Kazuhiko Aoki (青木 一彦, Aoki Kazuhiko; born 25 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who serves as Secretary General for…
Kazuhiko Aoki (青木 一彦, Aoki Kazuhiko; born 25 March 1961) is a Japanese politician who serves as Secretary General for the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors since 2026. He was Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary under the Ishiba cabinet from 2024 to 2025. After an earlier career working for a television broadcasting company, he entered the field of politics, serving as secretary to his politician father Mikio Aoki from 1999. In 2010 he succeeded his father as a member in the House of Councillors for the Shimane at-large district. Aoki was re-elected to the House in July 2016 as the member for the merged Tottori-Shimane at-large district. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
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Kazuhito Yamashita (山下 和仁, Yamashita Kazuhito) (25 March 1961 – 24 January 2026) was a Japanese classical guitarist and…
Kazuhito Yamashita (山下 和仁, Yamashita Kazuhito) (25 March 1961 – 24 January 2026) was a Japanese classical guitarist and husband of the composer Keiko Fujiie. His technique and expression are highly acclaimed. By the age of 32, Yamashita had already released 52 albums, including repertoires for solo guitar, guitar concertos, chamber music and collaborations with other renowned musicians such as James Galway and Larry Coryell. He released a total of 83 albums.
Hiroshi Jofuku (城福 浩, Jofuku Hiroshi; born March 21, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player, who was…
Hiroshi Jofuku (城福 浩, Jofuku Hiroshi; born March 21, 1961) is a Japanese football manager and former player, who was most recently manager of J1 League club Tokyo Verdy.
Yoshito Yahagi (Japanese: 矢作 芳人, Hepburn: Yahagi Yoshito; born March 20, 1961, in Tokyo, Japan) is a trainer of…
Yoshito Yahagi (Japanese: 矢作 芳人, Hepburn: Yahagi Yoshito; born March 20, 1961, in Tokyo, Japan) is a trainer of Thoroughbred race horses. He has been a licensed trainer in Japan since 2004 and since 2014 has won the training title three times. After studying English at Athénée Français for six months, he went to Australia to learn horse training. He says he chose Australia because it was similar to Japan in that horse racing is dominated by speed on turf courses, the stable system, and the quarantine system are very strict and the environment internationally isolated. He has trained Contrail, the 2020 Japanese Triple Crown winner. In the 2021 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in California, Yahagi trained two winners—Filly & Mare Turf winner Loves Only You and Distaff winner Marche Lorraine. He became the first Japanese trainer to win any Breeders' Cup race.
Tatsuya Hiruta (蛭田達也, Hiruta Tatsuya; born 16 March 1961 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is…
Tatsuya Hiruta (蛭田達也, Hiruta Tatsuya; born 16 March 1961 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for writing the long-running shōnen manga series Kōtarō Makaritōru! and its two sequels, Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru! and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L. In 1986, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Kōtarō Makaritōru!.
Michiru Ōshima (大島 ミチル, Oshima Michiru; born March 16, 1961) is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in…
Michiru Ōshima (大島 ミチル, Oshima Michiru; born March 16, 1961) is a Japanese composer and arranger. She works on music in wide range of areas, such as anime, films, television series, video games, and concerts. She has written scores for over 100 films, over 200 television titles, video games, various types of events, concerts, theaters, among others. Ōshima is one of the most prolific living composers for film, anime, and video games. She has released over 300 CDs including film soundtracks and artist CDs. Her works include composition for Godzilla vs. Megaguirus, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. films and scores for numerous anime television series, including Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, Nabari no Ou, Queen Emeraldas, Xam'd: Lost Memories, Arc the Lad, and Weathering Continent. In addition to the soundtracks on Kaiju films and anime music, she has composed music for several video games such as Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf for Super NES, Ico for PlayStation 2, Legend of Legaia for PlayStation and its PlayStation 2 sequel Legaia 2: Duel Saga, Arc the Lad III, Deemo, Midnight Play by the company Tivola based on the art illustrations of Květa Pacovská, and an orchestral arrangement of a Zelda medley for the Wii and GameCube game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. She was also the composer for a Japanese stage musical adaptation of the classic Hollywood film Roman Holiday. Her latest work includes the composition of several music tracks for the highly acclaimed Chinese espionage thriller film The Message and a 2017 Chinese mystery thriller film The Devotion of Suspect X. She is a member of both the Japan Academy Film Prize Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Hiroyuki Matsushita (松下弘幸, Matsushita Hiroyuki), also known by Hiro Matsushita (ヒロ松下), is a Japanese businessman and…
Hiroyuki Matsushita (松下弘幸, Matsushita Hiroyuki), also known by Hiro Matsushita (ヒロ松下), is a Japanese businessman and former racing driver. He is the grandson of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic. In 1989, Matsushita won the Toyota Atlantic Championship (Pacific), becoming the first and only Japanese driver to do so. He was also the first Japanese driver to race in the Indy 500.
Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, Shimada Masahiko; born 1961) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face…
Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, Shimada Masahiko; born 1961) is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Itō Sei Literature Prize, and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. His work has been translated into English.
Keishi Kameyama (亀山 敬司, Kameyama Keishi; born 1960/61) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, chairman of the internet…
Keishi Kameyama (亀山 敬司, Kameyama Keishi; born 1960/61) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, chairman of the internet company DMM.com, who made his initial fortune in pornography. In 1999, Kameyama founded DMM.com, and is its chairman. DMM started in pornography and "adult entertainment", and has "grown into a vast collection of enterprises". In August 2017, Kameyama had an estimated net worth of US$3.5 billion. Kameyama is married, with two children.
Tsutomu Okubo (大久保 勉, Ōkubo Tsutomu; born March 11, 1961) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Tsutomu Okubo (大久保 勉, Ōkubo Tsutomu; born March 11, 1961) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kurume, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at Tokyo Bank from 1984 to 2004. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.
Masayuki Kojima (小島 正幸, Kojima Masayuki; born March 11, 1961) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director…
Masayuki Kojima (小島 正幸, Kojima Masayuki; born March 11, 1961) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director, best known for directing the acclaimed anime series Monster and Made in Abyss.
Tatsuya Egawa (江川 達也, Egawa Tatsuya; born March 8, 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and film director. He is probably…
Tatsuya Egawa (江川 達也, Egawa Tatsuya; born March 8, 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and film director. He is probably best known for his Golden Boy manga series, which debuted in 1992. Egawa is known for his drawings of over-the-top facial expressions and for always crediting the staff of his creations, even on the covers (crediting the works to "Egawa and his assistants"). Kōsuke Fujishima, who is known as the creator of Oh My Goddess, was once one of Egawa's assistants.
Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, Kawasaki Minoru; born March 7, 1961) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, Kawasaki Minoru; born March 7, 1961) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Saga Prefecture and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at the Bank of Japan from 1984 until 2004 when he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors. He ran again in 2007 and was elected for the first time.
Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, Asano Atsuko; born March 4, 1961 in Adachi, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. Upon marrying Tsutomu…
Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, Asano Atsuko; born March 4, 1961 in Adachi, Tokyo) is a Japanese actress. Upon marrying Tsutomu Uozumi, a reputed copywriter and lyricist in 1983, her "koseki" name (name in Japanese family registry) became Atsuko Uozumi. She gave birth to a son in 1984.
Yoshinori Kaneko (金子 柱憲, Kaneko Yoshinori; born 4 March 1961) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Mahito Ohba (大場 真人, Ōba Mahito) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He is a graduate of Tamagawa University and is…
Mahito Ohba (大場 真人, Ōba Mahito) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He is a graduate of Tamagawa University and is affiliated with Aoni Production. Ohba is most known for the roles of Announcer Yoshigai in Ultimate Muscle (Kinnikuman Nisei), the narrator and Smoker (second voice) in One Piece, and Wolf O'Donnell in Star Fox: Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Koichi Hashiratani (柱谷 幸一, Hashiratani Koichi; born 1 March 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He…
Koichi Hashiratani (柱谷 幸一, Hashiratani Koichi; born 1 March 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His younger brother Tetsuji Hashiratani is also a former footballer.
Hiroyasu Aizawa (born 1 March 1961) is a Japanese former ski jumper. In the World Cup his highest place was thirteenth…
Hiroyasu Aizawa (born 1 March 1961) is a Japanese former ski jumper. In the World Cup his highest place was thirteenth in December 1979 in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He also won a bronze medal at the 1979 World Junior Championships and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Toshihiko Tahara (田原俊彦; born February 28, 1961) is a Japanese idol singer, and solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny &…
Toshihiko Tahara (田原俊彦; born February 28, 1961) is a Japanese idol singer, and solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates. In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song "Saraba... Natsu" (さらば・・・夏). He was part of the Tanokin Trio.
Yasushi Kaneko (金子 恭之, Kaneko Yasushi; born 27 February 1961) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for…
Yasushi Kaneko (金子 恭之, Kaneko Yasushi; born 27 February 1961) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from October 2021 to August 2022. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Hideaki Tokunaga (德永 英明, Tokunaga Hideaki; born February 27, 1961 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese pop…
Hideaki Tokunaga (德永 英明, Tokunaga Hideaki; born February 27, 1961 in Yanagawa, Fukuoka) is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Although Tokunaga failed to pass the test of Star Tanjō! in 1982, he debuted as a recording singer in 1986. After he released hit songs such as "Yume o Shinjite" (the first ending theme of the anime series Dragon Quest) and "Kowarekake no Radio" in 1990, his single "Wednesday Moon" reached No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts in 1991. He was also known for Vocalist album series, comprising his covers of female songs. Vocalist, Vocalist 2, Vocalist 3 and Vocalist 4 were released in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010 respectively. Tokunaga is the first male artist to have at least one album to reach the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s). Tokunaga also composed other singers' songs such as KinKi Kids' "Eien Ni" (from their 2007 album Phi). Tokunaga gained high popularity in Hong Kong due to huge number of songs covered in Cantonese version by superstars such as Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Jackie Cheung, and Leon Lai.
Yoshinori Shigi (信貴 芳則, Shigi Yoshinori; born February 26, 1961) is a Japanese politician.
Hiroyuki Nakamura (中村 ひろゆき, born 23 February 1961) is a Japanese politician who is serving in the House of…
Hiroyuki Nakamura (中村 ひろゆき, born 23 February 1961) is a Japanese politician who is serving in the House of Representatives as a representative from the Hokkaido since 2012. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Akira Takasaki (高崎 晃, Takasaki Akira; born February 22, 1961) is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead…
Akira Takasaki (高崎 晃, Takasaki Akira; born February 22, 1961) is a Japanese musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist and sole constant member of the heavy metal band Loudness. He is also the guitarist of the band Lazy, with which he first rose to prominence in the 1970s. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Takasaki the best guitarist in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election".
Koji Emura (江村 宏二, Emura Kōji) (born 22 February 1961) is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team…
Koji Emura (江村 宏二, Emura Kōji) (born 22 February 1961) is a Japanese fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Matsuichi Yamada (山田 松市, Yamada Matsuichi; born February 21, 1961) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Hironobu Kageyama (Japanese: 影山 ヒロノブ, Hepburn: Kageyama Hironobu; real name written 景山 浩宣, born February 18, 1961) is a…
Hironobu Kageyama (Japanese: 影山 ヒロノブ, Hepburn: Kageyama Hironobu; real name written 景山 浩宣, born February 18, 1961) is a Japanese musician, singer and composer. He is best known for his work on anime, video game and tokusatsu soundtracks. Kageyama first rose to prominence as a teenager in the 1970s as lead singer of the rock band Lazy. Following their breakup in 1981, Kageyama began a solo career. He struggled until finding major success in the mid-1980s, when he started singing theme songs for anime and tokusatsu television shows. The music to such programs is called anison in Japan, and Kageyama became immensely popular, earning the nickname "Prince of the Anison World" (アニソン界のプリンス, Anison-kai no Purinsu). Kageyama's best known works include the title tracks for Dengeki Sentai Changeman and Hikari Sentai Maskman, "Saint Shinwa ~Soldier Dream~" for Saint Seiya, and "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" for Dragon Ball Z. Lazy reunited in 1997, and Kageyama briefly worked with Masaaki Endoh as the duo Metal Brothers before they formed the anison supergroup JAM Project in 2000 with several other vocalists.
Takashi Ikegami (born February 1961) is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in artificial life and…
Takashi Ikegami (born February 1961) is a professor at the University of Tokyo. He specializes in artificial life and complexity, and has been known to engage on the border between art and science.
Akira Sasō (Japanese: さそう あきら, Hepburn: Sasō Akira; born 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and educator. He has won a…
Akira Sasō (Japanese: さそう あきら, Hepburn: Sasō Akira; born 1961) is a Japanese manga artist and educator. He has won a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and two Japan Media Arts Awards, the latter for his manga Shindō (1997–98) and Maestro (2003–07).
Hirokazu Hamamura (浜村 弘一, Hamamura Hirokazu; born February 8, 1961), former Weekly Famitsu chief editor, now is…
Hirokazu Hamamura (浜村 弘一, Hamamura Hirokazu; born February 8, 1961), former Weekly Famitsu chief editor, now is president of Enterbrain. He is also the director of Kadokawa Group Holdings, Kadokawa Group Publishing, Kadokawa Games and Walker Books. His pen name is Hamamura Tsūshin (浜村通信).
Jun Rekimoto (暦本 純一) is a Professor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at The University of Tokyo. He is…
Jun Rekimoto (暦本 純一) is a Professor of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at The University of Tokyo. He is also a co-founder of Koozyt Inc., and a Deputy Director of the Interaction Laboratory at Sony Computer Sciences Laboratories. Rekimoto has published more than 100 research articles in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. His work spans human-computer interactions, augmented reality, virtual reality, human augmentation, telepresence, smart environments and hybrid intelligence.
Shigeru Iwasaki (岩崎茂, Iwasaki Shigeru; born February 3, 1953) is a Japanese military officer who was the 4th Chief of…
Shigeru Iwasaki (岩崎茂, Iwasaki Shigeru; born February 3, 1953) is a Japanese military officer who was the 4th Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. A four-star General from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Iwasaki became the highest-ranking military officer in Japan and ranked third in the overall chain of command (after the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense).
Kazuo Mogi (茂木 和男, Mogi Kazuo; born 2 February 1953) is a retired Japanese racing driver.
Teruichi Aono (青野 照市, Aono Teruichi; born January 1, 1953) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player from Yaizu…
Teruichi Aono (青野 照市, Aono Teruichi; born January 1, 1953) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player from Yaizu, Shizuoka who achieved the rank of 9-dan.
Kuniaki Haishima (蓜島邦明) is a Japanese musician and composer. He is known for his music in several anime and tokusatsu…
Kuniaki Haishima (蓜島邦明) is a Japanese musician and composer. He is known for his music in several anime and tokusatsu shows, as well as video games, films and dorama. His compositions for the Fuji TV series Tales of the Unusual are his most famous work, though he also composed the soundtrack for Metroid: Other M for the Wii, for which he is known abroad.
Takashi Saito (斎藤 隆, Saitō Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's…
Takashi Saito (斎藤 隆, Saitō Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Takashi Maruyama (丸山 孝, Maruyama Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the…
Takashi Maruyama (丸山 孝, Maruyama Takashi; born 28 January 1953) is a Japanese volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Shizuo Akira (審良 静男, Akira Shizuo) (born January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka) is a professor at the Department of Host…
Shizuo Akira (審良 静男, Akira Shizuo) (born January 27, 1953, in Higashiōsaka) is a professor at the Department of Host Defense, Osaka University, Japan. He has made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of immunology, most significantly in the area of innate host defense mechanisms.
Mitsuo Kato (加藤 光雄, Katō Mitsuo; born 22 January 1953) is a Japanese former professional football player.
Shigeru So (宗 茂, Sō Shigeru) (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a Japanese retired long-distance runner who…
Shigeru So (宗 茂, Sō Shigeru) (born 9 January 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a Japanese retired long-distance runner who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984. He won the 1985 edition of the Tokyo Marathon. His twin brother Takeshi So is also a retired Olympic marathoner, and finished fourth in Los Angeles, California (1984). Both Shigeru So and his twin brother Takeshi So were known for attending training camps in New Zealand, including at Mount Taranaki. Some road racing authorities consider his winning run at the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in 1978 (2:09:05.6) to have been a marathon world best.
Takeshi So (宗猛, Sō Takeshi; born January 9, 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who…
Takeshi So (宗猛, Sō Takeshi; born January 9, 1953 in Usuki, Ōita) is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Kazumi Matsui (松井 一實, Matsui Kazumi; born January 8, 1953) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Hiroshima…
Kazumi Matsui (松井 一實, Matsui Kazumi; born January 8, 1953) is a Japanese politician and the current mayor of Hiroshima, the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Masayuki Mori (森昌行, Mori Masayuki; born 1953 in Tottori, Japan) is a Japanese film producer. He is best known for…
Masayuki Mori (森昌行, Mori Masayuki; born 1953 in Tottori, Japan) is a Japanese film producer. He is best known for collaborating as a producer for films made by actor and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano under Kitano's production company, Office Kitano.
Kiyohide Kuwata (桑田 健秀, Kuwata Kiyohide; born 3 January 1953) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's…
Kiyohide Kuwata (桑田 健秀, Kuwata Kiyohide; born 3 January 1953) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which marked his only Olympic appearance. Japan's team finished in 11th place in the competition.
Shōgo Hamada (浜田 省吾, Hamada Shōgo; born December 29, 1952) is a legendary Japanese singer-songwriter and former member…
Shōgo Hamada (浜田 省吾, Hamada Shōgo; born December 29, 1952) is a legendary Japanese singer-songwriter and former member of the group Aido. He is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. He was born in Takehara City in Hiroshima Prefecture, and graduated from Kuremitsuta High School (where he was a member of the baseball team). He attended Kanagawa University, where he studied law, but left the school before graduating. In 1975, he made his professional debut as the drummer of the band Aido. Sunglasses have been his trademark ever since his debut, and he has never performed live without sunglasses of some sort (most commonly Ray-Ban Aviator or Ray-Ban Wayfarer). His solo debut came in 1976 with the album Umareta Tokoro o Tōku Hanarete. Though his exposure in the media has always been extremely low, relative to many performers with similar levels of mainstream popularity, he has acquired his many fans over the years through his steady series of live performances. Many of his early songs expressed his skepticism about how one should live their life. In addition to his well-known ballads, he was strongly influenced by his father's experience as a victim of radiation poisoning following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, and many of his songs have a very strong protest song tone. He has written music for many other artists, including Momoe Yamaguchi, and Akiko Wada. He is affectionately referred to as "Hamasho" by many of his fans.
Kumi Taguchi (田口久美, Taguchi Kumi) is a Japanese actress of mixed ancestry who is best known for her roles in Nikkatsu's…
Kumi Taguchi (田口久美, Taguchi Kumi) is a Japanese actress of mixed ancestry who is best known for her roles in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series in the 1970s.
Genichiro Sata (佐田 玄一郎, Sata Gen'ichirō; born 22 December 1952 in Maebashi, Gunma) is a former Japanese politician who…
Genichiro Sata (佐田 玄一郎, Sata Gen'ichirō; born 22 December 1952 in Maebashi, Gunma) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Mamoru Fukuyama (福山 守, Fukuyama Mamoru; born 19 December 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Mamoru Fukuyama (福山 守, Fukuyama Mamoru; born 19 December 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the Senate.
Kazuyuki Izutsu (井筒 和幸, Izutsu Kazuyuki; born 13 December 1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film…
Kazuyuki Izutsu (井筒 和幸, Izutsu Kazuyuki; born 13 December 1952) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Hirohide Hamashima (浜島 裕英, Hirohide Hamashima; born 1952 in Tokyo), also known as Hammy, is the former director of the…
Hirohide Hamashima (浜島 裕英, Hirohide Hamashima; born 1952 in Tokyo), also known as Hammy, is the former director of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team Tyre Development. He previously worked for Bridgestone as the director of its Motorsport Tyre Development until 2011.