Seita Emori (born 1970 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese environmental scientist whose most noted work focuses upon the…Seita Emori (born 1970 in Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese environmental scientist whose most noted work focuses upon the worldwide effects of Global Warming. He completed his Doctorate at the University of Tokyo in 1997 and thereafter joined the National Institute for Environmental Studies, where he is currently the Chief of the Climate Risk Assessment Research Section at the Center for Global Environmental Research. Emori was a contributing author of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a member of the IPCC Steering Committee for the "Expert Meeting on New Scenarios", for which the IPCC received a Nobel Prize in 2007. Among Emori's publications are the academic paper "Sensitivity Map of LAI to Precipitation and Surface Air Temperature Variations in a Global Scale" (co-authored with his Japan's colleague Hiroshi Kanzawa and Jiahua Zhang and Congbin Fu of the START, Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing, China).
Kimiko Hirata (平田 仁子, Hirata Kimiko, born 1970) is a Japanese climate activist. As a founder of the Kiko Network, a…Kimiko Hirata (平田 仁子, Hirata Kimiko, born 1970) is a Japanese climate activist. As a founder of the Kiko Network, a non-governmental organization, she has campaigned for emissions reductions for more than 20 years. As of December 2022, her grassroots work has led to the cancellation of 17 planned coal-power plants. Hirata also led landmark coal divestment campaigns against Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ. She currently serves as executive director for the Tokyo-based think tank, Climate Integrate, which focuses on accelerating decarbonization. In 2021, Hirata became the first Japanese woman to be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, nicknamed the "Green Nobel". In 2022, she was named to the BBC 100 list of influential women. She holds a PhD in social sciences from Waseda University, and is the author of Climate Change and Politics (2019) in Japanese, and co-author of many books and articles.
Gō Zappa (雑破 業, Zappa Gō; born 1970) is a Japanese author and anime screenwriter. His manga series Chocotto Sister was…Gō Zappa (雑破 業, Zappa Gō; born 1970) is a Japanese author and anime screenwriter. His manga series Chocotto Sister was adapted into an animated television series.
Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳 祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko; born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also…Yumiko Aoyagi (青柳 祐美子, Aoyagi Yumiko; born 1970 in Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese television writer, whose work also covers publishing and film. She worked briefly in 2007 on the United States web show lonelygirl15 as a writer, director, and producer.
Kumiko Omura (大村 久美子, Ōmura Kumiko; born 25 June 1970 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese composer in the field of…Kumiko Omura (大村 久美子, Ōmura Kumiko; born 25 June 1970 in Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese composer in the field of contemporary instrumental and electronic music.
Hiroshi Sakurazaka (桜坂 洋, Sakurazaka Hiroshi; born 1970) is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy light…Hiroshi Sakurazaka (桜坂 洋, Sakurazaka Hiroshi; born 1970) is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy light novels. He is best known for his novel All You Need Is Kill, which formed the basis of the film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Yumiko Kayukawa (born 1970) is a Japanese visual artist, currently based in Seattle, known for fantastical paintings…Yumiko Kayukawa (born 1970) is a Japanese visual artist, currently based in Seattle, known for fantastical paintings that utilize flat color and decorative graphic elements in works that combine female figures with animals, mythical beings and natural elements.
Hiroko Okada (Japanese: 岡田裕子; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, known for her…Hiroko Okada (Japanese: 岡田裕子; born 1970) also known as Okada Hiroko, is a Japanese contemporary artist, known for her provocative work that challenges societal standards around the construct of family, love, childbirth, and child-rearing. She works within the mediums of video art, photography, painting, installation, and performance.
Fumiko Ishioka (Japanese: 石岡史子; Hepburn: Ishioka Fumiko, born 1970) is a Japanese educator, translator., and Director…Fumiko Ishioka (Japanese: 石岡史子; Hepburn: Ishioka Fumiko, born 1970) is a Japanese educator, translator., and Director of Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center(Kokoro).
Hisatsugu Suzuki (鈴木 久嗣, Suzuki Hisatsugu; born 22 November 1970) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in…Hisatsugu Suzuki (鈴木 久嗣, Suzuki Hisatsugu; born 22 November 1970) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and two outdoor World Championships.
Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has…Ken Ishii (ケン・イシイ) is a Japanese DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun. Ishii had his first release on Belgian label R & S records. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. "Creation the State of Art" was used in the third level of the 2001 video game Rez, and some tracks in the soundtrack release to the game LSD were produced by Ishii. His track "Let It All Ride" has also been used in the PlayStation Portable video game Lumines II. His music video for "Extra" (directed by Koji Morimoto) won Best Dance Music Video of the year for MTV Europe in 1997.