En Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原エン; 27 February 1900 – 16 February 1994) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one…En Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原エン; 27 February 1900 – 16 February 1994) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
Keiji Nishitani (西谷 啓治, Nishitani Keiji; February 27, 1900 – November 24, 1990) was a Japanese philosopher. He was a…Keiji Nishitani (西谷 啓治, Nishitani Keiji; February 27, 1900 – November 24, 1990) was a Japanese philosopher. He was a scholar of the Kyoto School and a disciple of Kitarō Nishida. In 1924, Nishitani received his doctorate from Kyoto Imperial University for his dissertation "Das Ideale und das Reale bei Schelling und Bergson". He studied under Martin Heidegger in Freiburg from 1937 to 1939.
Masakazu Nakai (中井 正一, Nakai Masakazu, alternative romanization Nakai Shōichi) (14 February 1900 – 18 May 1952) was a…Masakazu Nakai (中井 正一, Nakai Masakazu, alternative romanization Nakai Shōichi) (14 February 1900 – 18 May 1952) was a Japanese aesthetician, film theorist, librarian, and social activist.
Jōsei Toda (戸田 城聖, Toda Jōsei; 11 February 1900 – 2 April 1958) was a teacher, peace activist and second president of…Jōsei Toda (戸田 城聖, Toda Jōsei; 11 February 1900 – 2 April 1958) was a teacher, peace activist and second president of Soka Gakkai from 1951 to 1958. Imprisoned for two years during World War II under violating the Peace Preservation Law and the charge of lèse-majesté from against the war, he emerged from prison intent on rebuilding the Soka Gakkai. He has been described as the architect of the Soka Gakkai, the person chiefly responsible for its existence today. Toda was the disciple of Tsunesaburō Makiguchi and mentor of Daisaku Ikeda, respectively the first and third presidents of the Soka Gakkai. He used the term "human revolution" to embrace Makiguchi's thoughts on the pursuits of education and happiness in life as "inextricably connected in a lifelong journey toward continual self-development." Toda's leadership in building the Soka Gakkai is the theme of Ikeda's 12-volume roman à clef, "The Human Revolution" ("Ningen kakumei")
Kohinata Hakurō (Japanese: 小日向白朗, Hiragana: こひなた はくろう; January 31, 1900 - January 5, 1982), born Kohinata Takematsu…Kohinata Hakurō (Japanese: 小日向白朗, Hiragana: こひなた はくろう; January 31, 1900 - January 5, 1982), born Kohinata Takematsu (Chinese pseudonyms include Xiang Lang, Shang Xudong, and Shao Rixiang), courtesy name Senzan Koji, was a notorious Japanese mounted bandit in China. He was commonly called "The Little White Dragon" by Chinese locals of the areas he was active in.
Koshiro Ueki (植木 庚子郎, Ueki Kōshirō; 28 January 1900 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese politician. He served as justice…Koshiro Ueki (植木 庚子郎, Ueki Kōshirō; 28 January 1900 – 11 March 1980) was a Japanese politician. He served as justice minister for two terms and as finance minister.
Tamotsu Oishi (大石 保, Ōishi Tamotsu; 28 January 1900 – 13 February 1946) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese…Tamotsu Oishi (大石 保, Ōishi Tamotsu; 28 January 1900 – 13 February 1946) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Kaitarō Hasegawa (長谷川海太郎, Hasegawa Kaitarō; 17 January 1900 – 29 June 1935) was a Japanese novelist and translator…Kaitarō Hasegawa (長谷川海太郎, Hasegawa Kaitarō; 17 January 1900 – 29 June 1935) was a Japanese novelist and translator during the early Shōwa period. Hasegawa wrote works in various genres under numerous pen names, each with a unique personality, and caused a sensation with the sheer brilliance of his fiction, non-fiction and translations.
Kiku Amino (網野 菊, Amino Kiku; January 16, 1900 - May 15, 1978) was a Japanese writer and translator of English and…Kiku Amino (網野 菊, Amino Kiku; January 16, 1900 - May 15, 1978) was a Japanese writer and translator of English and Russian literature. She was a recipient of the Women's Literature Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and Japan Academy of the Arts prize.
Yōjirō Ishizaka (石坂 洋次郎, Ishizaka Yōjirō; 15 [or 25] January 1900 – 7 October 1986) was a Japanese writer of short…Yōjirō Ishizaka (石坂 洋次郎, Ishizaka Yōjirō; 15 [or 25] January 1900 – 7 October 1986) was a Japanese writer of short stories and novels.
Yasuji Kiyose (清瀬 保二 Kiyose Yasuji, 13 January 1900 – 14 September 1981) was a Japanese composer. He studied…Yasuji Kiyose (清瀬 保二 Kiyose Yasuji, 13 January 1900 – 14 September 1981) was a Japanese composer. He studied composition privately with Kōsaku Yamada and Kōsuke Komatsu and in 1930, took an active part in organizing the Shinkō Sakkyokuka Renmei, (which later grew into the Japanese section of the ISCM). In 1948, Kiyose took on Hiroyoshi Suzuki and Tōru Takemitsu for a brief period as pupils in composition. His music at times incorporates Japanese pentatonic scales, and other elements of Japanese folk-song; his far better known pupil Takemitsu, developed this tendency further in a great number of his works.
Shimizugawa Motokichi (清水川 元吉, Shimizugawa Motokichi; 13 January 1900 – 5 July 1967) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from…Shimizugawa Motokichi (清水川 元吉, Shimizugawa Motokichi; 13 January 1900 – 5 July 1967) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki.
Manshichi Sakamoto (坂本 万七, Sakamoto Manshichi; 1900–1974) was a renowned Japanese photographer. He was known for taking…Manshichi Sakamoto (坂本 万七, Sakamoto Manshichi; 1900–1974) was a renowned Japanese photographer. He was known for taking ethnographic photographs.
Matsuki Miyazaki (宮崎 松記, Miyazaki Matsuki; January 10, 1900 – June 14, 1972) was a Japanese medical doctor, the…Matsuki Miyazaki (宮崎 松記, Miyazaki Matsuki; January 10, 1900 – June 14, 1972) was a Japanese medical doctor, the director of the Kyushu Sanatorium (Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium) (1934–1958) in Kumamoto, Japan. He studied war and leprosy and found that stress was a great factor in the development of leprosy. He later established a leprosy center belonging to Japan Leprosy Mission of Asia, in India. He died in the Japan Airlines Flight 471 airplane accident in 1972.
Mansaku Itami (伊丹万作; real name Yoshitoyo Ikeuchi 池内義豊; 2 January 1900 – 21 September 1946) was a Japanese film director…Mansaku Itami (伊丹万作; real name Yoshitoyo Ikeuchi 池内義豊; 2 January 1900 – 21 September 1946) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his critical, sometimes satirical portraits of Japan and its history. He is the father of the director Juzo Itami.
Kitamura Sayo (北村 サヨ; January 1, 1900 – December 28, 1967) was the Japanese founder of the "dancing religion", Tenshō…Kitamura Sayo (北村 サヨ; January 1, 1900 – December 28, 1967) was the Japanese founder of the "dancing religion", Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō (天照皇大神宮教). In the religion, she is known by her followers as Ogamisama (大神様, Ōgamisama). She was known for her pacifism and anti-militarism during the wake of Japan's World War II surrender.
Gordon Goichi Nakayama (Goichi Nakayama, 中山吾一, 16 November 1900 – 8 October 1995) was a Japanese Canadian Anglican…Gordon Goichi Nakayama (Goichi Nakayama, 中山吾一, 16 November 1900 – 8 October 1995) was a Japanese Canadian Anglican priest, author and pedophile. He was active in his ministry in Western Canada and the Pacific Rim (notably Okinawa, Southern Japan) for 62 years from 1932 to 1994. Goichi Nakayama has been the subject of controversy surrounding the Anglican Church and their handling of child abuse claims. In 2015 the Anglican Church of Canada revealed that it had received a written confession from Nakayama of his abuse in 1994, and apologizing for withholding the information from the public and the police for over 20 years.
Bokuyō Katayama (Japanese: 片山牧羊, Hepburn: Katayama Bokuyō; born 1900, died 26 August 1937) was a Japanese painter of…Bokuyō Katayama (Japanese: 片山牧羊, Hepburn: Katayama Bokuyō; born 1900, died 26 August 1937) was a Japanese painter of the nihonga style active in the Shōwa era. Bokuyō claimed Yugen as the keyword of his art, and used traditional materials such as silk, ink and mineral pigments to draw traditional subjects of Japanese art with influence of Western painting.
