Yaeko Yamazaki (山崎 八重子, Yamazaki Yaeko; born September 2, 1950) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…
Yaeko Yamazaki (山崎 八重子, Yamazaki Yaeko; born September 2, 1950) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. She was born in Ōmuta. In 1972 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played two matches.
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Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and…
Hiroaki Shukuzawa (宿澤広朗, Shukuzawa Hiroaki; September 1, 1950 – June 17, 2006) was a Japanese rugby union player and coach, who coached the Japan national rugby union team between 1989 and 1991. As a player, he was capped three times by Japan as a scrum-half, and he also advised the Japan Rugby Football Union. He also held important posts as a banker. Shukuzawa died of a heart attack on the way back from a mountain climbing expedition in Gunma prefecture. More than four thousand people, including Seiji Hirao and Katsuyuki Kiyomiya attended the overnight wake on June 22, 2006, at Honganji temple in Tsukiji, Tokyo.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Kumagaya High School📅 Born September 1🎂 Born 1950📍 From 吹上町）, Saitama Prefecture💼 Rugby
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Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née…
Aki Yashiro (八代亜紀, Yashiro Aki; August 29, 1950 – December 30, 2023), real name Akiyo Masuda (増田明代, Masuda Akiyo), née Hashimoto (橋本明代, Hashimoto Akiyo), was a Japanese enka singer and painter. Her stage name "Yashiro" was adopted from her hometown Yatsushiro.
Shoji Yuki (結城 昭二, Yūki Shōji; born 27 August 1950) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's…
Shoji Yuki (結城 昭二, Yūki Shōji; born 27 August 1950) is a Japanese basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらし ゆみこ, Igarashi Yumiko; born 26 August 1950 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. She…
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらし ゆみこ, Igarashi Yumiko; born 26 August 1950 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for illustrating the manga series Candy Candy.
🏫 Hokkaido Sapporo Asahigaoka High School📅 Born August 26🎂 Born 1950📍 From Asahikawa, Hokkaido💼 Manga Artist
Hiroshi Naito (内藤 廣, Naitō Hiroshi; born August 26, 1950) is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style…
Hiroshi Naito (内藤 廣, Naitō Hiroshi; born August 26, 1950) is an architect from Japan, known for his modern-style buildings. His work includes projects in other countries. He is the principal architect at Hiroshi Naito Architect & Associates in Tokyo. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and President of Tama Art University
Kichitaro Negishi (根岸吉太郎, Negishi Kichitarō) is a Japanese film director. Although his films are admired by critics in…
Kichitaro Negishi (根岸吉太郎, Negishi Kichitarō) is a Japanese film director. Although his films are admired by critics in Japan for their intelligence, Negishi has received little international recognition for his work. He has not been credited with a distinctive style but he has been called a subtle director who often elicits strong performances from his actors. He won the award for Best Director at the 3rd Yokohama Film Festival for Enrai and Crazy Fruit.
Nobuyuki Koga (古賀 信行, Koga Nobuyuki; born August 22, 1950) is a Japanese businessman and lobbyist, as well as the…
Nobuyuki Koga (古賀 信行, Koga Nobuyuki; born August 22, 1950) is a Japanese businessman and lobbyist, as well as the chairman of the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Japanese La Salle Academy📅 Born August 22🎂 Born 1950📍 From Ōmuta, Fukuoka💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Kunio Shiota (塩田 邦郎, Shiota Kunio; born August 19, 1950) is a Japanese life scientist specializing in biochemistry and…
Kunio Shiota (塩田 邦郎, Shiota Kunio; born August 19, 1950) is a Japanese life scientist specializing in biochemistry and epigenetics. He is a Professor Emeritus at University of Tokyo and a former Guest Senior Researcher at Waseda University.
🎓 University of Miyazaki🏫 Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School📅 Born August 19🎂 Born 1950📍 From Kagoshima Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Mamoru Shō (尚 衞, Shō Mamoru; born 18 August 1950) is an ethnic Ryukyuan businessman who is the current head of the Shō…
Mamoru Shō (尚 衞, Shō Mamoru; born 18 August 1950) is an ethnic Ryukyuan businessman who is the current head of the Shō family, the former Ryukyuan royal family. He lives in Ise City, Mie Prefecture.
Fusanosuke Natsume (夏目 房之介, Natsume Fusanosuke; born August 18, 1950) is a Japanese columnist and cartoonist.
Masayo Imura (井村 雅代; born August 16, 1950, in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese synchronized swimming instructor known as the…
Masayo Imura (井村 雅代; born August 16, 1950, in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese synchronized swimming instructor known as the "mother of synchro". She is currently the head coach of the Japanese National Synchronised Swimming Team.
Kang Sang-jung (Korean: 강상중; Hanja: 姜尙中; born 1950), also known by his Japanese name Nagano Tetsuo (永野鉄男), is a…
Kang Sang-jung (Korean: 강상중; Hanja: 姜尙中; born 1950), also known by his Japanese name Nagano Tetsuo (永野鉄男), is a Japanese-born South Korean political scientist, writer and public commentator. He has been an academic at several Japanese universities including the University of Tokyo (1996–2013), and President of Seigakuin University (2013–2015). He is currently Chairman of the Board of Kumamoto Prefectural Theatre.
Kayo Inaba is a professor at Kyoto University where she heads the Graduate School of Biostudies. She is also the…
Kayo Inaba is a professor at Kyoto University where she heads the Graduate School of Biostudies. She is also the Vice-President for Gender Equality and the Director of the Centre for Women Researchers. Inaho is known for her work on dendritic cells and she won the Asia pacific UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2014. She has shown the importance of dendritic cells to the immune system and how they can live outside of the body.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Ogaki Kita High School📅 Born August 10🎂 Born 1950📍 From Yōrō, Gifu💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Akira Ikegami (池上彰, Ikegami Akira; born August 9, 1950) is a Japanese journalist and author.
Hiroaki Mitsuya (満屋 裕明, Mitsuya Hiroaki; born 1950) is a Japanese virologist famous for his role in discovery of the…
Hiroaki Mitsuya (満屋 裕明, Mitsuya Hiroaki; born 1950) is a Japanese virologist famous for his role in discovery of the anti-HIV drug zidovudine (AZT) as well as other anti-AIDS drugs including didanosine (ddI) and zalcitabine (ddC). Mitsuya was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki and received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Kumamoto University. He joined the American National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1982, working initially on Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 before switching his attention to HIV. His identification of AZT as an anti-HIV drug, as well as the anti-HIV properties of didanosine and zalcitabine, was made in 1985. He was appointed Professor of Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical And Pharmaceutical Sciences. In December, 2006, he was awarded the first NIH World AIDS Day Award for his work in developing drugs for AIDS. Mitsuya has been chief of the NCI's Experimental Retrovirology Section since 1991.
Jun Nishikawa (西川 純, Nishikawa Jun; born 8 August 1950) is a former member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA). He was a…
Jun Nishikawa (西川 純, Nishikawa Jun; born 8 August 1950) is a former member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA). He was a member of the group that attacked the French embassy in The Hague in 1974. In April 1975 he was arrested in Stockholm before being released later that year as part of a deal with the Japanese government to free the hostages that JRA had taken in the AIA building siege in Kuala Lumpur. He has been linked with the Japan Airlines Flight 472 hijacking carried out by the JRA on September 28, 1977. As a demand they asked for the release of several JRA members, including Junzo Okudaira, and their demands were met by the Japanese government. Nishikawa remained at large during this time. Following an investigation co-ordinated by Interpol, and involving Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, he was located and arrested 20 years later in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. He was eventually deported to Japan in November 1997, where he was arrested and put on trial. Nishikawa was found guilty of violating the hijacking law, passport forgery, attempted murder and taking hostages. On 30 March 2007, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Japan's Supreme Court said on September 13, 2011, that it turned down an appeal by Nishikawa against his sentence of life imprisonment.
🎓 Kyoto Sangyo University🏫 Ikeda Senior High School attached to Osaka Kyoiku University📅 Born August 8🎂 Born 1950📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Activist
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Takao Ogawa (小川隆夫, born August 7, 1950, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese novelist, music journalist, music producer…
Takao Ogawa (小川隆夫, born August 7, 1950, in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese novelist, music journalist, music producer, composer, guitarist, and orthopedic surgeon. He is known for his work in various music fields, particularly jazz, and as a complete collector of Blue Note. Ogawa learned classical guitar at a young age and formed a band in high school. He later pursued a career in medicine while playing jazz guitar in a band. Over the next forty years, Ogawa has written liner notes for more than 3,000 records and CDs of American/European/Japanese jazz musicians and produced CDs. He interviewed more than 1,000 musicians and related people among whom Miles Davis (1985-1990), Art Blakey (1982-1991), Sonny Rollins (1986-2001), Oscar Peterson (1987), Dexter Gordon (1982-1984), Herbie Hancock (1985-2019), Keith Jarrett (2001), Charlie Watts (1989,1990), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1984-2016), Sadao Watanabe (1985-2021), Terumasa Hino(1983-2021), Alfred Lion (1985,1986), Bob Weinstock (1999), Orrin Keepnews (2000), and Creed Taylor. (2009) Ogawa befriended Miles Davis in 1985 and wrote seven books about him. He has written many articles and books mainly about jazz and formed Selim Slive Elementz, an electric free jazz rock band in 2016, in homage to Miles Davis. In 1992, Ogawa produced albums by Kenny Werner, Dennis Chambers, Marc Copland, the keyboardist Adam Holzman who played with Miles Davis, Bob Mintzer, Curtis Fuller, and other artists at Flatout productions. Ogawa is Director of Orthopedics at Central Clinic in Tokyo, Japan.
Katsunari Takahashi (高橋勝成, Takahashi Katsunari) (born Go Seung-Seong (高勝成, 고승성) 5 August 1950) is a Japanese…
Katsunari Takahashi (高橋勝成, Takahashi Katsunari) (born Go Seung-Seong (高勝成, 고승성) 5 August 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer of Korean ancestry.
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Hiromichi Watanabe (渡辺 博道, Watanabe Hiromichi; born 3 August 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Hiromichi Watanabe (渡辺 博道, Watanabe Hiromichi; born 3 August 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. A native of Matsudo City, Chiba he attended Waseda University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Meiji University. He was elected to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly in 1995 (serving for one term) and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996. He was appointed by Shinzo Abe as Minister of Reconstruction on 2 October 2018 and left the position on 11 September 2019. He was succeeded by Kazunori Tanaka.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Higashi Katsushika High School📅 Born August 3🎂 Born 1950📍 From Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健, Kutaragi Ken; born 2 August 1950) is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman…
Ken Kutaragi (久夛良木 健, Kutaragi Ken; born 2 August 1950) is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman, currently president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. Formerly the chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), the video game division of Sony, Kutaragi is known as "The Father of the PlayStation" having overseen the development of the original console and its successors and spinoffs until departing the company in 2007, shortly after the PlayStation 3 was released. Kutaragi had also designed the sound processor for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. With Sony, he designed the VLSI chip that works in conjunction with the PS1's RISC CPU to handle the graphics rendering.
🎓 University of Electro-Communications🏫 Waseda High School📅 Born August 2🎂 Born 1950📍 From Kōtō, Tokyo💼 Technician・Engineer💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
Hiroshi Fukutomi (福冨 博, Fukutomi Hiroshi; former name 福富 博 (read the same)) (born July 25, 1950) is an anime director.…
Hiroshi Fukutomi (福冨 博, Fukutomi Hiroshi; former name 福富 博 (read the same)) (born July 25, 1950) is an anime director. After leaving Tokyo Designer Gakuin in the middle of his studies, he joined A Production (then known as Shin'ei Dōga). In 1982, with some of the staff producing Kaibutsu-kun (including Yoshinobu Sanada, Toshiyuki Honda, and Makoto Moriwaki), Fukutomi founded Animal House (あにまる屋, Animaru-ya), now known as Studio Comet.
Norihiro Nakajima (中島徳博, Nakajima Norihiro) (1950 – August 28, 2014) was a Japanese manga artist. He did about 20…
Norihiro Nakajima (中島徳博, Nakajima Norihiro) (1950 – August 28, 2014) was a Japanese manga artist. He did about 20 series. He died of colorectal cancer.
Kozo Saito is a mechanical engineer, currently the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in Mechanical Engineering and…
Kozo Saito is a mechanical engineer, currently the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in Mechanical Engineering and also the Director of the Institute of Research for Technology Development, at the University of Kentucky, and also a published author.
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Yuji Hyakutake (百武 裕司, Hyakutake Yūji; July 7, 1950 – April 10, 2002) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered…
Yuji Hyakutake (百武 裕司, Hyakutake Yūji; July 7, 1950 – April 10, 2002) was a Japanese amateur astronomer who discovered Comet C/1996 B2, also known as Comet Hyakutake on January 31, 1996, while using 25×150 binoculars. Hyakutake graduated from the Kyushu Sangyo University as a photography major and started working at a newspaper in Fukuoka. He first became interested in astronomy after seeing Comet Ikeya–Seki in 1965. He began searching for comets in 1989. In 1993, he moved to Hayato because “the skies were much clearer there” and so he could better continue his search for comets. His first discovery was Comet C/1995 Y1, on December 26, 1995. Hyakutake discovered C/1996 B2 while looking for C/1995 Y1, a comet he had discovered a few weeks before. He died in Kokubu, Kagoshima, in 2002 at age 51 of an aneurysm which had led to internal bleeding. Asteroid 7291 Hyakutake is named after him.
🎓 Kyushu Sangyo University🏫 Nagasaki Kita High School📅 Born July 7🎂 Born 1950📍 From Shimabara, Nagasaki
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Yutaka Akino (秋野豊, Akino Yutaka; 1 July 1950 – 20 July 1998) was a Japanese political scientist, researcher and…
Yutaka Akino (秋野豊, Akino Yutaka; 1 July 1950 – 20 July 1998) was a Japanese political scientist, researcher and University professor who specialized in Russian diplomacy and Central Asian geopolitics. Akino, alongside 3 others were killed by unknown assailants in Darband, a district east of Dushanbe, Tajikistan in 1998 while serving as a United Nations peacekeeper for the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT).
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hokkaido Otaru Choryo High School📅 Born July 1🎂 Born 1950📍 From Otaru, Hokkaido💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima (Shinjitai: 田嶋 伸博, Tajima Nobuhiro; born Suginami, Tokyo, June 28, 1950; Japanese nickname…
Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima (Shinjitai: 田嶋 伸博, Tajima Nobuhiro; born Suginami, Tokyo, June 28, 1950; Japanese nickname モンスター田嶋 Monsuta Tajima) is a Japanese hillclimb racer, tuning shop owner, rally team manager and former rally driver who is best known for his participation in Suzuki's rallying program as well as his triumphs at the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in USA and Silverstone Race to the Sky in NZ (which he won eight times out of eleven events).
🎓 Kokushikan University🏫 Komatsu High School📅 Born June 28🎂 Born 1950📍 From Komatsu, Ishikawa💼 Racing Driver💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Kaoru Mende (born 1950 in Tokyo, Japan) is an architectural lighting designer from Japan. Mende has bachelor's and…
Kaoru Mende (born 1950 in Tokyo, Japan) is an architectural lighting designer from Japan. Mende has bachelor's and master's degrees from the Tokyo University of Art. He is a visiting professor of lighting design at Musashino Art University and also lectures at Tokyo University of the Arts, among other institutions. Kaoru Mende is the CEO of Lighting Planners Associates. He is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES, formerly IESNA) and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). Mende is also the acting chief of the "Lighting Detectives", a citizens' group that specializes in the study of the culture of lighting. Mende has been involved in such superb projects as Tokyo International Forum, JR Kyoto Station, Sendai Mediatheque, Roppongi Hills, National Museum of Singapore, Singapore City Center Lighting Master Plan, Alila Villas Uluwatu, Aman New Delhi, Gardens by the Bay and Façade lighting for Tokyo station.
Kotoe Nagasawa (長沢 琴枝, Nagasawa Kotoe; born June 11, 1950 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese figure skating coach…
Kotoe Nagasawa (長沢 琴枝, Nagasawa Kotoe; born June 11, 1950 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With her skating partner, Hiroshi Nagakubo, she became a five-time (1967–1971) Japanese national champion and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, placing 16th. After retiring from competition, Nagasawa became a skating coach in Japan.
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Masaharu Nakagawa (中川 正春, Nakagawa Masaharu; born 10 June 1950) is a Japanese politician who served in the House of…
Masaharu Nakagawa (中川 正春, Nakagawa Masaharu; born 10 June 1950) is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Georgetown University in the United States he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in the local assembly of Mie Prefecture. In September 2011 he was appointed as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the cabinet of newly appointed prime minister Yoshihiko Noda.
Mieko Yagi (9 June 1950 – 24 November 2015) was a Japanese equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer…
Mieko Yagi (9 June 1950 – 24 November 2015) was a Japanese equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Yōko Shōji (庄司 陽子, Shōji Yōko; born 4 June 1950, in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for…
Yōko Shōji (庄司 陽子, Shōji Yōko; born 4 June 1950, in Mobara, Chiba) is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for writing Seito Shokun! (Attention Students!), for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1978.
Chikako Asō (麻生 千賀子, also 麻生 ちか子) (born May 30, 1950), née Suzuki (鈴木 千賀子), is a Japanese businesswoman, daughter of…
Chikako Asō (麻生 千賀子, also 麻生 ちか子) (born May 30, 1950), née Suzuki (鈴木 千賀子), is a Japanese businesswoman, daughter of the 44th Prime Minister of Japan, Zenkō Suzuki, wife of the 59th Prime Minister of Japan, Tarō Asō, and elder sister of the politician Shun'ichi Suzuki. Her husband is the brother of Princess Tomohito of Mikasa.
Michio Ashikaga (足利 道夫, Ashikaga Michio; born May 22, 1950) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Michio Ashikaga (足利 道夫, Ashikaga Michio; born May 22, 1950) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
🏫 Akita Commercial High School📅 Born May 22🎂 Born 1950📍 From Akita(city), Akita Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
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Shigenobu Nakamura (中村 滋延, Nakamura Shigenobu), born in Osaka in 1950, is a Japanese composer and music teacher. He…
Shigenobu Nakamura (中村 滋延, Nakamura Shigenobu), born in Osaka in 1950, is a Japanese composer and music teacher. He teaches at Kyushu University (Faculty of Design). He has written fifteen books and done both chamber music and symphonies. In the 1990s his visual works were performed at festivals in Palermo and Germany.
Yukiko Kada (嘉田 由紀子, Kada Yukiko; born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese politician and member of the National Diet of Japan…
Yukiko Kada (嘉田 由紀子, Kada Yukiko; born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese politician and member of the National Diet of Japan, serving as member of the House of Councillors from Shiga Prefecture since 2019. She was the governor of Shiga for two terms from 2006 to 2014.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Kumagaya Girls' High School📅 Born May 18🎂 Born 1950📍 From Honjō, Saitama💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Motomasa Aoki (青木 基正, Aoki Motomasa; born 18 May 1950) is a Japanese professional golfer.
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Osamu Higashio (東尾 修, Higashio Osamu; born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese former baseball player who played in the…
Osamu Higashio (東尾 修, Higashio Osamu; born May 18, 1950) is a Japanese former baseball player who played in the Japanese professional leagues from 1969–1988, being remembered as one of the leading Japanese pitchers in the 1980s. He also was manager of the Seibu Lions from 1995 to 2001.
Naoki Takashima (Japanese: 高島直樹 Takashima Naoki; 13 May 1950 – 2 October 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of…
Naoki Takashima (Japanese: 高島直樹 Takashima Naoki; 13 May 1950 – 2 October 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as President of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from 2014 to 2015. Takashima died on 2 October 2023, at the age of 73.
Shozo Fujii (藤猪 省太, Fujii Shōzō; born 11 May 1950) is a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal 4 times at the World…
Shozo Fujii (藤猪 省太, Fujii Shōzō; born 11 May 1950) is a Japanese judoka. He won a gold medal 4 times at the World Championships. He is from Higashikagawa, Kagawa. After graduation from Tenri University in 1973, he belonged to Kuraray. One year after, He got a job at Kyoto Sangyo University and among his students was Olympic Games champion in 1984, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka. As of 2010, Fujii coaches judo at his alma mater, Tenri University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.
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Shun Fujimoto (藤本 俊, Fujimoto Shun; born May 11, 1950) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He represented Japan at the 1976…
Shun Fujimoto (藤本 俊, Fujimoto Shun; born May 11, 1950) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He represented Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won gold in the team competition. Fujimoto won fame by continuing to compete in the team event right after severely injuring his right knee during his floor exercise. He scored 9.5 on the pommel horse and 9.7 on the still rings with the badly damaged knee, dismounting from the rings from eight feet above ground and keeping his balance after landing on his feet. One source has described the scene thus: that he "raised his arms in a perfect finish before collapsing in agony". That account, however, is erroneous. Video of Fujimoto's rings routine, including the dismount and immediate aftermath, is easily accessible on the internet, and it is unambiguously clear that, despite the physical agony of performing his routine and landing, he did not collapse after completing his dismount. Instead, immediately upon his landing, as Fujimoto's knees bent to absorb the shock, his right knee started to give way, wobbling and almost collapsing. But he controlled his balance, taking a very slight hop on his left foot, bringing his feet together, straightening his legs and body to a fully upright position, and raising his arms to complete the landing posture. He then turned and walked from the apparatus, and down the steps from the competition platform. He was limping markedly, but made it back to his seat without ever collapsing. Nevertheless, the dismount aggravated his already serious injury, dislocating his broken kneecap and tearing ligaments in his right leg. Doctors ordered him to withdraw from further competition or risk permanent disability. One doctor stated: "How he managed to do somersaults and twists and land without collapsing in screams is beyond my comprehension." Fujimoto stated that he had not wanted to let his team down by revealing his injury. His completing of the pommel horse and rings events enabled the team to win gold, defeating the team from the Soviet Union by a narrow margin. Later, when asked whether he would do what he did again, he replied frankly, "No, I would not." Fujimoto's performing in spite of serious injury was humorously alluded to in The Simpsons episode, "Lisa's First Word". In 2017, Fujimoto was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
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Ryoko Nakano (中野 良子, Nakano Ryōko; born 6 May 1950) is a Japanese actress.
Shinichi Fujimura (藤村 新一, Fujimura Shin'ichi; b. May 4, 1950) is a Japanese amateur archaeologist who claimed he had…
Shinichi Fujimura (藤村 新一, Fujimura Shin'ichi; b. May 4, 1950) is a Japanese amateur archaeologist who claimed he had found a large number of stone artifacts dating back to the Lower Paleolithic and Middle Paleolithic periods. These objects were later revealed to be forgeries.
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Kensō Soai (硤合 憲三, Soai Kensō; born 3 May 1950) is a Japanese organic chemist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of…
Kensō Soai (硤合 憲三, Soai Kensō; born 3 May 1950) is a Japanese organic chemist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo University of Science. In 2026, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Henri B. Kagan "for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis."
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born May 3🎂 Born 1950📍 From Fuchū, Hiroshima(town)💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
Mari Yonehara (米原 万里, Yonehara Mari; 29 April 1950 – 25 May 2006) was a Japanese translator, essayist, non-fiction…
Mari Yonehara (米原 万里, Yonehara Mari; 29 April 1950 – 25 May 2006) was a Japanese translator, essayist, non-fiction writer, novelist, and simultaneous interpreter between Russian and Japanese, best known in Japan for simultaneous interpretation in the 1980s and 1990s and writing in 2000s.
Tomoko M. Nakanishi (中西友子) is a Japanese chemical scientist leading in the development and application of imaging…
Tomoko M. Nakanishi (中西友子) is a Japanese chemical scientist leading in the development and application of imaging techniques using radiation and radionuclides for research on water and element physiology in plants. Her research strategy excels by optimizing a variety of complementary radiochemical/nuclear analytical techniques together with innovative experimental set-ups to get insight in a part of the plant physiology.
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Junko Ohashi (大橋 純子, Ōhashi Junko; April 26, 1950 – November 9, 2023) was a Japanese singer best known for her songs…
Junko Ohashi (大橋 純子, Ōhashi Junko; April 26, 1950 – November 9, 2023) was a Japanese singer best known for her songs "Silhouette Romance" (1981) and "Tasogare My Love" (1978). She was known for her "overwhelming singing ability" and was mainly successful between late 1970s and early 1980s. Her discography consists of more than 20 albums. After a brief hiatus due to battling esophageal and breast cancers, she returned to music in 2019. On November 9, 2023, Ohashi died in Tokyo at the age of 73.
Bandō Tamasaburō V (五代目 坂東 玉三郎, Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō) (born 25 April 1950) is a Kabuki actor and the most popular…
Bandō Tamasaburō V (五代目 坂東 玉三郎, Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō) (born 25 April 1950) is a Kabuki actor and the most popular and celebrated onnagata (an actor specializing in female roles) currently on stage. He has also acted in several films.
🏫 Seigakuin Junior & Senior High School📅 Born April 25🎂 Born 1950📍 From Tokyo💼 Kabuki💼 Actor💼 Film Director💼 Stage Director
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Susumu Yanase (簗瀬 進, Yanase Susumu; born 23 April 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a…
Susumu Yanase (簗瀬 進, Yanase Susumu; born 23 April 1950) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
🎓 Tohoku University🏫 Utsunomiya High School📅 Born April 23🎂 Born 1950📍 From Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Lawyer💼 Educator
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Hirokazu Shiba (芝 博一, Shiba Hirokazu; 21 April 1950 – 15 November 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic…
Hirokazu Shiba (芝 博一, Shiba Hirokazu; 21 April 1950 – 15 November 2025) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet, the country's national legislature.
🎓 Kogakkan University🏫 Kogakkan High School📅 Born April 21🎂 Born 1950📍 From Nabari, Mie💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Religious Figure
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