Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS…
Masahiro Usui (碓井 将大, Usui Masahiro; born December 3, 1991) is a Japanese actor and member of the acting troupe D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment.
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Shinichi Ishizuka (Japanese: 石塚真一, Hepburn: Ishizuka Shin'ichi; born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his…
Shinichi Ishizuka (Japanese: 石塚真一, Hepburn: Ishizuka Shin'ichi; born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 2001 and began his first series, Gaku: Minna no Yama, a manga about mountain climbing, in Big Comic Original in 2003, where it was serialized until 2012. He also created Blue Giant, a manga about jazz, and its sequels, which have been serialized in Big Comic since 2013. Ishizuka studied at universities in the United States, where he was introduced to mountain climbing and given an increased exposure to jazz. After returning to Japan and being laid off, he began working towards becoming a manga artist and published the one-shot The First Step in 2001. His works Gaku: Minna no Yama and Blue Giant have both received film adaptations and awards, including the Manga Taishō, Shogakukan Manga Award, and a grand prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival.
Masayuki Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 正之, Suzuki Masayuki; 26 December 1958 – 7 September 2026), better known by the stage name…
Masayuki Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 正之, Suzuki Masayuki; 26 December 1958 – 7 September 2026), better known by the stage name Great Gidayū (グレート義太夫, Gurēto Gidayū), was a Japanese comedian and actor. He notably played Biker in the 1999 film Kikujiro. Gidayū died on 7 September 2026, at the age of 67.
Atsushi Oshima (大島 敦, Ōshima Atsushi; born 21 December 1956) is a Japanese politician in the House of Representatives…
Atsushi Oshima (大島 敦, Ōshima Atsushi; born 21 December 1956) is a Japanese politician in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kitamoto, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2000.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Keika High School📅 Born December 21🎂 Born 1956📍 From Kitamoto, Saitama💼 Politician・Legislator
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Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹; pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]; 8 October 1930 – 20 February 1996) was a Japanese composer of…
Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹; pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]; 8 October 1930 – 20 February 1996) was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. In his early years, Takemitsu was also a founding member of the Jikken Kōbō (実験工房, experimental workshop) in Japan, a group of avant-garde artists who distanced themselves from academia and whose collaborative work is often regarded among the most influential of the 20th century. His 1957 Requiem for string orchestra attracted international attention, led to several commissions from across the world and established his reputation as the leading 20th-century Japanese composer. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honours and founded the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award.
🎓 Tokyo Music School🏫 Keika High School📅 Born October 8🎂 Born 1930📍 From Bunkyō, Tokyo💼 Composer💼 Producer
Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆, Sugimura Takashi; April 20, 1926 – September 6, 2020) was a Japanese biochemist, famous for…
Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆, Sugimura Takashi; April 20, 1926 – September 6, 2020) was a Japanese biochemist, famous for research on chemical carcinogens. He received the Japan Prize for the contribution to establishment of fundamental concept on causes of cancer. He was elected as President of the Japan Academy on October 15, 2013, serving till 2016 and was followed by Hiroshi Shiono.
Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄, Kaneko Nobuo; 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yatsuko…
Nobuo Kaneko (金子信雄, Kaneko Nobuo; 27 March 1923 – 20 January 1995) was a Japanese actor. His wife was actress Yatsuko Tanami. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1946 and 1993.
Takeo Fujisawa (藤沢 武夫, Fujisawa Takeo; November 10, 1910 – December 30, 1988) was a Japanese businessman who co-founded…
Takeo Fujisawa (藤沢 武夫, Fujisawa Takeo; November 10, 1910 – December 30, 1988) was a Japanese businessman who co-founded Honda Motor Co., Ltd. alongside Soichiro Honda. Fujisawa oversaw the financial side of the company while Honda handled the engineering and product development. Together, they took the company from a small manufacturer of bicycle engines to a worldwide car manufacturer.
Yozo Hamaguchi (April 5, 1909 - December 25, 2000) was a Japanese copper printmaker who specialized in mezzotint and…
Yozo Hamaguchi (April 5, 1909 - December 25, 2000) was a Japanese copper printmaker who specialized in mezzotint and was responsible for its resurgence as a printmaking medium in the mid-20th century. Hamaguchi's prints are distinguished for their careful attention to detail of boldly hued animals and objects contrasted against a velvety black background. The corpus of Hamaguchi's prints are focused on the still life genre. Once considered a major printmaking medium in Europe throughout the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries, the influence and technological ingenuity of photography signaled the end of mezzotint printmaking as a modern reproducible form. However, Hamaguchi valued its emphasis on tonality and texture as expressed in a work's lighting and tactile qualities. By working in a European-born printing technique, Hamaguchi received praise from the European, American, and Japanese art centers for his distinct mezzotint printing methods and re-popularization of the long-ignored medium. His works attained global exposure after Hamaguchi participated in the prestigious São Paulo Biennale in Brazil (1957) and was included in the Japanese Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in Italy (1960). Hamaguchi's legacy is preserved in the Musee Hamaguchi Yozo that possesses much of his prints and it frequently organizes exhibitions centered on his printmaking, alongside works by his wife Keiko Minami and contemporary practitioners of mezzotint printmaking.
Motonari Iguchi 井口 基成 (Iguchi Motonari) (17 May 1908, in Tokyo – 29 September 1983, in Tokyo) was a Japanese pianist…
Motonari Iguchi 井口 基成 (Iguchi Motonari) (17 May 1908, in Tokyo – 29 September 1983, in Tokyo) was a Japanese pianist and educator.
Takashi Inukai (犬養 孝, Inukai Takashi; April 1, 1907 – October 3, 1998) was professor emeritus at Osaka University and…
Takashi Inukai (犬養 孝, Inukai Takashi; April 1, 1907 – October 3, 1998) was professor emeritus at Osaka University and Kōnan Women's University, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature and especially the Man'yōshū poetry. He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese literature from the University of Tokyo in 1932, as well as its Ph.D. in 1962. He received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon from the Japanese Government in 1978. He was qualified as a Person of Cultural Merit in 1987. Upon his death, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, was posthumously conferred on him. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo, Inukai Takashi taught at Taipei High School, where he served as the homeroom teacher for students such as Koo Kuan-min(辜寬敏) and Takeuchi Akihiro(竹內昭太郎). During his time at Taipei High School (officially known as Taiwan Governor-General's Taipei Senior High School(臺灣總督府臺北高等學校)), Inukai captivated many students with his unique "Inukai melody" while reciting the *Man'yōshū* (萬葉集). Students like Huang Bo-chao(黃伯超, Koo Kuan-min(辜寬敏), and Wu Jiantang(吳建堂) (pen name: 孤蓬萬里) were so enchanted by it that they continued to recite *Man'yōshū* (萬葉集) using the "Inukai melody" (犬養節) even into their old age (around 2023). In addition, he mentored future luminaries such as Dr. Wu Jiantang(吳建堂) (pen name: 孤蓬萬里), who later became a renowned physician. In 1996, Dr. Wu received the prestigious Kikuchi Kan Prize in Japan for his book *Taiwan Man'yōshū*. When he was a professor of Osaka University, he walked around with his students the places where each verse of the Man'yōshū was composed, in order to help them understand the essences of the Man'yōshū more deeply. His idea impressed the students very much, and they went for more than 250 trips all over the country for almost 50 years, until he died in 1998. The total number of participants of those Osaka University Man'yo trips reached more than 40,000. In addition to teaching his students, he helped the people be more familiar with the Man'yōshū. Countless of people was attracted by the Man'yōshū thanks to his activities. He gave a lecture on Man'yōshū to Emperor Shōwa on the top of a hill in Asuka, Nara, on December 4, 1979. Inukai Man'yō Memorial Hall in Asuka, Nara Prefecture is dedicated to Inukai.
Noboru Niida (仁井田陞, Niida Noboru; January 1, 1904 - June 22, 1966) was a Japanese academic, historian of Chinese legal…
Noboru Niida (仁井田陞, Niida Noboru; January 1, 1904 - June 22, 1966) was a Japanese academic, historian of Chinese legal history and Professor Emeritus of Oriental Laws at the University of Tokyo (Todai).
Tatsuo Saitō (斎藤 達雄, Saitō Tatsuo; 10 June 1902 – 2 March 1968) was a Japanese film actor and director. He appeared in…
Tatsuo Saitō (斎藤 達雄, Saitō Tatsuo; 10 June 1902 – 2 March 1968) was a Japanese film actor and director. He appeared in more than two hundred films between 1925 and 1967.
Ihei Kimura (木村 伊兵衛, Kimura Ihei; 12 December 1901 – 31 May 1974) was a Japanese photographer, known for his portrayal…
Ihei Kimura (木村 伊兵衛, Kimura Ihei; 12 December 1901 – 31 May 1974) was a Japanese photographer, known for his portrayal of Tokyo and Akita Prefecture. In 1950, he was elected chairman of the newly formed Japan Professional Photographers Society.
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Mushitarō Oguri (小栗 虫太郎, Oguri Mushitarō; March 14, 1901 – February 10, 1946), born Eijirō Oguri, was a Japanese author…
Mushitarō Oguri (小栗 虫太郎, Oguri Mushitarō; March 14, 1901 – February 10, 1946), born Eijirō Oguri, was a Japanese author and an important mystery novelist in pre-war Japan.
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Kiyoshi Ishikawa (石川 淳, Ishikawa Kiyoshi; 7 March 1899 – 29 December 1987), known by his pen name Jun Ishikawa (written…
Kiyoshi Ishikawa (石川 淳, Ishikawa Kiyoshi; 7 March 1899 – 29 December 1987), known by his pen name Jun Ishikawa (written in the same kanji), was a Japanese modernist author, translator and literary critic active during the Shōwa era.
🎓 Tokyo University of Foreign Studies🏫 Keika High School📅 Born March 7🎂 Born 1899📍 From 芥川賞💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Critic💼 Translator
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Masajirō Kojima (小島 政二郎, Kojima Masajirō; January 31, 1894 – March 24, 1994) was a Japanese novelist active in Shōwa…
Masajirō Kojima (小島 政二郎, Kojima Masajirō; January 31, 1894 – March 24, 1994) was a Japanese novelist active in Shōwa period Japan.
Yumio Nasu (那須 弓雄, Nasu Yumio; June 27, 1892 – October 26, 1942) was a major general and a division commander in the…
Yumio Nasu (那須 弓雄, Nasu Yumio; June 27, 1892 – October 26, 1942) was a major general and a division commander in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.
Naoki Hoshino (星野 直樹, Hoshino Naoki; 10 April 1892 – 26 January 1978) was a Japanese politician who served as Chief…
Naoki Hoshino (星野 直樹, Hoshino Naoki; 10 April 1892 – 26 January 1978) was a Japanese politician who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Hideki Tojo from 1941 to 1944. He served in the Ministry of Finance during the Taishō and early Shōwa period, and was a senior official in the Empire of Manchukuo. After World War II he was prosecuted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East and sentenced to life imprisonment, but he was released in 1958.
Heitarō Inagaki (稲垣 平太郎, Inagaki Heitarō; 4 July 1888 – 23 April 1976) was an entrepreneur and politician, who served…
Heitarō Inagaki (稲垣 平太郎, Inagaki Heitarō; 4 July 1888 – 23 April 1976) was an entrepreneur and politician, who served as the final Minister of Commerce and Industry and first Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry in post-war Japan.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Keika High School📅 Born July 4🎂 Born 1888💼 Company President・Entrepreneur💼 Politician・Legislator
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Norihiro Yasue (安江仙弘, Yasue Norihiro; January 12, 1886 – August 4, 1950) was an Imperial Japanese Army colonel who…
Norihiro Yasue (安江仙弘, Yasue Norihiro; January 12, 1886 – August 4, 1950) was an Imperial Japanese Army colonel who played a crucial role in the Fugu Plan, in which Jews were rescued from Europe and brought to Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. He was known as one of Japan's "Jewish experts", along with Captain Koreshige Inuzuka.
Seison Maeda (前田 青邨, Maeda Seison; January 27, 1885 – October 29, 1977) was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the…
Seison Maeda (前田 青邨, Maeda Seison; January 27, 1885 – October 29, 1977) was the art-name of a nihonga painter in the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. His legal name was Maeda Renzō. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary Japanese painters, and one of the leaders of the Nihonga movement.
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Masakazu Morita (森田 成一, Morita Masakazu; born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. He…
Masakazu Morita (森田 成一, Morita Masakazu; born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. He previously worked for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show Bleach B-Station. He voiced Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Maeda Keiji in Sengoku Basara, Marco the Phoenix in One Piece, Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Whis in Dragon Ball Super, Auel Neider in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya – Hades Chapter, Pod in Pokémon, Tenjuro Banno in Kamen Rider Drive, Ryō Yūki in Eden of the East, Li Xin in Kingdom, Thoma in Genshin Impact, and Lechter Arundel in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series. He won the "Best Rookie Actor" at the first Seiyu Awards. He is also the official Japanese dubbing voice of Zac Efron.