Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan – 24 June 2008) was a…
Noriaki Tsuchimoto (土本典昭, Tsuchimoto Noriaki) (11 December 1928, in Gifu Prefecture, Japan – 24 June 2008) was a Japanese documentary film director known for his films on Minamata disease and examinations of the effects of modernization on Asia. Tsuchimoto and Shinsuke Ogawa have been called the "two figures [that] tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."
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Azabu High School: 66 people
Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎, Nakamatsu Yoshirō; born June 26, 1928), also known as Dr. NakaMats (ドクター中松, Dokutā…
Yoshiro Nakamatsu (中松 義郎, Nakamatsu Yoshirō; born June 26, 1928), also known as Dr. NakaMats (ドクター中松, Dokutā Nakamatsu), is a Japanese inventor. He regularly appears on Japanese talk shows demonstrating his inventions. Nakamatsu is known as a perennial candidate in Japanese politics, having contested elections regularly since the early 1990s.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born June 26🎂 Born 1928💼 Inventor💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Takeo Okuno (奥野 健男, Okuno Takeo; July 25, 1926–November 26, 1997), was a Japanese chemist and a leading literary critic…
Takeo Okuno (奥野 健男, Okuno Takeo; July 25, 1926–November 26, 1997), was a Japanese chemist and a leading literary critic of the postwar era. A close friend of philosopher Takaaki Yoshimoto and writer Yukio Mishima, he helped draw attention to a new generation of postwar Japanese authors and push the Japanese literary world to break free from hegemonic ideologies and pursue more individualistic forms of expression.
Junnosuke Yoshiyuki (吉行 淳之介, Yoshiyuki Junnosuke; April 13, 1924 – July 26, 1994) was a Japanese novelist and…
Junnosuke Yoshiyuki (吉行 淳之介, Yoshiyuki Junnosuke; April 13, 1924 – July 26, 1994) was a Japanese novelist and short-story writer, and a member of the so-called "Third Generation of Postwar Writers" (第3の新人).
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born April 13🎂 Born 1924📍 From Okayama, Okayama Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
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Akira Kume (久米 明, Kume Akira; February 8, 1924 – April 23, 2020) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. As of…
Akira Kume (久米 明, Kume Akira; February 8, 1924 – April 23, 2020) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. As of 2019, with his role as the narrator of the NHK show Tsurube's Salute to Families, he was the world's oldest active voice actor.
Kosaku Inaba (稲葉 興作, Inaba Kōsaku; January 16, 1924 – November 16, 2006) was a Singapore-born Japanese businessman…
Kosaku Inaba (稲葉 興作, Inaba Kōsaku; January 16, 1924 – November 16, 2006) was a Singapore-born Japanese businessman, former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1993–2001) and second president of Nippon Kaigi (1998–2001). He was a graduate of Azabu High School and Tokyo Institute of Technology. He joined the Ishikawajima Shibaura Turbine Co. in 1946. In 1962, the company merged with Ishikawajima-Shibaura Seiki Co. and Shibaura Sewing Machine Co. and changed its name to its current one. Inaba rose through the ranks as board director, managing director and senior vice president before becoming president of the company in 1983 and chairman in 1995. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun.
🎓 Tokyo Institute of Technology🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born January 16🎂 Born 1924💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Shigeru "Shiggy" Konno (金野 滋, Konno Shigeru; 7 July 1922 – 1 April 2007) was a noted figure in post-war rugby union in…
Shigeru "Shiggy" Konno (金野 滋, Konno Shigeru; 7 July 1922 – 1 April 2007) was a noted figure in post-war rugby union in Japan for over fifty years. He was a strong advocate of amateurism in the game.
Raizo Matsuno (松野 頼三, Matsuno Raizō; 12 February 1917 – 10 May 2006) was a Japanese politician. Born in Yamaga…
Raizo Matsuno (松野 頼三, Matsuno Raizō; 12 February 1917 – 10 May 2006) was a Japanese politician. Born in Yamaga, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1917, Matsuno served in the Imperial Japanese Navy as an officer at the end of World War II as he was attending Naval Accounting School. He successively held numerous offices in post-war Japan: Director-General for the Prime Minister's Office from 1958 to 1959 under Nobusuke Kishi Minister of Labor from 1959 to 1960 under Nobusuke Kishi Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 1965 to 1966 under Eisaku Satō Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1966 under Eisaku Satō He was Chairman of the Policy Affairs Research Council at Liberal Democratic Party, Chairman of the Executive Council.
Takeshi Usami (Japanese: 宇佐美毅, romanized: Usami Takeshi) (December 19, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was a Japanese official…
Takeshi Usami (Japanese: 宇佐美毅, romanized: Usami Takeshi) (December 19, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was a Japanese official who served as Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency (December 16, 1953 – May 26, 1978). He graduated from the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun.
🎓 Tokyo Gakugei University🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born December 9🎂 Born 1903📍 From Yamagata Prefecture💼 Bureaucrat
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Minoru Takano (高野実, Takano Minoru; January 27, 1901 – September 13, 1974) was a Japanese trade union leader. He served…
Minoru Takano (高野実, Takano Minoru; January 27, 1901 – September 13, 1974) was a Japanese trade union leader. He served as the first secretary-general of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (Sōhyō) from 1951 to 1955. A charismatic figure, Takano succeeded in instilling a wide-ranging social activism into Sōhyō's organizational culture.
Shinobu Ando (安藤 忍, Andō Shinobu; 1895 – December 8, 1970) was a Japanese professional baseball manager. He managed the…
Shinobu Ando (安藤 忍, Andō Shinobu; 1895 – December 8, 1970) was a Japanese professional baseball manager. He managed the Tokyu Flyers in the Japan Pacific League.
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Hitoshi Kihara (木原 均, Kihara Hitoshi; 21 October 1893 – 27 July 1986) was a Japanese geneticist known for his work on…
Hitoshi Kihara (木原 均, Kihara Hitoshi; 21 October 1893 – 27 July 1986) was a Japanese geneticist known for his work on the genetics of wheat and fruits.
🎓 Hokkaido University🏫 Azabu High School📅 Born October 21🎂 Born 1893📍 From Tokyo💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Date Junnosuke (伊達 順之助; DAH-tay; January 6, 1892 – September 9, 1948) (Chinese: 伊達順之助; pinyin: Yīdá Shùnzhīzhù), also…
Date Junnosuke (伊達 順之助; DAH-tay; January 6, 1892 – September 9, 1948) (Chinese: 伊達順之助; pinyin: Yīdá Shùnzhīzhù), also known by his adopted Chinese name Zhang Zongyuan (Chinese: 張宗援; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngyuán; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Tsung1-yüan2), was a Japanese mounted bandit and continental rōnin active in early 20th century China. He was a part of the Manchu-Mongol Independence Movement and the Shandong Autonomy Movement. He was a descendant of Date Masamune and a member of the Date clan.
Kiyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川潔, Hasegawa Kiyoshi; December 9, 1891 – December 13, 1980) was a Japanese artist and engraver who…
Kiyoshi Hasegawa (長谷川潔, Hasegawa Kiyoshi; December 9, 1891 – December 13, 1980) was a Japanese artist and engraver who spent most of his life in France and whose work is featured at the Yokohama Museum of Art.
Kazuo Hirotsu (広津 和郎, Hirotsu Kazuo; 5 December 1891 – 21 September 1968) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic and…
Kazuo Hirotsu (広津 和郎, Hirotsu Kazuo; 5 December 1891 – 21 September 1968) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic and translator active in the Shōwa period.
Kiyotaka Hisauti (久内 清孝, Hisauchi Kiyotaka; 1884–1981) was a Japanese botanist noted for identifying at least 19…
Kiyotaka Hisauti (久内 清孝, Hisauchi Kiyotaka; 1884–1981) was a Japanese botanist noted for identifying at least 19 species of flowering plants in Japan. He was a senior member of the editorial board of the Journal of Japanese Botany. The standard author abbreviation Hisauti is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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