Kazuyo Aoki (青木 和代, Aoki Kazuyo; born August 27, 1947) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She is employed by the…Kazuyo Aoki (青木 和代, Aoki Kazuyo; born August 27, 1947) is a Japanese actress and voice actress. She is employed by the talent management firm Kiraboshi.
Setsuko Inoue (井上 節子, Inoue Setsuko) (born September 16, 1946) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in…Setsuko Inoue (井上 節子, Inoue Setsuko) (born September 16, 1946) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1968 she was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all seven matches.
Noriyuki Kazaoka (Japanese: 風岡典之) (born September 15, 1946) was a Japanese official who served as Grand Steward of the…Noriyuki Kazaoka (Japanese: 風岡典之) (born September 15, 1946) was a Japanese official who served as Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency from 1 Jun 2012 – 26 Sep 2016. He was born in Niigata Prefecture and worked at the Ministry of Construction.
Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato; born September 9, 1946 as Hajime Iwatani) is a Japanese actor, singer and television…Hayato Tani (谷 隼人, Tani Hayato; born September 9, 1946 as Hajime Iwatani) is a Japanese actor, singer and television presenter best known for his career as General Tani in Takeshi's Castle and Commander Sugata in Hikari Sentai Maskman. He is affiliated to the Goodfellows agency and has a business partnership with Anemoi Entertainment, the agency representing singer and actor Gentaro Takahashi.
Tadamori Ōshima (Japanese: 大島 理森, Hepburn: Ōshima Tadamori; born 6 September 1946) is a former Japanese politician who…Tadamori Ōshima (Japanese: 大島 理森, Hepburn: Ōshima Tadamori; born 6 September 1946) is a former Japanese politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
Fujiko Sawada (澤田ふじ子; born September 5, 1946) is a Japanese novelist. She is best-known for her works of historical…Fujiko Sawada (澤田ふじ子; born September 5, 1946) is a Japanese novelist. She is best-known for her works of historical fiction.
Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, Arakawa Minoru; born September 3, 1946) is a Japanese businessman best known as the founder and…Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, Arakawa Minoru; born September 3, 1946) is a Japanese businessman best known as the founder and former president of Nintendo of America, and the co-founder of Tetris Online, Inc.
Yukio Takasu (高須幸雄, Takasu Yukio) (born August 29, 1946) is a Japanese diplomat and the former United Nations…Yukio Takasu (高須幸雄, Takasu Yukio) (born August 29, 1946) is a Japanese diplomat and the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management. Previously, he was the Special Adviser on Human Security to the United Nations Secretary-General. Takasu also served as Advisor to the Japanese Foreign Minister and as Professor at the University of Tokyo. Since 2011, Takasu has taught at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. He was Permanent Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations in New York. Takasu has also twice served as President of the United Nations Security Council, once in February 2009 and again in April 2010.
Hideo Ōnishi (大西英男, Ōnishi Hideo; born August 28, 1946) is a former Japanese politician and member of the House of…Hideo Ōnishi (大西英男, Ōnishi Hideo; born August 28, 1946) is a former Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives, who represented Tokyo 16th district from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Akihiko Noro (野呂 昭彦, Noro Akihiko; born 28 August 1946) is a Japanese politician, most recently serving as the governor…Akihiko Noro (野呂 昭彦, Noro Akihiko; born 28 August 1946) is a Japanese politician, most recently serving as the governor of Mie Prefecture from 2003 until 2011. A native of Iitaka, Mie, Noro attended Keio University and obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree. In 1979 he commenced his political career by becoming secretary to his father Kyōichi Noro, who had just been appointed as Minister of Health and Welfare in the cabinet of Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira. In 1983 Kyōichi announced his retirement from politics, leaving Akihiro to contest his seat in the Mie No.2 district in the December 1983 general election. Akihiro was successful in the election and served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for four terms from 1983 until 1996. Electoral reforms introduced in 1993 saw the old system of multi-member constituencies abolished. Noro contested the newly created Mie 4th district at the 1996 general election but lost to Norihisa Tamura. Noro then successfully contested the April 2000 mayoral election in Matsusaka. He resigned in April 2003 whilst still in his first term in order to contest the Mie gubernatorial election.
Tamejiro Hiyama (born August 24, 1946) is a Japanese organic chemist. He is best known for his work in developing the…Tamejiro Hiyama (born August 24, 1946) is a Japanese organic chemist. He is best known for his work in developing the Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi reaction and the Hiyama coupling. He is currently a professor at the Chuo University Research and Development Initiative, and a Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University.
Eiko Takahashi (高橋 栄子, Takahashi Eiko; born 21 September 1945) is a Japanese former swimmer. At the 1964 Summer…Eiko Takahashi (高橋 栄子, Takahashi Eiko; born 21 September 1945) is a Japanese former swimmer. At the 1964 Summer Olympics she competed in the 100 meter butterfly race, and the 4 × 100 meter medley relay with fellow swimmers Satoko Tanaka, Noriko Yamamoto, and Michiko Kihara.
Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔, Nagai Kiyoshi; born September 6, 1945), better known by the pen name Go Nagai (永井 豪, Nagai Gō), is…Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔, Nagai Kiyoshi; born September 6, 1945), better known by the pen name Go Nagai (永井 豪, Nagai Gō), is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z. He is credited with creating the super robot genre; designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with Mazinger Z; as well as helping pioneer the magical girl genre with Cutie Honey; the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with Violence Jack; and the ecchi genre with Harenchi Gakuen. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. He has been a member of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee since 2009.
Fumio Ōtsubo (大坪文雄, Fumio Ōtsubo; born September 5, 1945) was the President of Panasonic. He also serves as a member of…Fumio Ōtsubo (大坪文雄, Fumio Ōtsubo; born September 5, 1945) was the President of Panasonic. He also serves as a member of the board of Teijin
Katsuei Hirasawa (平沢 勝栄, Hirasawa Katsuei; born 4 September 1945) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister…Katsuei Hirasawa (平沢 勝栄, Hirasawa Katsuei; born 4 September 1945) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Reconstruction in Yoshihide Suga's cabinet. A member of the House of Representatives, Hirasawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
Chuko Hayakawa (早川 忠孝, Hayakawa Chūkō; born 4 September 1945) is a Japanese attorney who previously served as a Liberal…Chuko Hayakawa (早川 忠孝, Hayakawa Chūkō; born 4 September 1945) is a Japanese attorney who previously served as a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature), representing Saitama Prefecture. He is a native of Nagasaki Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo. He worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1969 to 1973 and then resigned to undergo training as an attorney at the Legal Research and Training Institute, beginning private law practice in 1975. In the 2003 general election, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, after running unsuccessfully in 1996 and 2000. He represented the 4th District of Saitama Prefecture, which includes the cities of Asaka and Shiki. He served as Justice Parliamentary Secretary under Prime Minister Taro Aso. In February 2009 he announced that he would resign as "an expression of my will for independence" amid an internal revolt against the unpopular prime minister, but retracted his announcement shortly thereafter. He lost his Diet seat in the 2009 general election and thereafter resumed law practice.
Seiichiro Sasaki (佐々木 精一郎, Sasaki Seiichirō; born 2 September 1945) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in…Seiichiro Sasaki (佐々木 精一郎, Sasaki Seiichirō; born 2 September 1945) is a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Sasaki achieved a personal best in the marathon of 2:11:17, set in the 1967 Fukuoka Marathon, finishing second behind Derek Clayton, who ran 2:09:36.4, a world record for the marathon distance at that time. Sasaki's performance in this marathon was the second fastest in history up to that time.
Keiichi Ishizaka (石坂 敬一, Ishizaka Keiichi; August 25, 1945 – December 31, 2016) was a Japanese music industry executive…Keiichi Ishizaka (石坂 敬一, Ishizaka Keiichi; August 25, 1945 – December 31, 2016) was a Japanese music industry executive who was the chairman of Recording Industry Association of Japan.
Iccho Itoh (伊藤 一長, 23 August 1945 – 18 April 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of Nagasaki from…Iccho Itoh (伊藤 一長, 23 August 1945 – 18 April 2007) was a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of Nagasaki from 1995 to 2007. Itoh was fatally shot by Tetsuya Shiroo, a member of the yakuza, on 17 April 2007 and died the following morning.
Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio; born September 20, 1944) is a Chinese-born Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best…Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio; born September 20, 1944) is a Chinese-born Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known as the official Japanese dub voice of Harrison Ford, with Ford's personal approval.
Katsumasa Uchida (内田勝正, Uchida Katsmasa; 19 September 1944 – 31 January 2020) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous…Katsumasa Uchida (内田勝正, Uchida Katsmasa; 19 September 1944 – 31 January 2020) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. Uchida graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University. In 1968, he joined Yukio Mishima's Roman Gekijo Theatre Company. Uchida made 68 appearances as a guest on Mito Kōmon. On January 31, 2020, at 4:33 p.m., Uchida died of liver cancer.
Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio; born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working…Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio; born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on Golgo 13 and Space Adventure Cobra.
Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Satoshi Ninoyu (二之湯 智, Ninoyu Satoshi; born September 13, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…Satoshi Ninoyu (二之湯 智, Ninoyu Satoshi; born September 13, 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and…Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio; September 12, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Aki Takahashi (高橋 アキ, Takahashi Aki; born September 6, 1944) is a Japanese pianist specializing in contemporary…Aki Takahashi (高橋 アキ, Takahashi Aki; born September 6, 1944) is a Japanese pianist specializing in contemporary classical music.
Makoto Asashima (浅島 誠, Asashima Makoto; born 1944) is a Japanese developmental biologist known for his pioneer research…Makoto Asashima (浅島 誠, Asashima Makoto; born 1944) is a Japanese developmental biologist known for his pioneer research on Activin. He is Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Yokohama City University. He is also Vice President of the Tokyo University of Science.
Akiyo Asaki (朝木明代, Asaki Akiyo; 1944–1995) was a Tokyo councilwoman whose death following allegations of petty theft -…Akiyo Asaki (朝木明代, Asaki Akiyo; 1944–1995) was a Tokyo councilwoman whose death following allegations of petty theft - which has been ruled suicide by the Tokyo police - has been linked to "mysterious" circumstances surrounding Soka Gakkai involvement. Asaki was notable in Tokyo for making comments critical of Soka Gakkai.
Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 3 September 1944 as Hayao Shiga) is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture…Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 3 September 1944 as Hayao Shiga) is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in 1970. He won the top division championship in January 1972. After retirement he worked as a coach at his stable, Kasugano, until 1990 when he set up his own Tamanoi stable. He is the father of the former ōzeki Tochiazuma Daisuke, and upon his retirement as a coach in 2009 his son took over from him.
Akitsugu Konno (金野 昭次, Konno Akitsugu; September 1, 1944 – September 5, 2019) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in…Akitsugu Konno (金野 昭次, Konno Akitsugu; September 1, 1944 – September 5, 2019) was a Japanese ski jumper who competed in the early 1970s. His best finish was a silver medal in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Yumiko Nogawa (野川由美子, Nogawa Yumiko; born August 30, 1944) is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred…Yumiko Nogawa (野川由美子, Nogawa Yumiko; born August 30, 1944) is a Japanese actress born in Kyoto, Japan. She has starred in several movies, notably Gate of Flesh (1964), part of a trilogy of films she made with director Seijun Suzuki. Including Story of a Prostitute (1965) and Carmen from Kawachi (1966), these films are known as Nogawa's "Flesh Trilogy". Nogawa has appeared in numerous films in Japan, including director Nagisa Oshima's The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965) and Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), the eighteenth film in the Zatoichi series. She has also appeared in television series on Nippon Television, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and NHK.
Shigenobu Nagamori (born 1944) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Nidec, the world's…Shigenobu Nagamori (born 1944) is a Japanese billionaire businessman, and the chairman and CEO of Nidec, the world's largest manufacturer of micromotors for hard disks and optical drives.
Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林 弘, Kobayashi Hiroshi; born 23 August 1944 in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former…Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林 弘, Kobayashi Hiroshi; born 23 August 1944 in Isesaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese former professional boxer who held the undisputed super-featherweight title from 1967 to 1969. He is the division's final undisputed champion of the two-belt era and is the most recent such champion as of 2026.
Norio Kaifu (海部 宣男, Kaifu Norio; 21 September 1943 – 13 April 2019) was a Japanese astronomer. He was best known as the…Norio Kaifu (海部 宣男, Kaifu Norio; 21 September 1943 – 13 April 2019) was a Japanese astronomer. He was best known as the president of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) from 2012 to 2015. He directed the Subaru telescope project, which housed the largest monolithic primary mirror in the world from its commission until 2005. Kaifu researched in radio astronomy, extragalactic astronomy, cosmic magnetic fields, non-stable stars, and infrared astronomy. The minor planet 6412 Kaifu is named in his honor. Kaifu died of pancreatic cancer on 13 April 2019, at the age of 75.
Shinobu Sekine (関根 忍, Sekine Shinobu; 20 September 1943 – 18 December 2018) was a Japanese middleweight judoka. He won…Shinobu Sekine (関根 忍, Sekine Shinobu; 20 September 1943 – 18 December 2018) was a Japanese middleweight judoka. He won a gold medal at his only Olympics in 1972.
Akira Onodera (Japanese: 小野寺 昭, Hepburn: Onodera Akira; born September 19, 1943 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese actor and…Akira Onodera (Japanese: 小野寺 昭, Hepburn: Onodera Akira; born September 19, 1943 in Hokkaido) is a Japanese actor and narrator. He is well known for his role as Denka in Taiyō ni Hoero!. He made his television debut in 1969 with Panto Akogare. In 2015, Onodera won the award for best supporting actor of Tokyo Sports Film Award for Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen.
Takao Abe (阿部 孝夫, Abe Takao; born 18 September 1943) is a Japanese former politician who served as the mayor of…Takao Abe (阿部 孝夫, Abe Takao; born 18 September 1943) is a Japanese former politician who served as the mayor of Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He was first elected in 2001.
Goro Nishida (西田 吾郎, Nishida Gorō; 18 September 1943, in Osaka – 2 June 2014) was a Japanese mathematician. He was a…Goro Nishida (西田 吾郎, Nishida Gorō; 18 September 1943, in Osaka – 2 June 2014) was a Japanese mathematician. He was a leading member of the Japanese school of homotopy theory, following in the tradition of Hiroshi Toda. Nishida received his Ph.D. from Kyoto University in 1973, after spending the 1971–72 academic year at the University of Manchester in England. He then became a professor at Kyoto University in 1990. His proof in 1973 of Michael Barratt's conjecture (that positive-degree elements in the stable homotopy ring of spheres are nilpotent) was a major breakthrough: following Frank Adams' solution of the Hopf invariant one problem, it marked the beginning of a new global understanding of algebraic topology. His contributions to the field were celebrated in 2003 at the NishidaFest in Kinosaki, followed by a satellite conference at the Nagoya Institute of Technology; the proceedings were published in Geometry and Topology's monograph series. In 2000 he was the leading organizer for a concentration year at the Japan–US Mathematics Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Nishida's earliest work grew out of the study of infinite loop spaces; his first paper (in 1968, on what came eventually to be known as the Nishida relations) accounts for interactions between Steenrod operations and Kudo–Araki (Dyer–Lashof) operations. Some of his later work concerns a circle of ideas surrounding the Segal conjecture, transfer homomorphisms, and stable splittings of classifying spaces of groups. The ideas in this series of papers have by now grown into a rich subfield of homotopy theory; it continues today in (for example) the theory of p-compact groups.
Tetsuma Esaki (born 17 September 1943) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who…Tetsuma Esaki (born 17 September 1943) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Saku Machino (Japanese: 町野 朔; September 17, 1943 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese criminal law scholar who was a…Saku Machino (Japanese: 町野 朔; September 17, 1943 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese criminal law scholar who was a Professor at Sophia University. He was best known for his work at the intersection of law, bioethics, and medical law.
Shin'ichirō Ikebe (Japanese: 池辺 晋一郎 Ikebe Shin'ichirō; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese…Shin'ichirō Ikebe (Japanese: 池辺 晋一郎 Ikebe Shin'ichirō; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Akiko Fukai (Japanese: 深井 晃子, Fukai Akiko, born September 10, 1943) is a Japanese curator of fashion and textile arts.…Akiko Fukai (Japanese: 深井 晃子, Fukai Akiko, born September 10, 1943) is a Japanese curator of fashion and textile arts. She is a director and honorary curator of the Kyoto Costume Institute. Fukai is also an honorary doctor of Ochanomizu University. She has served as a professor at Kobe Women's University and Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. Her birth name is Akiko Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 晃子). She is originally from Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture.
Kazuo Tsukuda (佃 和夫, Tsukuda Kazuo) is the chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the core companies of the…Kazuo Tsukuda (佃 和夫, Tsukuda Kazuo) is the chairman of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group. Born in 1943. Tsukuda graduated from the School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo in 1968 with an advanced degree in marine mechanical engineering and joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) immediately after graduation. After years with the company he eventually became deputy general manager of Takasago Machinery Works and, later, general manager of Nagoya Machinery Works. Tsukuda became a member of the board of directors of MHI in June 1999. In April 2002 he was appointed a managing director and the general manager for the Global Strategic Planning & Operations Headquarters. In June 2003, Tsukuda became president of MHI. Tsukuda became a director and an advisor of MHI in April 2013 and an advisor of MHI in June 2013.
Hirofumi Matsuda (松田 博文, Matsuda Hirofumi) is a Japanese judoka and world champion. Born in Fukuoka, Hirofumi is a…Hirofumi Matsuda (松田 博文, Matsuda Hirofumi) is a Japanese judoka and world champion. Born in Fukuoka, Hirofumi is a graduate of Kansai University. He received a gold medal in the lightweight class at the 1965 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, and a silver medal at the 1967 World Judo Championships in Salt Lake City.
Etsuko Miyamoto (宮本 悦子, Miyamoto Etsuko; born 23 August 1943) is a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 ×…Etsuko Miyamoto (宮本 悦子, Miyamoto Etsuko; born 23 August 1943) is a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nobuo Sekine (関根 伸夫, Sekine Nobuo; September 19, 1942 – May 13, 2019) was a Japanese sculptor who resided in both…Nobuo Sekine (関根 伸夫, Sekine Nobuo; September 19, 1942 – May 13, 2019) was a Japanese sculptor who resided in both Tokyo, Japan, and Los Angeles, California. A graduate of Tama Art University, he was one of the key members of Mono-ha, a group of artists who became prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Mono-ha artists explored the encounter between natural and industrial materials, arranging them or interacting with them in mostly unaltered, ephemeral states. Sekine’s signature materials included earth, water, stone, oilclay, sponge, steel plates, among others. His Phase—Mother Earth, consisting of a hole dug into the ground, 2.7 meters deep and 2.2 meters in diameter, with the excavated earth compacted into a cylinder of exactly the same dimensions, is considered to have initiated the Mono-ha movement. Later credited as the "big bang" of the movement, the work not only attracted the attention of fellow Tama students but also Lee Ufan, who was senior to Sekine and in search of a theoretical framework for new art. This work led to an intense intellectual exchange between Sekine and Lee, involving other Tama students, that served as a foundational theory of Mono-ha, that combined Sekine’s principle of “not making” (tsukuranai koto) and Lee’s idea of “the world as-it-is” (arugamama no sekai), setting a stage for themselves and their peers to embark on a full-fledged exploration of mono (things), which became the name for their movement. Sekine’s own work rapidly progressed from Phase—Mother Earth to Phase-Sponge (1968) and Phase of Nothingness - Oil Clay (1969), with all of these works receiving top awards at major competitions. By 1970, Sekine established himself as a young but rising figure of contemporary art, being invited, along with Shusaku Arakawa, to exhibit in the Japanese pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1970, by the critic Yoshiaki Tōno. While Arakawa filled the pavilion’s interior, Sekine erected a large-scale outdoor sculpture, Phase of Nothingness. Despite these attentions, the artist departed the Mono-ha practice and established Kankyō Bijutsu Kenkyūjo (Environment Art Studio) in 1973 to focus primarily on public sculpture.
Tadamasa Goto (後藤 忠政, Gotō Tadamasa; September 16, 1942 – February 8, 2026) was a Japanese yakuza. He was the founding…Tadamasa Goto (後藤 忠政, Gotō Tadamasa; September 16, 1942 – February 8, 2026) was a Japanese yakuza. He was the founding head of the Goto-gumi, a Fujinomiya-based affiliate of Japan's largest yakuza syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi. Goto, who had been convicted at least nine times, was a prominent yakuza and at one point the most powerful crime boss in Tokyo, even being dubbed the "John Gotti of Japan". Goto was once claimed to have been the largest shareholder in Japan Airlines, but this was disputed by stock exchange filings. Goto was barred from entering the United States until 2001, when he got a special visa deal from the FBI for a life-saving liver transplant at a time of pronounced organ scarcity. He allegedly retired from criminal activity in 2008. Nonetheless, the US Treasury department put him on a watchlist in December 2015 and he was still engaged in criminal activities.