in the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix with the RAM team, but the car was unavailable after it had been impounded at the German Grand Prix in August. Kuwashima subsequently found a seat for the race with the then-struggling Wolf–Williams Racing team, driving a Wolf–Williams FW05. Kuwashima took part in the first two qualifying sessions for the race, and posted a time of 1:17.90 in the first session on the Friday morning, which was 23rd fastest of the 26 entrants, ahead of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Tony Trimmer and Harald Ertl. In the afternoon session, he was unable to improve, posting a time of 1:19.27. Trimmer and Masahiro Hasemi did not participate in this second session, so Kuwashima placed 24th, the slowest runner in the session. Stuck and Ertl improved their times, so overall, Kuwashima was lying 25th of the 26 entrants at the end of Friday's running, ahead only of Trimmer. This caused Kuwashima's sponsors to withdraw their financing of the Williams deal, and Frank Williams promptly replaced him with Austrian Hans Binder for the third qualifying session and the race itself. Binder had previously driven for Ensign at the Austrian Grand Prix that year. In the third qualifying session, Binder posted a time of 1:17.36, just over half a second faster than Kuwashima, but still placed 25th overall. With only 24 entrants due to start the race, Williams had to ask permission from the other teams for Binder to take part, which he received, although the car retired from the race on lap 49 with a wheel bearing failure. Kuwashima was not to have another chance in Formula One, and he returned to the Japanese Formula 2000 and Formula Two series where he spent the rest of his career. Continuing to struggle for sponsorship, he ended his single-seater career in 1979. He later worked as a team director in the Japanese GT Championship in the early 2000s, and worked as a stunt driver for films and television.
Kyōko Ariyoshi (有吉 京子, Ariyoshi Kyōko; born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is well known for…
Kyōko Ariyoshi (有吉 京子, Ariyoshi Kyōko; born September 14, 1950) is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She is well known for her works of ballet manga stories. Ariyoshi's representative work is Swan (21 volumes, Part 1, 1977–1980, and Part 2, 1980–1981), which depicted the heroine Masumi's growing up to the world-famous ballerina and got the great hit, won the high reputation among readers. Ariyoshi's other representative works are Swan -The Prayer of Swan- (1982–1983) and Applause which also depicted growing up of the young ballerinas with talent and potential.
Yurio Akitomi (born 13 September 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Eijun Kiyokumo (清雲 栄純, Kiyokumo Eijun; born September 11, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…
Eijun Kiyokumo (清雲 栄純, Kiyokumo Eijun; born September 11, 1950) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Naoki Tatsuta (龍田 直樹, Tatsuta Naoki; born September 8, 1950) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production.…
Naoki Tatsuta (龍田 直樹, Tatsuta Naoki; born September 8, 1950) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is known for the roles of Buta Gorilla in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, Daima Jin in High School! Kimengumi, Oolong in Dragon Ball, Dr. Escargon in Kirby of the Stars, Ashibe's Father in Shōnen Ashibe, Capone "Gang" Bege in One Piece, and Scoop-kun in Shūkan Kodomo News. His former stage name was Naoki Tatsuta (竜田 直樹, Tatsuta Naoki) and he is married to Japanese actress Sanae Takagi.
Kazue Hanyu (羽生 和永, Hanyū Kazue; born 8 September 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics…
Kazue Hanyu (羽生 和永, Hanyū Kazue; born 8 September 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Saburo Komoto (河本 三郎, Kōmoto Saburō; 7 September 1950 – 21 August 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Saburo Komoto (河本 三郎, Kōmoto Saburō; 7 September 1950 – 21 August 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Nobue Yamazaki (山崎 信恵, Yamazaki Nobue; born 4 September 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed in six events at the…
Nobue Yamazaki (山崎 信恵, Yamazaki Nobue; born 4 September 1950) is a Japanese gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Yaeko Yamazaki (山崎 八重子, Yamazaki Yaeko; born September 2, 1950) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…
Yaeko Yamazaki (山崎 八重子, Yamazaki Yaeko; born September 2, 1950) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. She was born in Ōmuta. In 1972 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played two matches.
Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and…
Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach, who coached the Japan national rugby union team between 1989 and 1991. As a player, he was capped three times by Japan as a scrum-half, and he also advised the Japan Rugby Football Union. He also held important posts as a banker. Shukuzawa died of a heart attack on the way back from a mountain climbing expedition in Gunma prefecture. More than four thousand people, including Seiji Hirao and Katsuyuki Kiyomiya attended the overnight wake on June 22, 2006, at Honganji temple in Tsukiji, Tokyo.
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née…
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née Hashimoto (橋本明代, Hashimoto Akiyo), was a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" was adopted from her hometown Yatsushiro.
Shoji Yuki (結城 昭二, Yūki Shōji; born 27 August 1950) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's…
Shoji Yuki (結城 昭二, Yūki Shōji; born 27 August 1950) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらし ゆみこ, Igarashi Yumiko; born 26 August 1950 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. She…
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらし ゆみこ, Igarashi Yumiko; born 26 August 1950 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for illustrating the manga series Candy Candy.
Hiroshi Naito (内藤 廣, Naitō Hiroshi; born August 26, 1950) is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style…
Hiroshi Naito (内藤 廣, Naitō Hiroshi; born August 26, 1950) is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of Tama Art University
Kichitaro Negishi (根岸吉太郎, Negishi Kichitarō) is a Japanese film director. Although his films are admired by critics in…
Kichitaro Negishi (根岸吉太郎, Negishi Kichitarō) is a Japanese film director. Although his films are admired by critics in Japan for their intelligence, Negishi has received little international recognition for his work. He has not been credited with a distinctive style but he has been called a subtle director who often elicits strong performances from his actors. He won the award for Best Director at the 3rd Yokohama Film Festival for Enrai and Crazy Fruit.
Nobuyuki Koga (古賀 信行, Koga Nobuyuki; born August 22, 1950) is a Japanese businessman and lobbyist, as well as the…
Nobuyuki Koga (古賀 信行, Koga Nobuyuki; born August 22, 1950) is a Japanese businessman and lobbyist, as well as the chairman of the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
Kunio Shiota (塩田 邦郎, Shiota Kunio; born August 19, 1950) is a Japanese life scientist specializing in biochemistry and…
Kunio Shiota (塩田 邦郎, Shiota Kunio; born August 19, 1950) is a Japanese life scientist specializing in biochemistry and epigenetics. He is a Professor Emeritus at University of Tokyo and a former Guest Senior Researcher at Waseda University.