Sano Shōichi (佐野 昌一, December 26, 1897 - May 17, 1949), known by his pen name Unno Jūza (海野 十三), was a Japanese…
Sano Shōichi (佐野 昌一, December 26, 1897 - May 17, 1949), known by his pen name Unno Jūza (海野 十三), was a Japanese novelist who was the founding father of Japanese science fiction.
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Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of…
Japanese supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Japan who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 263 Japanese supercentenarians, most of whom are women. As of 18 October 2026, the oldest-known living Japanese person is Fuyo Kishimoto (born in Hamasaka on 20 December 1911), who is aged 114 years, 302 days. The oldest verified Japanese and Asian person ever is Kane Tanaka (1903–2022), who lived to the age of 119 years and 107 days, making her the second-oldest validated person ever as well. Japan was also home to the world's oldest man ever, Jiroemon Kimura (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days.
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Hisako Yoneyama (Japanese: 米山久; 17 January 1897 – 9 February 1981) was a Japanese poet, activist and politician. She…
Hisako Yoneyama (Japanese: 米山久; 17 January 1897 – 9 February 1981) was a Japanese poet, activist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
🏫 Kanazawa Nisui High School📅 Born January 17🎂 Born 1897📍 From Ishikawa Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Haiku Poet・Waka Poet
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Captain Eikichi Kato (加藤 榮吉, Katō Eikichi; January 10, 1897 – August 1, 1946) was a senior officer in the Imperial…
Captain Eikichi Kato (加藤 榮吉, Katō Eikichi; January 10, 1897 – August 1, 1946) was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Kato was the senior officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy forces on the Bonis Peninsula and Buka Island during the latter stages of World War II. Lieutenant Kawanishi Shotaro was appointed by Captain Kato as the envoy to meet Australian officers on 14 September 1945 off Soraken Peninsula, to discuss the surrender of the Imperial Japanese Navy forces on the Bonis Peninsula and Buka Island. Captain Kato was charged of the murder of seven civilian inhabitants of North Bougainville between September 1943 and October 1945, where he pleaded not guilty. After the war, Kato was convicted of war crimes by an Australian military court and executed by hanging in Rabaul in 1946.
🏫 Tohoku Gakuin High School📅 Born January 10🎂 Born 1897📍 From Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture💼 Military Officer
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Kiyoshi Miki (Japanese: 三木 清, Hepburn: Miki Kiyoshi; January 5, 1897 – September 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher…
Kiyoshi Miki (Japanese: 三木 清, Hepburn: Miki Kiyoshi; January 5, 1897 – September 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher, literary critic, scholar and university professor. He was an esteemed student of Nishida Kitarō and a prominent member of the Kyoto School. Miki was a prolific academic and social critic of his time. He also had tense relations with both Japanese Marxism and the Imperial government at various stages of his career.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Tatsuno High School📅 Born January 5🎂 Born 1897📍 From 龍野市, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Critic
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Viscount Michiharu Mishima (三島 通陽, Mishima Michiharu; 1 January 1897 – 20 April 1965) was a novelist, playwright and…
Viscount Michiharu Mishima (三島 通陽, Mishima Michiharu; 1 January 1897 – 20 April 1965) was a novelist, playwright and drama critic. His pen name was Shōdō Mishima (三島 章道 Mishima Shōdō).
Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋 信子, Yoshiya Nobuko; 12 January 1896 – 11 July 1973) was a Japanese novelist active in Taishō and…
Nobuko Yoshiya (吉屋 信子, Yoshiya Nobuko; 12 January 1896 – 11 July 1973) was a Japanese novelist active in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. She was one of modern Japan's most commercially successful and prolific writers, specializing in serialized romance novels and adolescent girls' fiction, as well as being a pioneer in Japanese lesbian literature, including the Class S genre. Several of her stories have been made into films.
🏫 Tochigi Girls' High School📅 Born January 12🎂 Born 1896📍 From Niigata(city), Niigata Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Kaneshige Toyo (金重 陶陽) (from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He helped to establish the Japan…
Kaneshige Toyo (金重 陶陽) (from Okayama, Japan 1896–1967) was a potter in Imbe, Japan. He helped to establish the Japan Kōgei Association in 1955, and was deemed a living national treasure in 1956 for his work in the Bizen style ceramics. He was a member of what is known as the "Momoyama revival movement" of the 1930s and is credited with having rediscovered the techniques used to produce the wabi teawares of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Okuro Oikawa (及川 奥郎, Oikawa Okurō; 1896–1970) was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited…
Okuro Oikawa (及川 奥郎, Oikawa Okurō; 1896–1970) was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered 8 asteroids between 1927 and 1929. The outer main-belt asteroid 2667 Oikawa was named in his memory. Naming citation was published on 1 June 1996 (M.P.C. 27329).
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Morioka First High School📅 Born January 1🎂 Born 1896📍 From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture💼 Literary Scholar
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Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1 January 1896 – 6 October 1971) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. During World War II he…
Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1 January 1896 – 6 October 1971) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. During World War II he was force commander of the midget submarines that attacked Pearl Harbor and Sydney Harbour.
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助, Kinugasa Teinosuke; 1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese filmmaker and actor.…
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助, Kinugasa Teinosuke; 1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese filmmaker and actor. His best-known films include the silent avant-garde films A Page of Madness and Crossroads and the Academy Award-winning historical drama Gate of Hell.
Mitsuharu Kaneko (金子 光晴, Kaneko Mitsuharu; 25 December 1895 – 30 June 1975) was a Japanese poet and painter. He was a…
Mitsuharu Kaneko (金子 光晴, Kaneko Mitsuharu; 25 December 1895 – 30 June 1975) was a Japanese poet and painter. He was a recipient of the Yomiuri Prize.
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Ichimatsu Tanaka (田中 一松, Tanaka Ichimatsu; December 23, 1895 – April 19, 1983) was a Japanese academic, art historian…
Ichimatsu Tanaka (田中 一松, Tanaka Ichimatsu; December 23, 1895 – April 19, 1983) was a Japanese academic, art historian, curator, editor, and sometime public servant who specialized in the history of Japanese art.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 First Higher School📅 Born December 23🎂 Born 1895💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Isamu Chō (長 勇, Chō Isamu; 19 January 1895 – 22 June 1945) was a Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known…
Isamu Chō (長 勇, Chō Isamu; 19 January 1895 – 22 June 1945) was a Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan.
🏫 Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School📅 Born January 19🎂 Born 1895📍 From Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Military Officer
Kenji Imai (今井 兼次, Imai Kenji; 11 January 1895 - 20 May 1987) was a Japanese architect and professor.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Nippon Gakuen High School📅 Born January 11🎂 Born 1895💼 Architect・Architectural Scholar
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Hakaru Masumoto (1895–1987) was a pioneer in metal and alloy research. He discovered numerous superior and unique…
Hakaru Masumoto (1895–1987) was a pioneer in metal and alloy research. He discovered numerous superior and unique alloys, and contributed to improving the performance of precision machinery. A student of Kotaro Honda, Masumoto developed a magnetic metal powder Sendust in 1936, and was the winner of the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1946.
Sutemi Horiguchi (堀口 捨己, Horiguchi Sutemi; 1895–1984) was an architect and a historian of Japanese architecture, and an…
Sutemi Horiguchi (堀口 捨己, Horiguchi Sutemi; 1895–1984) was an architect and a historian of Japanese architecture, and an expert of sukiya-zukuri architecture. In addition to designing modern buildings, he designed buildings in sukiya-zukuri, and buildings that fused both modern architectural and traditional Japanese architectural motifs.
Kenkichi Saito (斎藤 兼吉, Saitō Kenkichi; 2 January 1895 – 26 October 1960) was a Japanese swimmer, thrower, and educator.
Shinichi Yamaoka (山岡 慎一, Yamaoka Shin'ichi; born 19 January 1894, date of death unknown) was a Japanese sprinter. He…
Shinichi Yamaoka (山岡 慎一, Yamaoka Shin'ichi; born 19 January 1894, date of death unknown) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 First Higher School📅 Born January 19🎂 Born 1894💼 Track and Field💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作, Yanagimoto Ryūsaku; 9 January 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the Japanese aircraft…
Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作, Yanagimoto Ryūsaku; 9 January 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Mitsuma Matsumura (8 January 1894 – 10 April 1970) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Mitsuma Matsumura (8 January 1894 – 10 April 1970) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1 August 1944 to 21 April 1945. He was also governor of Tochigi Prefecture (1936–1937) and Kanagawa Prefecture (1940–1942).
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Tadashi Hanaya (花谷正, Hanaya Tadashi; 5 January 1894 – 28 August 1957) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Tadashi Hanaya (花谷正, Hanaya Tadashi; 5 January 1894 – 28 August 1957) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in Burma during World War II.
Seiji Naruse (成瀬 正二, Naruse Seiji; December 26, 1893 – January 29, 1960) was a Japanese rear-admiral and engineer. He…
Seiji Naruse (成瀬 正二, Naruse Seiji; December 26, 1893 – January 29, 1960) was a Japanese rear-admiral and engineer. He was the only person who was posted as a director of the Torpedo Development Division in Yokosuka Naval District of Imperial Japanese Navy. He and his team designed and developed the Type 91 torpedo used in naval warfare by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
🎓 University of Tokyo📅 Born December 26🎂 Born 1893💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Military Officer
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Ryōtarō Azuma (東 龍太郎, Azuma Ryōtarō; January 16, 1893 – May 26, 1983) was a Japanese physician and bureaucrat who…
Ryōtarō Azuma (東 龍太郎, Azuma Ryōtarō; January 16, 1893 – May 26, 1983) was a Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo from 1959 to 1967. In 1950, Azuma became a member of the international Olympic Committee (IOC).
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Tennoji High School📅 Born January 16🎂 Born 1893💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Bureaucrat
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Motoo Ōtaguro (大田黒 元雄, Ōtaguro Motoo) (January 11, 1893 – January 23, 1979) was a Japanese music critic. He is…
Motoo Ōtaguro (大田黒 元雄, Ōtaguro Motoo) (January 11, 1893 – January 23, 1979) was a Japanese music critic. He is considered a pioneer of music criticism in Japan.
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Peter Tatsuo Doi (土井 辰雄 Doi Tatsuo) (22 December 1892 – 21 February 1970) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic…
Peter Tatsuo Doi (土井 辰雄 Doi Tatsuo) (22 December 1892 – 21 February 1970) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Tokyo from 1937 until his death in 1970, and was made a cardinal in 1960.
Yaso Saijō (Japanese: 西條八十, Hepburn: Saijō Yaso; January 15, 1892 – August 12, 1970) was a Japanese poet, lyricist, and…
Yaso Saijō (Japanese: 西條八十, Hepburn: Saijō Yaso; January 15, 1892 – August 12, 1970) was a Japanese poet, lyricist, and literary scholar. Saijō, Hakushū Kitahara, and Ujō Noguchi are considered to be the three great poets and children's songwriters in Japan.
Daigaku Horiguchi (堀口 大学; 8 January 1892 – 15 March 1981) was a poet and translator of French literature in Taishō and…
Daigaku Horiguchi (堀口 大学; 8 January 1892 – 15 March 1981) was a poet and translator of French literature in Taishō and Shōwa period Japan. He is credited with introducing French surrealism to Japanese poetry, and to translating the works of over 66 French authors into Japanese.
Date Junnosuke (伊達 順之助; DAH-tay; January 6, 1892 – September 9, 1948) (Chinese: 伊達順之助; pinyin: Yīdá Shùnzhīzhù), also…
Date Junnosuke (伊達 順之助; DAH-tay; January 6, 1892 – September 9, 1948) (Chinese: 伊達順之助; pinyin: Yīdá Shùnzhīzhù), also known by his adopted Chinese name Zhang Zongyuan (Chinese: 張宗援; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngyuán; Wade–Giles: Chang1 Tsung1-yüan2), was a Japanese mounted bandit and continental rōnin active in early 20th century China. He was a part of the Manchu-Mongol Independence Movement and the Shandong Autonomy Movement. He was a descendant of Date Masamune and a member of the Date clan.
Shigeo Ōdachi (大達 茂雄, Ōdachi Shigeo; 5 January 1892 – 25 September 1955) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet…
Shigeo Ōdachi (大達 茂雄, Ōdachi Shigeo; 5 January 1892 – 25 September 1955) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in both early Shōwa period Japan and in the post-war era.
Yutaka Kamikawa (上川 豊, Kamikawa Yutaka; 11 May 1892- 2 August 2001) was a Japanese physician, who treated leprosy…
Yutaka Kamikawa (上川 豊, Kamikawa Yutaka; 11 May 1892- 2 August 2001) was a Japanese physician, who treated leprosy patients and studied leprosy. He worked at Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium and Losheng Sanatorium in Taiwan, and Tohoku Shinseien Sanatorium in Japan and studied chaulmoogra oil.
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Shigesaburō Miyazaki (宮崎 繁三郎; January 4, 1892 – August 30, 1965) was a Japanese major general of the Imperial Japanese…
Shigesaburō Miyazaki (宮崎 繁三郎; January 4, 1892 – August 30, 1965) was a Japanese major general of the Imperial Japanese Army who was notable for commanding the Japanese 31st Division in the Burma Campaign of 1944. His eldest son was Shigeki Miyazaki who was the former president of Meiji University.
Seiichiro Kashio (柏尾 誠一郎, Kashio Seiichirō; January 2, 1892 – September 6, 1962) was a tennis player from Japan, and…
Seiichiro Kashio (柏尾 誠一郎, Kashio Seiichirō; January 2, 1892 – September 6, 1962) was a tennis player from Japan, and with Ichiya Kumagae was one of the first Japanese Olympic medalists. He won the 1919 Canadian Open by defeating United States player Walter Wesbrook 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 11–9.
🎓 Hitotsubashi University🏫 Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School📅 Born January 2🎂 Born 1892📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Tennis
Akiyama Monzō (秋山 門造, Akiyama Monzō; December 30, 1891 – January 25, 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy…
Akiyama Monzō (秋山 門造, Akiyama Monzō; December 30, 1891 – January 25, 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served in World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Kwajalein.
🏫 Kanonji Daiichi High School📅 Born December 30🎂 Born 1891📍 From Kagawa Prefecture💼 Military Officer
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Inshō Dōmoto (堂本 印象, Dōmoto Inshō; December 25, 1891 – September 5, 1975) was a Japanese Nihonga artist.
Masa Nakayama (中山 マサ, Nakayama Masa; January 19, 1891 – October 11, 1976) was a Japanese politician and educator who…
Masa Nakayama (中山 マサ, Nakayama Masa; January 19, 1891 – October 11, 1976) was a Japanese politician and educator who was the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of Japan when she became Minister of Health and Welfare in 1960.
Chen Wangdao (Chinese: 陳望道; pinyin: Chén Wàngdào; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Wang-tao) (1891–1977) was a Chinese scholar and…
Chen Wangdao (Chinese: 陳望道; pinyin: Chén Wàngdào; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Wang-tao) (1891–1977) was a Chinese scholar and educator. He is recognized as the first and only person to translate the Communist Manifesto into Chinese completely so far. He also served as president of Fudan University from 1949 to 1977. Chen was born Mingrong (明融) in 1891, while Wangdao is his courtesy name. Beginning in 1915, he studied at Waseda University, Toyo University and Chuo University successively. He eventually obtained his Bachelor of Laws at Chuo University. The experience in Japan brought him into contact with communist ideas. Chen returned to China as the May Fourth Movement began. He found a job teaching Chinese literature at then Chekiang Provincial No.1 Normal School. Meantime, Chen spread the New Culture with colleagues whose passions coincided with his own. The authority decided to dismiss them for that method. Despite students' agitation against the order, he was obliged to return to his hometown in 1920. Chen was among the founders of Shanghai's Marxist research institute in May 1920. In August of that year, he became one of the founders of the Shanghai Communist Group. In 1920, The Communist Manifesto was printed and distributed in Chinese, with its publishing being a major priority of the Shanghai Communist Group. Chen Wangdao is credited as translator of the first printing. It quickly became a popular text among Chinese intellectuals. It was dubbed "the first red book of China." Later, he set up a group on the communist campaign in Shanghai, together with Chen Duxiu, Li Hanjun et al. He became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), after it was founded in 1921. He was at odds with Chen Duxiu soon. He left the CCP in 1922 and rejoined in 1957.
🎓 Chuo University📅 Born January 18🎂 Born 1891💼 Linguist💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Educator
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Yone Moriyama (Japanese: 森山ヨネ, 14 January 1891 – 30 October 1990) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one…
Yone Moriyama (Japanese: 森山ヨネ, 14 January 1891 – 30 October 1990) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
🏫 Fukuoka Jogakuin High School📅 Born January 14🎂 Born 1891📍 From Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Sōgen Asahina (朝比奈宗源, Asahina Sōgen; January 9, 1891 – August 25, 1979) was an influential Japanese Rinzai zen master…
Sōgen Asahina (朝比奈宗源, Asahina Sōgen; January 9, 1891 – August 25, 1979) was an influential Japanese Rinzai zen master and founder of Nippon wo Mamoru kai. He was also a prolific writer and a calligrapher. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Asahina graduated from Nihon University. He studied at Myōshin-ji in Kyoto and at Engaku-ji in Kamakura. He rose to become the head (kanchō (管長)) of the Engaku-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. Also, he was a professor at Komazawa University. Asahina's works include Zen (bilingual, English and Japanese; 1954), Nippon no Zen (1959) and commentaries on the Hekiganroku and Rinzairoku. Asahina was also an accomplished calligrapher. Television shows, including Mito Kōmon and Ōoka Echizen, featured his writing in their title screens. His writing can also be seen in the memorial to Gichin Funakoshi at Engaku-ji.
🎓 Nihon University📅 Born January 9🎂 Born 1891📍 From Shizuoka(city), Shizuoka Prefecture💼 Buddhist Monk
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Yoshio Abe (Japanese: 阿部 余四男, Hepburn: Abe Yoshio; 3 January 1891 – 22 April 1960), from Yamagata Prefecture, was a…
Yoshio Abe (Japanese: 阿部 余四男, Hepburn: Abe Yoshio; 3 January 1891 – 22 April 1960), from Yamagata Prefecture, was a professor of zoology at Hiroshima University of Arts and Science which was amalgamated into Hiroshima University by the enactment of National School Establishment Law and the above-mentioned Hiroshima University after the amalgamation. Abe graduate from University of Tokyo and was the first Japanese scientist to study kinorhynchs, with one such animal, Dracoderes abei, being named after him. Also named after him was Abe's salamander and Abe's Whiskered Bat, Myotis abei Yoshikura 1944, as a tribute from one of his students.
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi (土橋 勇逸, Tsuchihashi Yūitsu; 1 January 1891 – 31 May 1972) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial…
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi (土橋 勇逸, Tsuchihashi Yūitsu; 1 January 1891 – 31 May 1972) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
Jun Tanaka (田中純, Tanaka Jun; 1890–1966) was a Japanese novelist, playwright and translator. His best known works…
Jun Tanaka (田中純, Tanaka Jun; 1890–1966) was a Japanese novelist, playwright and translator. His best known works include the short story collection Tsuma (Wife). Tanaka was born in Hiroshima and studied English literature at Waseda University. Together with Satomi Ton, Yoshii Isamu and Kume Masao, he helped establish the literary magazine Ningen ("Human").
Rokuzō Sugiyama (杉山 六蔵, Sugiyama Rokuzō; 4 January 1890 – 6 June 1947) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy…
Rokuzō Sugiyama (杉山 六蔵, Sugiyama Rokuzō; 4 January 1890 – 6 June 1947) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
🎓 Imperial Japanese Naval War College🏫 Tottori Nishi High School📅 Born January 4🎂 Born 1890📍 From Tottori Prefecture💼 Military Officer
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Myōkō Naganuma (長沼妙佼, Naganuma Myōkō; 1889–1957) was the co-founder and first vice-president of the Buddhist religious…
Myōkō Naganuma (長沼妙佼, Naganuma Myōkō; 1889–1957) was the co-founder and first vice-president of the Buddhist religious sect Risshō Kōsei Kai.
Kanji Ishiwara (石原 莞爾, Ishiwara Kanji; 18 January 1889 – 15 August 1949) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in…
Kanji Ishiwara (石原 莞爾, Ishiwara Kanji; 18 January 1889 – 15 August 1949) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He and Seishirō Itagaki were the men primarily responsible for the Mukden Incident that took place in Manchuria in 1931.
🎓 Imperial Japanese Army War College🏫 Tsuruoka Minami High School📅 Born January 18🎂 Born 1889💼 Military Officer💼 Thinker
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Takeo Yasuda (安田 武雄, Yasuda Takeo; 16 January 1889 – 23 August 1964) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese…
Takeo Yasuda (安田 武雄, Yasuda Takeo; 16 January 1889 – 23 August 1964) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. While serving as director of the Army's Aviation Technology Research Institute during World War II, he was a key figure in scientific and technological development for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, and also most notably for his involvement in the early development of a Japanese atom bomb during the early stages of the war.
Yumeno Kyūsaku (夢野 久作; 4 January 1889 – 11 March 1936) was the pen name of Sugiyama Yasumichi (杉山 泰道), an early Shōwa…
Yumeno Kyūsaku (夢野 久作; 4 January 1889 – 11 March 1936) was the pen name of Sugiyama Yasumichi (杉山 泰道), an early Shōwa period Japanese author, Zen priest, post office director and sub-lieutenant. The pen name roughly means "a person who always dreams". His Dharma name was Goshin-in Gin'en Taidō-koji (悟真院吟園泰道居士). He wrote detective novels and is known for his avant-gardism and his surrealistic, wildly imaginative and fantastic, even bizarre narratives.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School📅 Born January 4🎂 Born 1889📍 From Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture💼 Buddhist Monk💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Poet
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Jōtarō Kawakami (河上 丈太郎; 3 January 1889 – 3 December 1965) was a Japanese politician, academic, lawyer and Christian…
Jōtarō Kawakami (河上 丈太郎; 3 January 1889 – 3 December 1965) was a Japanese politician, academic, lawyer and Christian socialist. Born in Tokyo to a devout Christian family, he studied law at Tokyo Imperial University, taught at Rikkyō University and Kwansei Gakuin University, and was drawn into the labour and socialist movements under the influence of Christian pacifists such as Toyohiko Kagawa. In the 1928 general election, the first held under universal male suffrage, he was elected to the House of Representatives as one of only eight members from a proletarian party (Japan Labour-Farmer Party). He served almost continuously until his death, interrupted only by the postwar occupation purge for his wartime association with the Imperial Rule Assistance Association. After the purge was lifted he became the first chairman of the Right Socialist Party of Japan (1952–1955). In his acceptance speech he declared that "the chairmanship is a cross to me" and that he would bear it until death, earning the enduring nickname "Crucifix Chairman" (十字架委員長). He played a leading role in the 1955 reunification of the Japan Socialist Party and later served as its chairman (1961–1965). A centrist within the party, he advocated democratic socialism, structural reform suited to Japan's high-growth economy, and an active peace movement. He survived a right-wing assassination attempt in 1960 and resigned the chairmanship in 1965 for health reasons; he died later that year with a Bible at his bedside.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Rikkyo Ikebukuro Junior and Senior High School📅 Born January 3🎂 Born 1889📍 From Minato, Tokyo💼 Politician・Legislator
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🎓 Meiji University🏫 Takamatsu High School📅 Born December 26🎂 Born 1888💼 Writer・Novelist💼 Playwright💼 Journalist