Susumu Nishibe (西部 邁; 15 March 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Japanese critic, conservative and economist. He was a…Susumu Nishibe (西部 邁; 15 March 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Japanese critic, conservative and economist. He was a professor of Socioeconomics at University of Tokyo. He criticized modern economics, progressivism, and rationalism, and advocated theories on mass society, conservatism, and the independence of Japan from the United States.
Daishin Noboru (born August 2, 1937 as Tomeo Nagata; died March 20, 2012) was a sumo wrestler from Oshamambe, Hokkaidō…Daishin Noboru (born August 2, 1937 as Tomeo Nagata; died March 20, 2012) was a sumo wrestler from Oshamambe, Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 8. He was an original member of the Miyagino stable founded by yokozuna Yoshibayama. He made his professional debut in May 1956, reaching the top makuuchi division in July 1965. He won the jūryō division championship or yūshō in May 1966. He retired in March 1969.
Yoshie Wada (和田 芳恵, Wada Yoshie; April 6, 1906 - October 5, 1977) was a Japanese novelist and critic. Wada was born in…Yoshie Wada (和田 芳恵, Wada Yoshie; April 6, 1906 - October 5, 1977) was a Japanese novelist and critic. Wada was born in Oshamambe, Hokkaidō, and graduated from Chuo University with a law degree. In addition to his novels in the naturalist tradition, he edited the diaries of Ichiyō Higuchi and Fumiko Hayashi. He received one of the 13th Japan Art Academy Prizes (1956) for Diary of Ichiyō Higuchi (一葉の日記, Ichiyō no nikki), the 50th Naoki Prize (1963下) for Chiri no Naka (塵の中), and the 26th Yomiuri Prize (1974) for Tsugiki no dai (接木の台).