Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi; 17 June 1928 – 30 December 2009) was a Japanese Catholic prelate…Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi (白柳 誠一 Shirayanagi Seiichi; 17 June 1928 – 30 December 2009) was a Japanese Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Tokyo from 1970 to 2000. He was made a cardinal in 1994, and also served as head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan from 1983 to 1992.
Yōko Abe (安倍 洋子, Abe Yōko; née Kishi (岸); 11 June 1928 – 4 February 2024) was a Japanese calligrapher who was the…Yōko Abe (安倍 洋子, Abe Yōko; née Kishi (岸); 11 June 1928 – 4 February 2024) was a Japanese calligrapher who was the mother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the daughter of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, the wife of Minister of Foreign Affairs Shintaro Abe, and a member of the Japanese Satō–Kishi–Abe family.
Akira Yanabu (柳父 章, Yanabu Akira) (1928 – 2 January 2018) was a Japanese researcher in the areas of translation studies…Akira Yanabu (柳父 章, Yanabu Akira) (1928 – 2 January 2018) was a Japanese researcher in the areas of translation studies and comparative literature. He was born in Tokyo and graduated from the University of Tokyo.
Setsuko Tsumura (津村節子, Tsumura Setsuko; born 5 June 1928) is a Japanese novelist. She is a 1965 recipient of the…Setsuko Tsumura (津村節子, Tsumura Setsuko; born 5 June 1928) is a Japanese novelist. She is a 1965 recipient of the Akutagawa Prize.
Masaru Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 勝, Hepburn: Satō Masaru; May 29, 1928 – December 5, 1999) (sometimes transliterated Satoh)…Masaru Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 勝, Hepburn: Satō Masaru; May 29, 1928 – December 5, 1999) (sometimes transliterated Satoh) was a Japanese composer of film scores. Following the 1955 death of Fumio Hayasaka, whom Sato studied under, Sato was the composer of Akira Kurosawa's films for the next 10 years. He was nominated for Best Music at the 15th Japan Academy Prize in 1992. In 1999, the Japanese government decorated Sato with the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contributions to the arts.
Ichiro Maruyama (22 May 1928 – 27 April 2013), who wrote under the pen name You Sano, was a Japanese mystery writer and…Ichiro Maruyama (22 May 1928 – 27 April 2013), who wrote under the pen name You Sano, was a Japanese mystery writer and critic.
Hiroshi Nakajima (中嶋 宏, Nakajima Hiroshi; May 16, 1928 – January 26, 2013) was a Japanese doctor known chiefly for his…Hiroshi Nakajima (中嶋 宏, Nakajima Hiroshi; May 16, 1928 – January 26, 2013) was a Japanese doctor known chiefly for his tenure as Director-General of the World Health Organization.
Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 弘一, Yamamoto Hiroshi) (6 May 1928 – 1990/1991) was a Japanese sprinter. He attended Konan…Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本 弘一, Yamamoto Hiroshi) (6 May 1928 – 1990/1991) was a Japanese sprinter. He attended Konan University prior to his involvement in athletics. He later competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Yamamoto died at the age of 62.
Tatsuo Suzuki (鈴木 達夫, Suzuki Tatsuo; April 27, 1928 – July 12, 2011) Yokohama, Japan was an 8th Dan Japanese karateka…Tatsuo Suzuki (鈴木 達夫, Suzuki Tatsuo; April 27, 1928 – July 12, 2011) Yokohama, Japan was an 8th Dan Japanese karateka instrumental in spreading the martial art of Wadō-ryū karate to Europe and the United States.
Isaac Namioka (April 25, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was a Japanese-American mathematician who worked in general…Isaac Namioka (April 25, 1928 – September 25, 2019) was a Japanese-American mathematician who worked in general topology and functional analysis. He was a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Washington. He died at home in Seattle on September 25, 2019.
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (山口勝弘, Yamaguchi Katsuhiro; 22 April 1928—2 May 2018) was a Japanese artist and art theorist based…Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (山口勝弘, Yamaguchi Katsuhiro; 22 April 1928—2 May 2018) was a Japanese artist and art theorist based in Tokyo and Yokohama. Through his collaborations, writings, and teaching, he promoted an interdisciplinary avant-garde in postwar Japan that served as the foundation for the emergence of Japanese media art in the early 1980s, a field in which he remained active until his death. He represented Japan at the 1968 Venice Biennale and the 1975 Bienal de São Paulo, and served as producer for the Mitsui Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka.
Mikio Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 幹夫, Hepburn: Satō Mikio; 18 April 1928 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese mathematician known…Mikio Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 幹夫, Hepburn: Satō Mikio; 18 April 1928 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese mathematician known for founding the fields of algebraic analysis, hyperfunctions, and holonomic quantum fields. He was a professor at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto.
Mikio Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 幹夫, Hepburn: Satō Mikio; 18 April 1928 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese mathematician known…Mikio Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 幹夫, Hepburn: Satō Mikio; 18 April 1928 – 9 January 2023) was a Japanese mathematician known for founding the fields of algebraic analysis, hyperfunctions, and holonomic quantum fields. He was a professor at the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Kyoto.
Tokuji Utsu (Japanese: 宇津 徳治, April 13, 1928 – August 18, 2004) was a Japanese seismologist and Professor Emeritus of…Tokuji Utsu (Japanese: 宇津 徳治, April 13, 1928 – August 18, 2004) was a Japanese seismologist and Professor Emeritus of University of Tokyo. He graduated from the Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo in 1951 and became a professor at the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo in 1977. Utsu was compiling "Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World". He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class and so on.
Yōji Kuri (久里洋二, Kuri Yōji; April 9, 1928 – November 24, 2024) was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. An…Yōji Kuri (久里洋二, Kuri Yōji; April 9, 1928 – November 24, 2024) was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. An influential figure in Japanese independent animation, he was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" (アニメーション三人の会, Animēshon Sannin no Kai) collective who kick-started the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early 1960s Japan. He is known internationally for the very black comedy of his films, with the typically naïve style of his cartooning often belying the surreal, obscene and disturbing situations they depict (though he has worked in a variety of styles and mediums, including pixilation); this made them a favourite among the fervently counter-cultural audiences, which included such filmmakers as René Laloux, of the first few years of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and in a 1967 publication he was considered to be "the most significant" and "the only Japanese animator whose work is known in the West" (which is to disregard the Toei Animation features and Astro Boy series that were first seen in the West around the same time that Kuri's first several films were and mentioned in passing in the same publication, though these were not known as works of an individual and characteristic filmmaker and often had their Japanese origin played down). He is also known in Japan for his comics, a collection of which earned him the 1958 Bungeishunjū Manga Award. Though he was retired from filmmaking, he continued to illustrate and teach animation at Laputa Art Animation School (アート・アニメーションのちいさな学校, Āto Animēshon no Chiisana Gakkō). Kuri died on November 24, 2024, at the age of 96. His death was announced in the following month, on December 15.
Tatsuo Watanabe (渡部 龍雄, Watanabe Tatsuo) (April 4, 1928 – December 11, 2001) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in…Tatsuo Watanabe (渡部 龍雄, Watanabe Tatsuo) (April 4, 1928 – December 11, 2001) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 27th in the individual large hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Yoshihide Kozai (Japanese: 古在 由秀; 1 April 1928 – 5 February 2018) was a Japanese astronomer specialising in celestial…Yoshihide Kozai (Japanese: 古在 由秀; 1 April 1928 – 5 February 2018) was a Japanese astronomer specialising in celestial mechanics. He is best known for discovering, simultaneously with Michael Lidov, the Kozai mechanism, for which he received the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1979. He was the first Japanese president of the International Astronomical Union from 1988 to 1991, and was director of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan from 1988 to 1994. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and The Graduate University for Advanced Studies.
Kiyonori Kikutake (菊竹 清訓, Kikutake Kiyonori) (April 1, 1928 – December 26, 2011) was a prominent Japanese architect…Kiyonori Kikutake (菊竹 清訓, Kikutake Kiyonori) (April 1, 1928 – December 26, 2011) was a prominent Japanese architect known as one of the founders of the Japanese Metabolist group. He was also the tutor and employer of several important Japanese architects, such as Toyo Ito, Shōzō Uchii and Itsuko Hasegawa.
Rō Takenaka (竹中労, Takenaka Rō; born Tsutomu, May 30, 1930 – May 19, 1991) was a Japanese author, journalist and…Rō Takenaka (竹中労, Takenaka Rō; born Tsutomu, May 30, 1930 – May 19, 1991) was a Japanese author, journalist and cultural critic.
Jitsuo Inagaki (稲垣 実男, Inagaki Jitsuo; March 28, 1928 – March 5, 2009) was a Japanese politician and cabinet member.…Jitsuo Inagaki (稲垣 実男, Inagaki Jitsuo; March 28, 1928 – March 5, 2009) was a Japanese politician and cabinet member. Inagaki was elected to his first term in the Japanese House of Representatives in 1977. In 1984, he was part of the Liberal Democratic Party and served on the Social Security System Consultative Council as an SLAC board member. From 1984 to 1985, Inagaki also joined the Diet's Public Pensions Research Subcommittee as a member. He joined the cabinet under former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto during the 1990s, where he served as the head of the Hokkaidō and Okinawa development agencies. Inagaki largely retired from politics after he was defeated for re-election in 2000. He was arrested in 2004 and charged with violating an investment law concerning his company for which he was convicted. He was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for five years, beginning in 2005. Jitsuo Inagaki died at his home in Tokyo of a natural illness at the age of 80.
Seiko Tanabe (田辺 聖子, Tanabe Seiko; 27 March 1928 – 6 June 2019) was a Japanese author. She graduated from the…Seiko Tanabe (田辺 聖子, Tanabe Seiko; 27 March 1928 – 6 June 2019) was a Japanese author. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature of Shōin Joshi Senmon Gakkō (now Osaka Shoin Women's University). Author of numerous novels, she won the Akutagawa Prize, Yomiuri Prize, and Asahi Prize, and received the Order of Culture for her contributions to literature. She was nicknamed the "L. M. Montgomery of Japan” after her death in 2019.
Tsuyako Yamashita, (née Ikuta) (山下 艶子; 19 March, 1928 – 12 February, 2021) was a Japanese figure skater and coach. She…Tsuyako Yamashita, (née Ikuta) (山下 艶子; 19 March, 1928 – 12 February, 2021) was a Japanese figure skater and coach. She was a two-time Japanese champion in 1953 and 1954.
Ryū Mitsuse (光瀬龍 Mitsuse Ryū, March 18, 1928 - July 7, 1999) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate…Ryū Mitsuse (光瀬龍 Mitsuse Ryū, March 18, 1928 - July 7, 1999) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate history writer, historical novelist, and essayist. Mitsuse is the author of Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru. Among his various works, this SF novel is considered as his representative work. Mitsuse is a founder member and was a member of the SFWJ (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan). In the West he might be best known for manga-related works and the story The Sunset, 2217 A.D. which appeared in Frederik Pohl's "Best Science Fiction for 1972".
Kiyoshi Atsumi (Japanese: 渥美 清, Hepburn: Atsumi Kiyoshi), born Yasuo Tadokoro (田所 康雄, Tadokoro Yasuo; 10 March 1928 – 4…Kiyoshi Atsumi (Japanese: 渥美 清, Hepburn: Atsumi Kiyoshi), born Yasuo Tadokoro (田所 康雄, Tadokoro Yasuo; 10 March 1928 – 4 August 1996), was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Tora-san in the Japanese comedy film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a role he played 48 times over 26 years.
Yukio Araki (荒木 幸雄, Araki Yukio; March 10, 1928 – May 27, 1945) was a Japanese aviator of the Imperial Japanese Army…Yukio Araki (荒木 幸雄, Araki Yukio; March 10, 1928 – May 27, 1945) was a Japanese aviator of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. As a kamikaze pilot and member of the 72nd Shinbu Squadron, Araki died on May 27, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa when he deliberately crashed his bomb-laden Mitsubishi Ki-51 into the USS Braine. It is speculated that Araki and one other pilot hit and damaged the ship, killing 66 of its crew. At 17, Araki was one of the youngest kamikaze pilots.
Tatsumi Hijikata (土方 巽, Hijikata Tatsumi; March 9, 1928 – January 21, 1986) was a Japanese choreographer, and the…Tatsumi Hijikata (土方 巽, Hijikata Tatsumi; March 9, 1928 – January 21, 1986) was a Japanese choreographer, and the founder of a genre of dance performance art called Butoh. By the late 1960s, he had begun to develop this dance form, which is highly choreographed with stylized gestures drawn from his childhood memories of his northern Japan home. It is this style which is most often associated with Butoh by Westerners.
Katsuaki Matsumoto (松本勝明, Matsumoto Katsuaki; 5 March 1928 in Kyoto Prefecture – 6 March 2021) was a Japanese…Katsuaki Matsumoto (松本勝明, Matsumoto Katsuaki; 5 March 1928 in Kyoto Prefecture – 6 March 2021) was a Japanese professional track racing cyclist. Matsumoto is the leading all-time winner amongst professional Keirin track racers with a career total of 1341 wins. Matsumoto started as a cyclist in 1949, and won the national keirin championships in 1954 and 1955. He retired from racing on 1 October 1981. After retirement he trained young cyclists. He became an honorary citizen of Kyoto in 1987. Matsumoto died on 6 March 2021 from lymphoma.
Mitsugu Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺貢; Watanabe Mitsugu; 4 March 1928 – 12 June 2022) was a Japanese politician. A member of…Mitsugu Watanabe (Japanese: 渡辺貢; Watanabe Mitsugu; 4 March 1928 – 12 June 2022) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Japanese Communist Party, he served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983. Watanabe died in Saitama Prefecture on 12 June 2022 at the age of 94.
Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 義之, Hepburn: Kuroda Yoshiyuki; March 4, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was a Japanese…Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 義之, Hepburn: Kuroda Yoshiyuki; March 4, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows.
Shigeru Itō (伊藤茂; 1928–2016) was a Japanese socialist politician. He held several positions in the Japan Socialist…Shigeru Itō (伊藤茂; 1928–2016) was a Japanese socialist politician. He held several positions in the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) and then in the Social Democratic Party. He also served as the minister of transportation between 1993 and 1994.
Shozo Yoshigami (吉上 昭三, Yoshigami Shōzō; February 27, 1928 – January 28, 1996) was a Japanese translator of Polish…Shozo Yoshigami (吉上 昭三, Yoshigami Shōzō; February 27, 1928 – January 28, 1996) was a Japanese translator of Polish literature, and a professor at the University of Tokyo.
Tatsuo Miyao (22 February 1928 – 24 February 2015) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15…Tatsuo Miyao (22 February 1928 – 24 February 2015) was a Japanese cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Michiaki Takahashi (高橋 理明, Takahashi Michiaki; February 17, 1928 – December 16, 2013) was a Japanese virologist, best…Michiaki Takahashi (高橋 理明, Takahashi Michiaki; February 17, 1928 – December 16, 2013) was a Japanese virologist, best known for inventing the first chickenpox vaccine. He developed the "Oka" vaccine by producing v-Oka, a live-attenuated virus strain of varicella zoster virus.
Kenjiro Tamiya (田宮 健次郎, Tamiya Kenjiro; February 11, 1928 – May 5, 2010) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…Kenjiro Tamiya (田宮 健次郎, Tamiya Kenjiro; February 11, 1928 – May 5, 2010) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager. In his early years as a professional player, Tamiya was utilized as a pitcher and first baseman, but during the prime of his career, he transitioned to playing as an outfielder. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.
Teiko Kihira (Japanese: 紀平 悌子, Hepburn: Kihira Teiko; February 2, 1928 – July 19, 2015) was a Japanese politician and…Teiko Kihira (Japanese: 紀平 悌子, Hepburn: Kihira Teiko; February 2, 1928 – July 19, 2015) was a Japanese politician and activist. Kihira was a member of the House of Councilors in Japan. She was involved in the League of Women Voters of Japan where she served in different capacities including vice chair and president of the group.
Akira Miyawaki (宮脇 昭, Miyawaki Akira; 29 January 1928 – 16 July 2021) was a Japanese botanist and an expert in plant…Akira Miyawaki (宮脇 昭, Miyawaki Akira; 29 January 1928 – 16 July 2021) was a Japanese botanist and an expert in plant ecology who specialized in seeds and natural forests. He was active worldwide as a specialist in natural vegetation restoration of degraded land. He was particularly known for his studies of reforestation using pocket forests, often called Miyawaki forests after him. He was professor emeritus at Yokohama National University and director of the Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology since 1993. He received the Blue Planet Prize in 2006.
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is…Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, Iwata Akiko).
Bungo Shirai (白井 文吾, Shirai Bungo; 27 January 1928 – 29 October 2024) was a Japanese journalist and businessman, who…Bungo Shirai (白井 文吾, Shirai Bungo; 27 January 1928 – 29 October 2024) was a Japanese journalist and businessman, who was the president of Chunichi Shimbun and owner of Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Chunichi Dragons.
Hikosaburo Okonogi (小此木 彦三郎; 26 January 1928 – 4 November 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the…Hikosaburo Okonogi (小此木 彦三郎; 26 January 1928 – 4 November 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1991, as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 1983 to 1984, and as Minister of Construction from 1988 to 1989.
Hideo Takubo (田久 保英夫, Takubo Hideo; January 25, 1928 - April 14, 2001) was a noted Japanese author. He studied French…Hideo Takubo (田久 保英夫, Takubo Hideo; January 25, 1928 - April 14, 2001) was a noted Japanese author. He studied French literature at Keio University, and won the 61st Akutagawa Prize in 1969 for Fukaikawa (Deep River), the 37th Yomiuri Prize in 1985 for Kaizu, and the 50th Noma Literary Prize in 1997 for Kodamashu.
Yoshihiko Amino (Japanese: 網野 善彦, Hepburn: Amino Yoshihiko; January 22, 1928 – February 27, 2004) was a Japanese…Yoshihiko Amino (Japanese: 網野 善彦, Hepburn: Amino Yoshihiko; January 22, 1928 – February 27, 2004) was a Japanese Marxist historian and public intellectual, perhaps most singularly known for his novel examination of medieval Japanese history. Although little of Amino's work has been published in the West, Japanese writers and historians of Japan regard Amino as one of the most important Japanese historians of the twentieth century. Some of Amino's findings are now available in English, in a very lively and personal account of how he came to reverse many conventional ideas about Japanese history.
Shōzō Shimamoto (嶋本 昭三, Shimamoto Shōzō; January 22, 1928 – January 25, 2013) was a Japanese artist. Having studied…Shōzō Shimamoto (嶋本 昭三, Shimamoto Shōzō; January 22, 1928 – January 25, 2013) was a Japanese artist. Having studied with Jirō Yoshihara, the future Gutai leader, from 1947, Shimamoto was a key founding member of Gutai along with Yoshihara and fifteen others in August, 1954. He was close to the leader Yoshihara and actively engaged in the early activities and group administrations. He worked with a wide variety of techniques, such as poking holes in layered newspaper, throwing bottles of paint at canvases, experimenting with film and stage performances, and composing sound art. He was particularly noted for his innovative performance art. Indeed, when Yoshihara turned to focus more on painting, upon his meeting with the French art critic Michel Tapié, Shimamoto continued to urge the leader to pursue this direction, wanting to work with Allan Kaprow, for example. After Gutai, he became known for his mail art activities with the group AU and the continuation of his painting performances which he staged around the world. He died of acute heart failure in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo prefecture.
Jikai Dainin Katagiri (片桐 大忍, Katagiri Dainin; January 19, 1928 – March 1, 1990), was a Sōtō Zen priest and teacher…Jikai Dainin Katagiri (片桐 大忍, Katagiri Dainin; January 19, 1928 – March 1, 1990), was a Sōtō Zen priest and teacher, and the founding abbot of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he served from 1972 until his death from cancer in 1990. He is also the founder of Hokyoji Zen Practice Community in Eitzen, Minnesota. Before becoming first abbot of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, Katagiri had worked at the Zenshuji Soto Zen Mission in Los Angeles and had also been of great service to Shunryu Suzuki at the San Francisco Zen Center, particularly from 1969 until Suzuki's death in 1971. Katagiri was important in helping bring Zen Buddhism from Japan to the United States during its formative years. He is also the credited author of several books compiled from his talks.
Shin'ichi Okada (9 January 1928 – 27 October 2014), also spelled as Shinichi Okada, was a Japanese architect active in…Shin'ichi Okada (9 January 1928 – 27 October 2014), also spelled as Shinichi Okada, was a Japanese architect active in the second half of the twentieth century. He was particularly known for designing schools, hospitals, museums, and government buildings.
Tihiro Ohkawa (Japanese: 大河千弘, Hepburn: Ōkawa Chihiro; January 3, 1928 - September 27, 2014) was a Japanese physicist…Tihiro Ohkawa (Japanese: 大河千弘, Hepburn: Ōkawa Chihiro; January 3, 1928 - September 27, 2014) was a Japanese physicist whose field of work was in plasma physics and fusion power. He was a pioneer in developing ways to generate electricity by nuclear fusion when he worked at General Atomics. Ohkawa died September 27, 2014, in La Jolla, California, at the age of 86.
Toshiko Okanoue (岡上 淑子, Okanoue Toshiko; born 3 January 1928) is a Japanese artist associated with the Japanese…Toshiko Okanoue (岡上 淑子, Okanoue Toshiko; born 3 January 1928) is a Japanese artist associated with the Japanese avant-garde art world of the 1950s and best known for her Surrealist photo collages.
Masatoshi Yoshino (吉野 正敏, Yoshino Masatoshi; January 1, 1928 – July 4, 2017) was a Japanese physical geographer and…Masatoshi Yoshino (吉野 正敏, Yoshino Masatoshi; January 1, 1928 – July 4, 2017) was a Japanese physical geographer and climatologist. He served as the founder and chairman of the International Geographical Union's (IGU) Commission on Climatology from 1988 to 1992, as well as the Vice President of the IGU from 1992 until 1996. He was a full professor at Hosei University (1969–1974), University of Tsukuba (1974–1991) and Aichi University (1991–1998). In 1980, Yoshino served as the Secretary General of the International Geographical Congress' conference in Tokyo. He had been a foreign honorary member of the Romanian Academy since 1992, and a recipient of the IGU's Lauréat d'Honneur award in 2000. He died on July 4, 2017, at the age of 89.