Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist.…Yuto Kishina (born October 15, 2001) is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is the 2020 Bavarian Open bronze medalist. At the Junior level, he is the 2018 JGP Lithuania bronze medalist, 2018 Challenge Cup silver medalist, and 2017 Coupe du Printemps champion.
Michiyoshi Yunoki (柚木 道義, Yunoki Michiyoshi; born 28 May 1972) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of…Michiyoshi Yunoki (柚木 道義, Yunoki Michiyoshi; born 28 May 1972) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Representatives for the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of Okayama University, he worked at the publisher Yurindo from 1997 to 2002. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 for the DPJ after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
Yasuo Saitō (齋藤 泰雄, Saitō Yasuo; born 5 January 1948 in Okayama Prefecture) is the Ambassador Extraordinary and…Yasuo Saitō (齋藤 泰雄, Saitō Yasuo; born 5 January 1948 in Okayama Prefecture) is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to France and a former ambassador of Japan to Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, Kan Nobuko; born 3 October 1945) is a Japanese essayist and wife of Naoto Kan, who was the Prime…Nobuko Kan (菅 伸子, Kan Nobuko; born 3 October 1945) is a Japanese essayist and wife of Naoto Kan, who was the Prime Minister of Japan from June 2010 – September 2011.
Hiroki Kosai (香西 洋樹, Kōsai Hiroki; 8 February 1933 – 26 March 2026) was a Japanese astronomer with the Kiso…Hiroki Kosai (香西 洋樹, Kōsai Hiroki; 8 February 1933 – 26 March 2026) was a Japanese astronomer with the Kiso Observatory. He is best known for helping to popularize astronomy in Japan and for his observations of comets and asteroids, most notably with his co-discovery of the comet 1976 XVI. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of nearly 100 asteroids. Kosai died on 26 March 2026, at the age of 93.
Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, Tachibana Yoshio; 24 February 1890 – 24 September 1947) was a lieutenant general in the…Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, Tachibana Yoshio; 24 February 1890 – 24 September 1947) was a lieutenant general in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese garrison in Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands, and was later tried and executed for the Chichijima incident, a war crime involving torture, extrajudicial execution and cannibalism of American prisoners of war.
