Kento Hashimoto (橋本 健人, Hashimoto Kento; born 8 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a…Kento Hashimoto (橋本 健人, Hashimoto Kento; born 8 December 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a left-back for J1 League club FC Tokyo.
Naoki Furukawa (古川 直季, Furukawa Naoki; born 31 August 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…Naoki Furukawa (古川 直季, Furukawa Naoki; born 31 August 1968) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko; born 31 August 1961), better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese pop singer from…Eiko Kawashima (川島 栄子, Kawashima Eiko; born 31 August 1961), better known as Anri (杏里), is a Japanese pop singer from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture. In a career spanning more than 40 years, she achieved commercial success and popularity in the city pop music scene during the 1980s.
Masayo Yamamoto (山本昌代; born August 18, 1960) is a Japanese novelist. She is best known for her 1983 Ooi Tantan Roku…Masayo Yamamoto (山本昌代; born August 18, 1960) is a Japanese novelist. She is best known for her 1983 Ooi Tantan Roku (応為坦坦録), which won the Bungei Prize.
Takeshi Kawamura (川村 毅, Kawamura Takeshi; born 1959) is a Japanese playwright and director. He gained recognition in…Takeshi Kawamura (川村 毅, Kawamura Takeshi; born 1959) is a Japanese playwright and director. He gained recognition in the 1980s for his popular-culture-influenced, violent, highly physical plays. Building upon this early work with later projects of social criticism and postmodern theatrical experimentation, Kawamura secured his position as an internationally recognized theatre artist. As artistic director of theatre companies Daisan Erotica and T Factory, Kawamura uses his plays to comment directly and indirectly on Japanese social conditions and current events while prompting audiences to consider issues such as the shaping influences of media, the confusion of reality with fantasy, and the nature of human individuality.
Miki Watanabe (渡邉 美樹, Watanabe Miki; born October 5, 1959) is a Japanese entrepreneur and politician. He founded the…Miki Watanabe (渡邉 美樹, Watanabe Miki; born October 5, 1959) is a Japanese entrepreneur and politician. He founded the Watami chain of izakaya restaurants and headed the company until 2011, when he resigned to run in the 2011 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Watanabe's run for the governorship of Tokyo was inspired by Michael Bloomberg's mayorship of New York City. Watanabe came in third with 16.8%, losing to incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara.
Kazumi Yamashita (山下 和美, Yamashita Kazumi; born 15 August 1959 in Otaru, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist.…Kazumi Yamashita (山下 和美, Yamashita Kazumi; born 15 August 1959 in Otaru, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. Yamashita started her career as a shōjo manga artist. She made her debut as a professional artist in 1980 in the magazine Margaret. In her early years, she was inspired by the style of Mariko Iwadate. She is best known for The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa, which is being published in the seinen magazine Morning, and for which she received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The main character of the manga is modeled after her father. For her series Land she received the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 2021.
Masayoshi Watanabe (渡邉 正義, Watanabe Masayoshi; born December 20, 1954) is a Japanese chemist and professor of Yokohama…Masayoshi Watanabe (渡邉 正義, Watanabe Masayoshi; born December 20, 1954) is a Japanese chemist and professor of Yokohama National University.
Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛 敏郎, Mayuzumi Toshirō; Japanese pronunciation: [majɯꜜzɯmi toɕiɾoː]; 20 February 1929 – 10 April…Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛 敏郎, Mayuzumi Toshirō; Japanese pronunciation: [majɯꜜzɯmi toɕiɾoː]; 20 February 1929 – 10 April 1997) was a Japanese composer. He was known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from jazz to Balinese music, and he was considered a pioneer in the realm of musique concrète and electronic music, being the first artist in his country to explore these techniques. Over the span of his career, he wrote symphonies, ballets, operas, and film scores. Mayuzumi was the first Japanese composer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score, for the 1966 film The Bible: In the Beginning.... He was the recipient of an Otaka prize by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Purple Medal of Merit. John Huston called him a "modern Beethoven".
Hikosaburo Okonogi (小此木 彦三郎; 26 January 1928 – 4 November 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the…Hikosaburo Okonogi (小此木 彦三郎; 26 January 1928 – 4 November 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1991, as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1983 to 1984, and as Minister of Construction from 1988 to 1989.
Shizuteru Ueda (上田 閑照, Ueda Shizuteru; January 17, 1926 − June 28, 2019) was a Japanese philosopher specialized in…Shizuteru Ueda (上田 閑照, Ueda Shizuteru; January 17, 1926 − June 28, 2019) was a Japanese philosopher specialized in philosophy of religion, especially in philosophy of Buddhism and Zen. He was a professor at Kyoto University and considered a third generation member of Kyoto School (京都学派, Kyoto-gakuha).
Ichio Asukata (飛鳥田 一雄, Asukata Ichio; April 2, 1915 – October 11, 1990) was a Japanese politician who served as…Ichio Asukata (飛鳥田 一雄, Asukata Ichio; April 2, 1915 – October 11, 1990) was a Japanese politician who served as chairman of the Japan Socialist Party, and as mayor of Yokohama from 1963 to 1978.
Yukio Yashiro (矢代 幸雄, Yashiro Yukio; 5, November 1890–25, May 1975) was a Japanese academic, art historian, Botticelli…Yukio Yashiro (矢代 幸雄, Yashiro Yukio; 5, November 1890–25, May 1975) was a Japanese academic, art historian, Botticelli scholar and Director of the Institute for Art Research in Tokyo.
Hōei Nojiri (野尻 抱影, Nojiri Hōei; November 15, 1885 – October 30, 1977) was a Japanese essayist and astronomer. He was a…Hōei Nojiri (野尻 抱影, Nojiri Hōei; November 15, 1885 – October 30, 1977) was a Japanese essayist and astronomer. He was a brother of the novelist Nojiri Haruhikoˀ, whose pen name was Osaragi Jirō. In 1930 he coined the Japanese word Meiōsei (冥王星, "Star of the King (God) of the Underworld") for the then-newly-discovered dwarf planet Pluto. The name was then borrowed into Chinese and Korean.
Kazue Itō (伊藤 かずえ, Itō Kazue; born December 7, 1966) is a Japanese actress from Seya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.…Kazue Itō (伊藤 かずえ, Itō Kazue; born December 7, 1966) is a Japanese actress from Seya-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She made her acting debut in 1978 as a Horipro talent and has also voiced Shura in the anime Rurouni Kenshin. She also performs as a singer, including the opening and ending theme songs for the tokusatsu series Morimori Bokkun. Itoh is best known for her portrayal of Miki Masaki (真咲 美希, Masaki Miki) in the 2007 Super Sentai Series Juken Sentai Gekiranger. She also portrayed Mako Shiraishi's mother in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.