Kiyoo Mogi (茂木 清夫, Mogi Kiyoo; 1929 in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan–6 June 2021) was a prominent seismologist. He was…
Kiyoo Mogi (茂木 清夫, Mogi Kiyoo; 1929 in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan–6 June 2021) was a prominent seismologist. He was regarded as Japan's foremost authority on earthquake prediction and was a chair of the Japanese Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction (CCEP). Mogi was also a director of the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute, a professor at Nihon University and a professor emeritus at Tokyo University. Due to the seismic activity in Japan, Mogi also took an interest in the safety of nuclear power in Japan. In 1969, Mogi predicted that there was a possibility of a shallow magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the Tōkai region of Japan, an area that has experienced a number of previous large earthquakes. Following the passing of the Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasure Act, in 1978, Mogi was appointed to the newly created Earthquake Assessment Committee (EAC) for the expected Tokai earthquake, charged with warning the government if the quake was imminent. He went on to chair the ECA from 1991 until he resigned from the post in 1996 after failing to persuade the government of the need to take uncertainty into account when issuing warnings.
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Yoshitaro Nagata (永田 吉太郎, Nagata Yoshitarō; born 28 December 1929) is a Japanese former boxer. He competed in the men's…
Yoshitaro Nagata (永田 吉太郎, Nagata Yoshitarō; born 28 December 1929) is a Japanese former boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, he lost to Mircea Dobrescu of Romania.
Seiji Arikawa (有川 清次, Arikawa Seiji; 17 December 1929 – 13 May 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Socialist Party.…
Seiji Arikawa (有川 清次, Arikawa Seiji; 17 December 1929 – 13 May 2016) was a Japanese politician of the Socialist Party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) from 1990 until 1993. He had previously served on the city council of Kanoya, Kagoshima.
Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏, Tada Hiroshi) (born December 14, 1929) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 9th dan in…
Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏, Tada Hiroshi) (born December 14, 1929) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 9th dan in the Aikikai. Born in Tokyo within a former Samurai family with roots from Tsushima Island, Tada first studied his family's style of archery (Heki-Ryū Chikurin-ha Ban-pa) under his father in the family's house in Jiyūgaoka. He then became a member of the Waseda University karate club before starting training in aikido at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo under aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba in March 1950. He was dispatched to Rome, Italy, in 1964 where he established the Italian Dojo Centrale in 1967, and the national association Aikikai d'Italia in 1970. He returned to Japan in 1971 to resume teaching at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. To supplement aikido training, he has developed a system of breathing and meditative exercises called ki no renma (気の錬磨, cultivation of ki) based largely on the teachings of Nakamura Tempu and the Ichikukai Dojo.
Kosuke Koyama (小山 晃佑, Koyama Kōsuke; December 10, 1929 – March 25, 2009) was a Japanese Protestant Christian theologian.
Tomoko Naraoka (奈良岡 朋子, Naraoka Tomoko; December 1, 1929 – March 23, 2023) was a Japanese actress and narrator. The…
Tomoko Naraoka (奈良岡 朋子, Naraoka Tomoko; December 1, 1929 – March 23, 2023) was a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actress in the 1949 film Chijin no Ai, based on the novel Naomi. In 1981 she appeared in Rengō Kantai (lit. "Combined Fleet", United States title: The Imperial Navy). She also appeared in Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (a 1988 movie in the long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series) as well as eight films in the Tsuribaka Nisshi series. Naraoka has appeared in several NHK Taiga dramas. Her first was the 1969 Ten to Chi to, in the role of the wife of Uesugi Sadazane. She portrayed Kita no Mandokoro (the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi) in Haru no Sakamichi (1971). Her next Taiga drama appearance was in 1976 in Kaze to Kumo to Niji to. She narrated the 1986 Inochi and 1989 Kasuga no Tsubone. She is the narrator of the 2008 drama Atsuhime. Other noteworthy narration roles include the 1983 serialized morning television drama Oshin. She also narrated Onna wa Dokyō (1992) and Haru Yo Koi (1994–1995). A nonfiction voice role was in the series Kiwameru: Nihon no Bi to Kokoro. Naraoka died from pneumonia on March 23, 2023, at the age of 93.
Hidesaburo Hanafusa (花房 秀三郎, Hanafusa Hidesaburō; December 1, 1929 – March 15, 2009) was a Japanese virologist. He…
Hidesaburo Hanafusa (花房 秀三郎, Hanafusa Hidesaburō; December 1, 1929 – March 15, 2009) was a Japanese virologist. He shared the 1982 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research with Harold E. Varmus and J. Michael Bishop for demonstrating how RNA tumor viruses cause cancer, and elucidating their role in combining, rescuing and maintaining oncogenes in the viral genome.
Kuniko Mukōda (向田 邦子, Mukōda Kuniko; November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981) was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her…
Kuniko Mukōda (向田 邦子, Mukōda Kuniko; November 28, 1929 – August 22, 1981) was a Japanese TV screenwriter. Most of her scripts focus on day-to-day family life and relationships. She won the 83rd Naoki Prize (1980上) for her short stories "Hanano Namae", "Kawauso" and "Inugoya."
Daizen Shishido (宍戸大全, Shishido Daizen) (real name Shishido Kunihiro) is a Japanese stunt double. He has appeared in…
Daizen Shishido (宍戸大全, Shishido Daizen) (real name Shishido Kunihiro) is a Japanese stunt double. He has appeared in many television shows, including regular appearances on long-running series such as Mito Kōmon, Ōoka Echizen, the Hissatsu series and Abarenbo Shogun. He was also the stunt double for Raizo Ichikawa in all eight "Shinobi no Mono" films from 1963-67. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he went to work for Daiei, then Toei, before become a free-lancer in 1970. In 1999 Shishido won the Distinguished Service Award at the Kyoto Film Festival. Archived 2005-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Among his film appearances are Ninpō Chūshingura (from a Futaro Yamada story) and Zenigata Heiji (the 1967 Toei film). In addition to working as a stunt double, he led a group of actors who performed the stunts and the chanbara swordfight scenes in jidaigeki films. Furthermore, Shishido appeared in a speaking role in an episode of Mito Komon.
Tsutomu "Ben" Goto (五島 勉, Gotō Ben, 17 November 1929 – 16 June 2020) was a Japanese journalist and writer best known…
Tsutomu "Ben" Goto (五島 勉, Gotō Ben, 17 November 1929 – 16 June 2020) was a Japanese journalist and writer best known for his books on Nostradamus.
Asashio Tarō (Japanese: 朝潮 太郎; November 13, 1929 – October 23, 1988) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from…
Asashio Tarō (Japanese: 朝潮 太郎; November 13, 1929 – October 23, 1988) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. He was the sport's 46th yokozuna. He was also a sumo coach and head of Takasago stable.
Akio Suzuki (鈴木章夫, Suzuki Akio; November 7, 1929 – October 28, 2010) was a Japanese doctor, medical scientist, educator…
Akio Suzuki (鈴木章夫, Suzuki Akio; November 7, 1929 – October 28, 2010) was a Japanese doctor, medical scientist, educator and president of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU). He was best known as an expert on heart surgery.
Kazuo Ikehiro (池広一夫, Ikehiro Kazuo; 25 October 1929 – 15 October 2025) was a Japanese film director. He is known for…
Kazuo Ikehiro (池広一夫, Ikehiro Kazuo; 25 October 1929 – 15 October 2025) was a Japanese film director. He is known for directing Zatoichi series and the highly acclaimed film Onna Gokuakuchō. In 1950, he joined the Daiei Film and started working as an assistant director under Kenji Mizoguchi etc. In 1960, he was promoted to director and debuted with Bara Daimyo. Ikehiro died of a heart attack in Tokyo, on 15 October 2025, at the age of 95.
Hosei Norota (野呂田 芳成, Norota Hōsei; 25 October 1929 – 23 May 2019) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Hosei Norota (野呂田 芳成, Norota Hōsei; 25 October 1929 – 23 May 2019) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Noshiro, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1953. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Councillors in the Diet for the first time in 1977. In 1983 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. From 1995 to 1996 he served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Tomiichi Murayama's cabinet. In 1998 he served briefly as Director General of the Japan Defense Agency. In 2001, Norota received the civilian honor Padma Vibhushan from the President of India. Norota died of bladder cancer on 23 May 2019 at a Tokyo hospital, aged 89.
Hideo Takamatsu (高松 英郎, Hideo Takamatsu; 24 October 1929 – 26 February 2007) was a Japanese actor from Nankoku, Kōchi…
Hideo Takamatsu (高松 英郎, Hideo Takamatsu; 24 October 1929 – 26 February 2007) was a Japanese actor from Nankoku, Kōchi Prefecture. Takamatsu appeared in more than 120 films between 1948 and 2007.
Akira Hayami (速水融; 1929–2019) was an emeritus professor of Keio University and the first to introduce historical…
Akira Hayami (速水融; 1929–2019) was an emeritus professor of Keio University and the first to introduce historical demography in Japan. Professor Hayami is also famous for coining the concept called "Industrious Revolution", which points out the socio-economic change from capital-intensive to labor-intensive one.
Yoneo Ishii (石井 米雄, Ishii Yoneo; October 10, 1929 - February 12, 2010) was a Japanese historian who specialized in the…
Yoneo Ishii (石井 米雄, Ishii Yoneo; October 10, 1929 - February 12, 2010) was a Japanese historian who specialized in the study of Thailand.
Takeshi Ito (Japanese: 伊東壮; 5 October 1929 – 3 March 2000) was a Japanese economist and peace activist. He served as…
Takeshi Ito (Japanese: 伊東壮; 5 October 1929 – 3 March 2000) was a Japanese economist and peace activist. He served as the president of the University of Yamanashi, a representative committee member of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) that won the Nobel Prize in 2024, and the chairman of the Tokyo Confederation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
Kazuko Takatsukasa (鷹司 和子, Takatsukasa Kazuko; 30 September 1929 – 26 May 1989), formerly Kazuko, Princess Taka…
Kazuko Takatsukasa (鷹司 和子, Takatsukasa Kazuko; 30 September 1929 – 26 May 1989), formerly Kazuko, Princess Taka (孝宮和子内親王, Taka-no-miya Kazuko Naishinnō), was the third daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. She was an elder sister to Emperor Emeritus Akihito, and paternal aunt to Emperor Naruhito. She married Toshimichi Takatsukasa on 21 May 1950. As a result, she gave up her imperial title and left the Japanese Imperial Family, as required by law.
Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子, Miyawaki Aiko; 20 September 1929 – 20 August 2014) was a Japanese sculptor and painter. She was…
Aiko Miyawaki (宮脇 愛子, Miyawaki Aiko; 20 September 1929 – 20 August 2014) was a Japanese sculptor and painter. She was best known for her sculpture series titled Utsurohi, installed at public spaces worldwide.
Kōjirō Kusanagi (草薙幸二郎, Kusanagi Kōjirō; September 19, 1929 – November 11, 2007) was a Japanese actor.
Tetsuo Kutsukake (沓掛 哲男, Kutsukake Tetsuo; 12 September 1929 – 30 January 2024) was a Japanese politician. He was named…
Tetsuo Kutsukake (沓掛 哲男, Kutsukake Tetsuo; 12 September 1929 – 30 January 2024) was a Japanese politician. He was named Minister of State, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission on 31 October 2005. Kutsukake died on 30 January 2024, at the age of 94.
Sanpei Satō (サトウサンペイ, Satō Sanpei; 11 September 1929 - 31 July 2021) was a Japanese manga artist best known for…
Sanpei Satō (サトウサンペイ, Satō Sanpei; 11 September 1929 - 31 July 2021) was a Japanese manga artist best known for salaryman manga such as Fuji Santarō and Dotanba's Manners. He was born as Yukikazu Satō (佐藤 幸一, Satō Yukikazu) in Nagoya, but grew up from a young age in Ōsaka after his father built and managed a clock manufacturing plant there as part of the family business. When Satō was in junior high, he worked at a munitions plant during World War II. After studying dyeing at Kyoto Technical College, he was hired at Daimaru where he started in clothing sales and quickly moved into advertising department. In 1953, he made his manga debut in the Shin Ōsaka newspaper. Only four years later, he quit his job at Daimaru in order to work full time as a manga artist. He moved to Tokyo in 1961. Both Satō and his works have received multiple awards and recognition, including the Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1966, the Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Honor Award in 1991, the Medal of Honor from the Emperor of Japan in 1997, the Order of the Rising Sun in 1996, and the Special Award at the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards in 2017. Satō died in 2021 from aspiration pneumonia at age 91.
Kenji Ekuan (榮久庵 憲司, Ekuan Kenji; September 11, 1929 – February 8, 2015) was a Japanese industrial designer, best known…
Kenji Ekuan (榮久庵 憲司, Ekuan Kenji; September 11, 1929 – February 8, 2015) was a Japanese industrial designer, best known for creating the design of the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle.
Akira Kono (河野昭, Konō Akira; 11 September 1929 – 25 December 1995) was a Japanese gymnast who competed in the 1956…
Akira Kono (河野昭, Konō Akira; 11 September 1929 – 25 December 1995) was a Japanese gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Akio Yashiro (矢代 秋雄, Yashiro Akio; September 10, 1929 – April 9, 1976) was a Japanese composer.
Tōru "Tohl" Narita (成田 亨, Narita Tōru; pronounced [nəˈriːtə]; September 3, 1929 – February 26, 2002) was a Japanese…
Tōru "Tohl" Narita (成田 亨, Narita Tōru; pronounced [nəˈriːtə]; September 3, 1929 – February 26, 2002) was a Japanese visual artist. He is best known for creating the characters and mechanics for the television programs in the Ultra series: Ultra Q, Ultraman, and Ultraseven.
Osamu Yamaji (山路 修, Yamaji Osamu; 31 August 1929 – 26 January 2021) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Osamu Yamaji (山路 修, Yamaji Osamu; 31 August 1929 – 26 January 2021) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Ryōko Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 良子, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ryōko; 24 August 1929 – 7 February 2024) was a Japanese politician.…
Ryōko Akamatsu (Japanese: 赤松 良子, Hepburn: Akamatsu Ryōko; 24 August 1929 – 7 February 2024) was a Japanese politician. She was Minister of Education in the Hata Cabinet and Hosokawa Cabinet. She was ambassador of Japan to Uruguay from 1986 to 1989. Akamatsu died on 7 February 2024, at the age of 94.
Satoko Kitahara (北原 怜子, Kitahara Satoko; 22 August 1929 – 23 January 1958) – later known as Elisabeth Maria Kitahara –…
Satoko Kitahara (北原 怜子, Kitahara Satoko; 22 August 1929 – 23 January 1958) – later known as Elisabeth Maria Kitahara – was a Japanese Roman Catholic. Kitahara was descended from aristocrats and samurai warriors; she worked in an airplane warehouse during World War II and became disillusioned after she and others learnt of Japanese atrocities during the conflict. She discovered Roman Catholicism and after a period of being exposed to churches decided to learn catechism so she could be baptized. Upon her baptism she selected the name Elisabeth and upon her Confirmation added the name "Maria". Kitahara made it her goal to tend to the impoverished and orphaned as well as the sick and poor who were suffering as a result of the damage inflicted during the war. In 1950 she first met the Conventual Franciscan friar Zenon Żebrowski and the two worked together to care for destitute people and children in the riverside Ants Village. This work became the focus for Kitahara's life until she died from tuberculosis in 1958. The beatification process had been proposed since the 1970s and had opened in 1981 which made Kitahara known as a Servant of God. In 2015 she was named as venerable after Pope Francis confirmed her life of heroic virtue.
Susumu Nakanishi (中西進, Nakanishi Susumu; born 21 August 1929 in Tokyo) is a scholar of Japanese literature…
Susumu Nakanishi (中西進, Nakanishi Susumu; born 21 August 1929 in Tokyo) is a scholar of Japanese literature, particularly of the Man'yōshū. He earned his Doctor of Literature degree from the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) in 1962. He is widely believed to have conceived the name of the current era of the official calendar of Japan, Reiwa (令和, 2019-). However, it is a custom not to reveal the conceiver of the name of an era, and he has said, 'Era names are not for secular individuals like Susumu Nakanishi to decide, but are determined by divine inspiration. There is no such person as the inventor of the name "Reiwa"'.
Yasuro Kikuchi (菊池 康郎, Kikuchi Yasurō; August 20, 1929 – November 3, 2021) was a Japanese amateur Go player.
Seiichi Ikehata (池端 清一, Ikehata Seiichi; August 20, 1929 – February 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician from Kushiro…
Seiichi Ikehata (池端 清一, Ikehata Seiichi; August 20, 1929 – February 28, 2007) was a Japanese politician from Kushiro, Hokkaido.
Hidenobu Takahide (高秀 秀信, Takahide Hidenobu; 18 August 1929 – 29 August 2002) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician…
Hidenobu Takahide (高秀 秀信, Takahide Hidenobu; 18 August 1929 – 29 August 2002) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician from Yūbari, Hokkaidō. After graduating from Hokkaido University, Takahide joined the Ministry of Construction in 1952 and was appointed as the ministry's administrative vice minister in June 1984. In March 1990, Takahide ran for the Yokohama mayoral election to succeed Michikazu Saigō, who died during his mayoralty the previous month. Backed by the Liberal Democratic Party, he was elected mayor and served for 12 years. He was installed president of Japan Association of City Mayors in June 2001. Takahide lost to Hiroshi Nakada in the mayoral election held on 31 March 2002, despite the backing from four major political parties, the local office of the Democratic Party of Japan, and industrial and labor organizations. Five months later, he died of esophageal hemorrhage at age 73.
Tetsutaro Murano (村野 鉄太郎, Murano Tetsutarō; August 18, 1929 – July 8, 2020) was a Japanese film director. In 1953, he…
Tetsutaro Murano (村野 鉄太郎, Murano Tetsutarō; August 18, 1929 – July 8, 2020) was a Japanese film director. In 1953, he joined the Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director. He made his director debut with Aoi Tsubasa in 1960. Murano was born in Kagoshima on August 18, 1929, and died on July 8, 2020, at the age of 90.
Joji Yuasa (湯浅譲二, Yuasa Jōji; 12 August 1929 – 21 July 2024) was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Tetsuo Kondo (近藤 鉄雄, Kondō Tetsuo; 11 August 1929 – 4 March 2010) was a Japanese politician who served as Japan's…
Tetsuo Kondo (近藤 鉄雄, Kondō Tetsuo; 11 August 1929 – 4 March 2010) was a Japanese politician who served as Japan's Minister of Labour from 1991 until 1992. Kondo, who was from Yamagata Prefecture, began his career as an employee of the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Kondo, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for nine terms from 1972 until 1996. He also served as chief of the now defunct Economic Planning Agency during his career as a lawmaker. Kondo was appointed as Labour Minister within the administration of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa from 1991 until 1992. He retired from active politics after a failed re-election bid in the 1996 general election. Tetsuo Kondo died in Tokyo of pancreatic cancer on 4 March 2010, at the age of 80.
Shozo Sasahara (笹原 正三, Sasahara Shōzō; July 28, 1929 – March 5, 2023) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a world…
Shozo Sasahara (笹原 正三, Sasahara Shōzō; July 28, 1929 – March 5, 2023) was a Japanese freestyle wrestler who won a world title in 1954 and an Olympics gold medal in 1956. He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1956 Games. During his career Sasahara won approximately 200 bouts. After retiring from competitions he worked as a national coach. His trainees included Osamu Watanabe. Sasahara is credited with having designed "bound tennis" in 1980, which is a form of tennis played on a small-sized court. In 1981 he became the founding president of the Japan Bound Tennis Association. Between 1989 and 2003 Sasahara was president of Japan Wrestling Association. For many years he also served as Vice-President of United World Wrestling (FILA), and was later named its Honorary Vice-president. In 2006 he was inducted to the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame. Sasahara died on March 5, 2023, at the age of 93.
Kiichirō Furukawa (Japanese: 古川 麒一郎, Hepburn: Furukawa Kiichirō; Kunrei: Hurukawa Kiitirô, 22 July 1929 – 29 June 2016)…
Kiichirō Furukawa (Japanese: 古川 麒一郎, Hepburn: Furukawa Kiichirō; Kunrei: Hurukawa Kiitirô, 22 July 1929 – 29 June 2016) was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory. Furukawa was also associated with Nagoya University Department of Astrophysics.
Hiroshi Awatsuji (粟辻 博, Awatsuji Hiroshi; 1929 – 1995), was a Japanese textile designer. After World War II, he…
Hiroshi Awatsuji (粟辻 博, Awatsuji Hiroshi; 1929 – 1995), was a Japanese textile designer. After World War II, he produced numerous innovative designs which inspired the beginning of a new era. His works are characterized by the use of vivid colors and daring compositions which combine Japanese traditional arts and Western textile design.
Akira Yamagishi (山岸 章, Yamagishi Akira; 18 July 1929 – 10 April 2016) was a Japanese trade union leader who served as…
Akira Yamagishi (山岸 章, Yamagishi Akira; 18 July 1929 – 10 April 2016) was a Japanese trade union leader who served as the first president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation from 1989 to 1994.
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films…
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi; 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series. He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 2000.
Kikuo Arakawa (荒川 規矩男, Arakawa Kikuo; July 15, 1929 – January 23, 2026) was a Japanese medical scientist and internist…
Kikuo Arakawa (荒川 規矩男, Arakawa Kikuo; July 15, 1929 – January 23, 2026) was a Japanese medical scientist and internist specializing in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine. He was a Professor Emeritus at Fukuoka University and the 12th President of the International Society of Hypertension.
Takuya Iwasaki (岩崎 卓也, Iwasaki Takuya; July 9, 1929 – February 4, 2018) was a Japanese archaeologist.
Michio Mamiya (間宮 芳生, Mamiya Michio; June 29, 1929 – December 11, 2024) was a Japanese composer. He is most notable for…
Michio Mamiya (間宮 芳生, Mamiya Michio; June 29, 1929 – December 11, 2024) was a Japanese composer. He is most notable for composing the soundtrack to the 1988 film Grave of the Fireflies.
Sin Gwang-su (Korean: 신광수; Hanja: 辛光洙; Japanese: 立山富蔵 (Tateyama Tomizō), born June 27, 1929) is a North Korean national…
Sin Gwang-su (Korean: 신광수; Hanja: 辛光洙; Japanese: 立山富蔵 (Tateyama Tomizō), born June 27, 1929) is a North Korean national suspected of espionage for North Korea. He is wanted by Japanese authorities for his alleged participation in abductions of Japanese citizens during the 1970s and 1980s, including Megumi Yokota. He is sometimes known as Shin Kwang Soo. Sin is believed to have participated in the disappearance of Tadaaki Hara in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, in June 1980 with a South Korean national named Kim Kil Uk. A United Nations report concludes that Sin later passed himself off as Hara in Japan. He also used his passport and traveled to different countries, including South Korea.
Akio Hattori (服部 晶夫, Hattori Akio; born in Tokyo in 1929, died on 25 August 2013 due to submandibular gland cancer.)…
Akio Hattori (服部 晶夫, Hattori Akio; born in Tokyo in 1929, died on 25 August 2013 due to submandibular gland cancer.) was a Japanese mathematician working in algebraic topology who proved the Hattori–Stong theorem. Hattori was the president of the Mathematical Society of Japan in 1989–1991. Hattori received a Doctorate in Science from the University of Tokyo in 1959 with Shokichi Iyanaga as his advisor. He then joined the faculty of the University of Tokyo. Between 1966 and 1968 Hattori worked as a visiting scholar at both Johns Hopkins University and Yale University. After retirement from University of Tokyo, Hattori was invited to teach at Meiji University from 1991 to 1999, when they opened mathematics major in 1989. Professor Hiroko Morimoto invited Drs. Akio Hattori and Hiroshi Fujita from the University of Tokyo, and Dr. Shiro Goto from Nihon University joined to launch a research and educational system for algebra, geometry and analytics.
Keizo Hino (日野 啓三, Hino Keizō; June 14, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Japanese author. He won the 1974 Akutagawa Prize…
Keizo Hino (日野 啓三, Hino Keizō; June 14, 1929 – October 14, 2002) was a Japanese author. He won the 1974 Akutagawa Prize for Ano yūhi (The Evening Sun) and the 22nd Tanizaki Prize for Sakyū ga ugoku yō ni (砂丘が動くように). Born in Tokyo, he accompanied his parents to Korea, when the country was still under Japanese colonial rule. After the war, he returned to Japan, graduating from the University of Tokyo and joining the staff of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper in 1952. He served as a foreign correspondent in South Korea and Vietnam before becoming a novelist. Though he is often described as an environmentalist author, the focus of much of his fiction is the urban physical environment. Hino's works are striking for being simultaneously autobiographical and surrealistic. His novel Yume no Shima has been translated into English by Charles de Wolf as Isle of Dreams, and into German by Jaqueline Berndt and Hiroshi Yamane as Trauminsel; a short story, Bokushikan, has been translated into English by Charles de Wolf as The Rectory; another short story, Hashigo no tatsu machi 梯の立つ街, has been translated by Lawrence Rogers as "Jacob's Tokyo Ladder" and printed in 2002's Tokyo stories: a literary stroll.
Nada Inada (なだ いなだ; 8 June 1929 – 6 June 2013) was the pen-name of a Japanese psychiatrist, writer and literary critic…
Nada Inada (なだ いなだ; 8 June 1929 – 6 June 2013) was the pen-name of a Japanese psychiatrist, writer and literary critic active in late Shōwa period and early Heisei period Japan. His pen name is from the Spanish language phrase "nada y nada".
Takatada Ihara (6 June 1929 – 14 September 2014) was a Japanese television director and producer. Ihara died from heart…
Takatada Ihara (6 June 1929 – 14 September 2014) was a Japanese television director and producer. Ihara died from heart disease at the age of 85 in the United States.