Yoshihiro Nitta (にった よしひろ, Yoshihiro Nitta; legal name 新田義弘; 21 January 1929 – 15 March 2020) was a Japanese university…
Yoshihiro Nitta (にった よしひろ, Yoshihiro Nitta; legal name 新田義弘; 21 January 1929 – 15 March 2020) was a Japanese university professor and philosopher. He is reputed as one of the greatest people to have influenced the Japanese philosophy.
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Masaharu Kawakatsu (川勝 正治, Kawakatsu Masaharu; born January 20, 1929) is a Japanese zoologist known for his studies on…
Masaharu Kawakatsu (川勝 正治, Kawakatsu Masaharu; born January 20, 1929) is a Japanese zoologist known for his studies on the taxonomy and ecology of planarians.
Kiyozō Kazama (風間 喜代三, Kazama Kiyozō; born 8 December 1928 in Tokyo) is a Japanese professor of comparative…
Kiyozō Kazama (風間 喜代三, Kazama Kiyozō; born 8 December 1928 in Tokyo) is a Japanese professor of comparative linguistics, specializing in Latin and Greek, and emeritus professor at Tokyo University. He studied comparative grammar under Kōzu Harushige at the department of linguistics at Tokyo University, and graduated in 1952. He studied abroad under a scholarship grant at Vienna University and returned to become assistant, and then full, professor at his alma mater. He was awarded his doctorate in September 1978 on the subject of kinship terminology in Indo-European languages. On his retirement, he subsequently taught at Hosei University. He is one of Japan's leading scholars in Indo-European studies, with a particular interest in etymology.
Takako Doi (土井 たか子, Doi Takako; 30 November 1928 – 20 September 2014) was a Japanese politician who served as leader of…
Takako Doi (土井 たか子, Doi Takako; 30 November 1928 – 20 September 2014) was a Japanese politician who served as leader of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) from 1986 to 1991 and later its successor the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from 1996 to 2003. As leader of the JSP, she became the first female leader of a major Japanese political party, and the country's first female opposition leader. Doi's leadership and the result of the 1989 Upper House elections are considered watershed moments for female political participation in Japan. She led the party to great success in the 1989 and 1990 elections. After the 1993 election, she was elected as the first woman to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, serving in that office from 1993 to 1996. She then led the diminished SDP from 1996 until her resignation after the 2003 election.
🎓 Kyoto Women's University🏫 Mikage High School📅 Born November 30🎂 Born 1928📍 From Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
Bernard Ryosuke Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣良典; 27 November 1928 – 15 January 2022) was a Japanese philosopher and Thomas…
Bernard Ryosuke Inagaki (Japanese: 稲垣良典; 27 November 1928 – 15 January 2022) was a Japanese philosopher and Thomas Aquinas scholar. He wrote extensively on medieval philosophy, scholastic philosophy, and philosophy of law. He is known for leading the Japanese translation of Aquinas' Summa Theologiæ.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Saga Higher School📅 Born November 27🎂 Born 1928💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Tatsuo Nishida (西田 龍雄, Nishida Tatsuo; 26 November 1928 – 26 September 2012) was a professor at Kyoto University. His…
Tatsuo Nishida (西田 龍雄, Nishida Tatsuo; 26 November 1928 – 26 September 2012) was a professor at Kyoto University. His work encompasses research on a variety of Tibeto-Burman languages, having made great contributions in particular to the deciphering of the Tangut language.
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu; August 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018) was a Japanese organic chemist and marine…
Osamu Shimomura (下村 脩, Shimomura Osamu; August 27, 1928 – October 19, 2018) was a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and professor emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP) with two American scientists: Martin Chalfie of Columbia University and Roger Tsien of the University of California-San Diego.
🎓 Nagasaki University🏫 Sumiyoshi High School📅 Born August 27🎂 Born 1928📍 From Fukuchiyama, Kyoto💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
Ryuzo Yanagimachi (柳町 隆造, Yanagimachi Ryūzō; August 27, 1928 – September 27, 2023) was a Japanese-born, American-based…
Ryuzo Yanagimachi (柳町 隆造, Yanagimachi Ryūzō; August 27, 1928 – September 27, 2023) was a Japanese-born, American-based scientist. He made numerous key contributions to the study of mammalian fertilization, and he was also a pioneer in the cloning field. Accordingly, he assisted in fertilization technologies such as in vitro fertilization and direct sperm injection into the egg (commonly called intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI), which are widely used today in human infertility clinics throughout the world. In 1997, his laboratory at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa successfully cloned mice using the Honolulu technique.
🎓 Hokkaido University🏫 Sapporo Minami High School📅 Born August 27🎂 Born 1928💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Hayao Kawai (河合隼雄, Kawai Hayao) (1928–2007) was a Japanese Jungian psychologist who has been described as "the founder…
Hayao Kawai (河合隼雄, Kawai Hayao) (1928–2007) was a Japanese Jungian psychologist who has been described as "the founder of Japanese Analytical and Clinical Psychology". He introduced the sandplay therapy concept to Japanese psychology. He participated in Eranos from 1982. Kawai was the director of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies from 1995 to 2001. As chief of the Agency for Cultural Affairs from 2002 to 2007, he oversaw the popular Nihon no Uta Hyakusen song selection, as well as the "Kokoro no Note" ethics textbook now used in all Japanese primary schools. He died in Tenri Hospital following a stroke.
🎓 Kobe University🏫 Sasayama Homei High School📅 Born June 23🎂 Born 1928📍 From Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Shigeru Nakayama (中山茂) (1928–2014) was a Japanese historian of science.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School📅 Born June 22🎂 Born 1928📍 From Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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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.
🎓 Tokyo Medical University📅 Born May 16🎂 Born 1928💼 Physician・Doctor💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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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.
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.
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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.
🎓 Yokohama National University🏫 Niimi High School📅 Born January 29🎂 Born 1928📍 From Okayama Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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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.
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.
Masao Miyoshi (三好将夫, Miyoshi Masao; 1928 – 1 October 2009) was a scholar of literature and culture and Hajime Mori…
Masao Miyoshi (三好将夫, Miyoshi Masao; 1928 – 1 October 2009) was a scholar of literature and culture and Hajime Mori Endowed Chair in Japanese Language and Literature at the University of California, San Diego.
Hirotugu Akaike (赤池 弘次, Akaike Hirotsugu; IPA: [akaike çiɾotsɯɡɯ]; November 5, 1927 – August 4, 2009) was a Japanese…
Hirotugu Akaike (赤池 弘次, Akaike Hirotsugu; IPA: [akaike çiɾotsɯɡɯ]; November 5, 1927 – August 4, 2009) was a Japanese statistician. In the early 1970s, he formulated the Akaike information criterion (AIC). AIC is now widely used for model selection, which is commonly the most difficult aspect of statistical inference; additionally, AIC is the basis of a paradigm for the foundations of statistics. Akaike also made major contributions to the study of time series. In addition, he had a large role in the general development of statistics in Japan.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 First Higher School📅 Born November 5🎂 Born 1927💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Shozo Fujita (藤田 省三, Fujita Shōzō) (1927–2003) was a Japanese political scientist and intellectual historian, a…
Shozo Fujita (藤田 省三, Fujita Shōzō) (1927–2003) was a Japanese political scientist and intellectual historian, a "leading intellectual of 'postwar Japan'" and a follower of Masao Maruyama.
Yoshikazu Sakamoto (坂本義和, Sakamoto Yoshikazu; September 16, 1927 – October 2, 2014) was a Japanese academic, writer…
Yoshikazu Sakamoto (坂本義和, Sakamoto Yoshikazu; September 16, 1927 – October 2, 2014) was a Japanese academic, writer, and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Sakamoto, a leading proponent of pacifism during Japan's post-war period, has been credited as a pioneer of international political studies in the country. In 1966, Sakamoto won the Yoshino Sakuzo Prize for his opinion piece, "Proposals for Japanese diplomacy," which called for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China. Sakamoto died at a hospital in Tokyo on October 2, 2014, at the age of 87.
Sadako Ogata, née Nakamura (緒方 貞子, Ogata Sadako; 16 September 1927 – 22 October 2019), was a Japanese academic…
Sadako Ogata, née Nakamura (緒方 貞子, Ogata Sadako; 16 September 1927 – 22 October 2019), was a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator, and professor emerita at the Roman Catholic Sophia University. She was widely known as the head of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 1991 to 2000, as well as in her capacities as Chair of the UNICEF Executive Board from 1978 to 1979 and as President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 2003 to 2012. She also served as Advisor of the Executive Committee of the Japan Model United Nations (JMUN).
🎓 University of the Sacred Heart🏫 Seishin Girls' Gakuin High School📅 Born September 16🎂 Born 1927💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
Noboru Iwamura (岩村 昇, Iwamura Noboru; May 26, 1927 – November 27, 2005) was a Japanese biologist, medical doctor and…
Noboru Iwamura (岩村 昇, Iwamura Noboru; May 26, 1927 – November 27, 2005) was a Japanese biologist, medical doctor and professor of medicine. He was the only survivor, amongst eighty high school classmates, of the 1945 Hiroshima bombing. This experience led him to resolve to live his life for others. Under the UMN program, Iwamura was the first Japanese volunteer to arrive in Nepal, a nation struck with a pandemic of tuberculosis. He spent 22 years helping those living in deprivation and his efforts laid the foundation for the establishment of multiple medical facilities around the area. Back in Japan, Iwamura founded the Peace, Health, and Human Development Foundation in 1980, in an effort to provide technical training to grassroots leaders from Nepal and Southeast Asia. He went on to establish the International Human Resources Institute in 1985, as a means of sponsorship for rural workers to earn master's degrees in Community Development. Dr. Iwamura was awarded the 1993 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding in recognition of his life's calling. Iwamura died from leukemia in 2005. In 1998, the Dr. Iwamura Memorial Hospital and Research Center was established to carry on his name in Bhaktapur.
Jiro Tsuji (May 11, 1927 – April 1, 2022) was a Japanese chemist, notable for his discovery of organometallic…
Jiro Tsuji (May 11, 1927 – April 1, 2022) was a Japanese chemist, notable for his discovery of organometallic reactions, including the Tsuji–Trost reaction, the Tsuji–Wilkinson decarbonylation reaction, and the Tsuji–Wacker reaction.
Masayasu Nomura (野村眞康, Nomura Masayasu; April 1927 – November 19, 2011) was a Japanese molecular biologist. Nomura was…
Masayasu Nomura (野村眞康, Nomura Masayasu; April 1927 – November 19, 2011) was a Japanese molecular biologist. Nomura was born in April 1927, a native of Hyōgo Prefecture, and completed a bachelor's degree and doctorate at the University of Tokyo. Nomura began work in 1957 as a postdoctoral researcher in the United States, alongside Sol Spiegelman, James Watson, and Seymour Benzer. Nomura returned to Japan in 1960, to teach at the Osaka University Institute of Protein Research. Three years later, Nomura accepted a position at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was named a full professor in 1966, and remained on the faculty until 1984, when he moved to the University of California, Irvine as Grace Bell Professor of Biological Chemistry. Awarded the NAS Award in Molecular Biology in 1971, Nomura gained membership into the National Academy of Sciences itself in 1978. He was also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Academy of Microbiology, as well as the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. Nomura died in California on 19 November 2011, aged 84.
Yoichi Nishimaru (西丸 與一, Nishimaru Yoichi; 14 March 1927 – 3 April 2020) was a Japanese physician specializing in…
Yoichi Nishimaru (西丸 與一, Nishimaru Yoichi; 14 March 1927 – 3 April 2020) was a Japanese physician specializing in medical jurisprudence. His books were so popular that they became best-sellers in Japan.
🎓 Yokohama City University📅 Born March 14🎂 Born 1927💼 Physician・Doctor💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Writer・Novelist
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Masahiro Mori (森 政弘, Mori Masahiro; 12 February 1927 – 12 January 2025) was a Japanese roboticist noted for his…
Masahiro Mori (森 政弘, Mori Masahiro; 12 February 1927 – 12 January 2025) was a Japanese roboticist noted for his pioneering work in the fields of robotics and automation, his research achievements in humans' emotional responses to non-human entities, as well as for his views on religion. The ASIMO robot was designed by one of Masahiro's students.
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Hiroo Inokuchi (23 Feb 1927 – 20 March 2014) was a Japanese chemist who did pioneering work in electronic processes in…
Hiroo Inokuchi (23 Feb 1927 – 20 March 2014) was a Japanese chemist who did pioneering work in electronic processes in organic materials, for which he received the 2007 Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology. Since 2006, he was the chairman of the Japan Space Forum.
Yutaka Takahasi (高橋 裕, Takahashi Yutaka; July 28, 1927 – May 26, 2021) was a Japanese engineer notable for his work on…
Yutaka Takahasi (高橋 裕, Takahashi Yutaka; July 28, 1927 – May 26, 2021) was a Japanese engineer notable for his work on river basin management and reduction of water-related disasters. Takahasi received the 2015 Japan Prize "for the contribution to development of innovative concept on river basin management and reduction of water-related disasters." His work showed that many previous 'river improvements' resulted in increase in flood discharges, with his recommendations changing Japanese river management policies from the 1980s onward.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Shizuoka High School📅 Born January 28🎂 Born 1927💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Reiji Oyama (January 15, 1927 – May 16, 2023) was a Japanese pastor, founder and chancellor of Tokyo Graduate School of…
Reiji Oyama (January 15, 1927 – May 16, 2023) was a Japanese pastor, founder and chancellor of Tokyo Graduate School of Theology, translator of the Bible into Japanese, and author of over 160 books. He was the founding pastor of the Biblical Church, which now has twenty three branch churches.
🎓 Waseda University📅 Born January 15🎂 Born 1927💼 Pastor💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Teacher💼 Religious Figure
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Hiroshi Inose FREng (猪瀬 博, Inose Hiroshi; January 5, 1927 – October 11, 2000) was a Japanese electrical engineer, known…
Hiroshi Inose FREng (猪瀬 博, Inose Hiroshi; January 5, 1927 – October 11, 2000) was a Japanese electrical engineer, known as the inventor of the Time-Slot Interchange system (TSI), which is basic to modern digital telephone switches. Inose was highly involved within his career. He held positions such as director general, chairman, associate professor, and president specific committees pertaining to engineering and technology. He was awarded with many honorific titles. In 1976 he received the Marconi Prize, in 1993 the Harold Pender Award, and in 1994 the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal.
Teruaki Mukaiyama (向山 光昭, Mukaiyama Teruaki; January 5, 1927 – November 17, 2018) was a Japanese organic chemist. One…
Teruaki Mukaiyama (向山 光昭, Mukaiyama Teruaki; January 5, 1927 – November 17, 2018) was a Japanese organic chemist. One of the most prolific chemists of the 20th century in the field of organic synthesis, Mukaiyama helped establish the field of organic chemistry in Japan after World War II.
🎓 Tokyo Institute of Technology📅 Born January 5🎂 Born 1927📍 From Ina, Nagano💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Hironari Miyazawa (宮沢 弘成, Miyazawa Hironari; 1927–2023) was a Japanese particle and nuclear physicist, known for his…
Hironari Miyazawa (宮沢 弘成, Miyazawa Hironari; 1927–2023) was a Japanese particle and nuclear physicist, known for his work in supersymmetry, which was first proposed by Miyazawa in 1966 as a possible symmetry between mesons and baryons. Miyazawa studied physics and received his undergraduate degree in 1950 at the University of Tokyo. He joined the faculty after he received his doctorate in 1953 from the University of Tokyo, and became a full professor of physics in 1968. In 1988 he moved to the Kanagawa University and served there until 1998. He was a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo. During these periods, he also served visiting professorships at the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota, and directorship at the Meson Science Laboratory, the University of Tokyo. From 1953 to 1955 he was a research associate at the Institute for Nuclear Studies, the University of Chicago, where he conducted research on theoretical nuclear physics under Gregor Wentzel and Enrico Fermi. A supersymmetry relating mesons and baryons was first proposed, in the context of hadronic physics, by Miyazawa in 1966. This supersymmetry did not involve spacetime, that is, it concerned internal symmetry, and was broken badly. Miyazawa's work was largely ignored at the time. Hironari Miyazawa died in 2023.
Chie Nakane (中根 千枝, Nakane Chie; November 30, 1926 – October 12, 2021) was a Japanese anthropologist and Professor…
Chie Nakane (中根 千枝, Nakane Chie; November 30, 1926 – October 12, 2021) was a Japanese anthropologist and Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology at the University of Tokyo.
🎓 Tsuda University🏫 Yashio High School📅 Born November 30🎂 Born 1926💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Asao Hirano (平野朝雄, Hirano Asao; November 26, 1926 – July 25, 2019) was a Japanese physician, academic, medical…
Asao Hirano (平野朝雄, Hirano Asao; November 26, 1926 – July 25, 2019) was a Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathologist. He is credited with having first observed Hirano bodies which are intracellular aggregates of actin and actin-associated proteins in the neurons (nerve cells).
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Niigata Higher School📅 Born November 26🎂 Born 1926💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Taneko Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木たね子, 12 November 1926 – 24 April 2020) was a Japanese biochemist and nutritionist who was an…
Taneko Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木たね子, 12 November 1926 – 24 April 2020) was a Japanese biochemist and nutritionist who was an expert in protein chemistry and development of foods from fish proteins. Her work on transforming pollock into a hamburger-like substance received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award in 1980. She was also honored with the Achievement in Processing and Technology Award of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science in 1980, and the Director's Medal from the Japan Science and Technology Agency Commissioner in 1985.
Tadanobu Tsunoda (角田忠信, Tsunoda Tadanobu; 8 October 1926) is a physician and a Japanese author, most known for his…
Tadanobu Tsunoda (角田忠信, Tsunoda Tadanobu; 8 October 1926) is a physician and a Japanese author, most known for his ideas regarding the "Japanese brain".
Kazuhiko Nishijima (西島 和彦, Nishijima Kazuhiko) (4 October 1926 – 15 February 2009) was a Japanese physicist who made…
Kazuhiko Nishijima (西島 和彦, Nishijima Kazuhiko) (4 October 1926 – 15 February 2009) was a Japanese physicist who made significant contributions to particle physics. He was professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University until his death in 2009. He was born in Tsuchiura, Japan. He is most well known for his work on the Gell-Mann–Nishijima formula, and the concept of strangeness, which he called the "eta-charge" or "η-charge", after the eta meson (η). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966~1970.
🎓 University of Tokyo📅 Born October 4🎂 Born 1926📍 From Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Teruko "Terry" Ishizaka (石坂 照子, Ishizaka Teruko; 28 September 1926 – 4 June 2019) was a Japanese scientist and…
Teruko "Terry" Ishizaka (石坂 照子, Ishizaka Teruko; 28 September 1926 – 4 June 2019) was a Japanese scientist and immunologist who along with her husband Kimishige Ishizaka discovered the antibody class Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966. Their work was regarded as a major breakthrough in the understanding of allergy, and for this work she received the 1972 Passano Award and the 1973 Gairdner Foundation International Award. She was known in the science world for her generosity and collaborative spirit.
🎓 Tokyo Women's Medical University🏫 Yamagata Nishi High School📅 Born September 28🎂 Born 1926📍 From Yamagata Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Masatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊, Koshiba Masatoshi; 19 September 1926 – 12 November 2020) was a Japanese physicist and one of…
Masatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊, Koshiba Masatoshi; 19 September 1926 – 12 November 2020) was a Japanese physicist and one of the founders of neutrino astronomy. His work with the neutrino detectors Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande was instrumental in detecting solar neutrinos, providing experimental evidence for the solar neutrino problem. Koshiba won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002, jointly with Raymond Davis Jr., "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos". Koshiba was the first Japanese Nobel laureate to hold two doctoral degrees. In addition, he was the second Japanese recipient of both the Nobel Prize and the Wolf Prize. His mentor, Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, and his student, Takaaki Kajita, were also Nobel Prize winners in Physics. He was a senior counselor at the International Center for Elementary Particle Physics (ICEPP) and professor at the University of Tokyo.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Kanagawa Yokosuka High School📅 Born September 19🎂 Born 1926📍 From Aichi Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Literary Scholar
Takamaro Shigaraki (信楽 峻麿, 1926 – 26 September 2014) was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and priest within the…
Takamaro Shigaraki (信楽 峻麿, 1926 – 26 September 2014) was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and priest within the Honganji-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū. Shigaraki is widely regarded as one of the most influential Buddhologists of the Jōdo Shinshū in the 20th century. Shigaraki was born in Hiroshima in 1926. The former president of Ryukoku University spent his career studying Pure Land Buddhism. He was on the faculty of Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, since 1958, where he received his PhD in literary studies. He also served as Charmain of the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai. He tried to clarify a contemporary meaning of Buddhism through looking into Shinran’s thought from a perspective of existentialism. Shigaraki has been influenced by Paul Tillich. He died of chronic respiratory failure, on 26 September 2014.
Takehiko Furuta (August 8, 1926 – October 14, 2015) was a Japanese history of ideas scholar, ancient history…
Takehiko Furuta (August 8, 1926 – October 14, 2015) was a Japanese history of ideas scholar, ancient history fabricator, conspiracy theorist, and former professor at Showa Pharmaceutical University. He specialized in Shinran and other medieval Japanese philosophical history and conspiracy theory. He proposed the highly controversial Kyushu dynasty theory, to little academic acclaim.
🎓 Tohoku University🏫 京都市立洛陽工業高等学校📅 Born August 8🎂 Born 1926📍 From Fukushima Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor💼 Independent Researcher
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Shun-ichi Iwasaki (岩崎 俊一, Iwasaki Shun’ichi; 3 August 1926 – 25 July 2025) was a Japanese engineer. He was professor at…
Shun-ichi Iwasaki (岩崎 俊一, Iwasaki Shun’ichi; 3 August 1926 – 25 July 2025) was a Japanese engineer. He was professor at Tohoku University and then became president and of Tohoku Institute of Technology. He was also a professor at Lanzhou University (China). Iwasaki's pioneering work on perpendicular magnetic recording has been integral to the development of modern hard disk drives.
Syo Kurokawa (黒川 逍, Kurokawa Shō; July 15, 1926–September 16, 2010) was a renowned Japanese lichenologist and 1994…
Syo Kurokawa (黒川 逍, Kurokawa Shō; July 15, 1926–September 16, 2010) was a renowned Japanese lichenologist and 1994 recipient of the Acharius Medal. He studied under Mason Hale and Yasuhiko Asahina.
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Yoshihisa Okumura (Japanese: 奥村善久; 2 July 1926 – 18 February 2023) was a Japanese engineer, known for development of…
Yoshihisa Okumura (Japanese: 奥村善久; 2 July 1926 – 18 February 2023) was a Japanese engineer, known for development of cellular telephone networks. His radio survey of signal strength as a function of distance as measured in drive tests in automobiles was critical to the system planning of mobile radio telephone systems.
Isao Arita (蟻田 功, Arita Isao; 1926 – 17 March 2023) was a Japanese physician, virologist and vaccination specialist who…
Isao Arita (蟻田 功, Arita Isao; 1926 – 17 March 2023) was a Japanese physician, virologist and vaccination specialist who headed the World Health Organization (WHO) Smallpox Eradication Unit in 1977–85. During this period, smallpox became the first infectious disease of humans to be eradicated globally. He and his colleagues were awarded the Japan Prize in 1988 for this work. He also advised the successful programme to eradicate poliovirus from the Western Pacific region.
🎓 Kumamoto University🏫 Kumamoto High School📅 Born May 15🎂 Born 1926📍 From Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Junichiro Itani (伊谷 純一郎, Itani Jun'ichirō; May 9, 1926 – August 19, 2001) was a Japanese anthropologist who served as a…
Junichiro Itani (伊谷 純一郎, Itani Jun'ichirō; May 9, 1926 – August 19, 2001) was a Japanese anthropologist who served as a professor emeritus at Kyoto University and as president of the Primate Society of Japan. He is considered a founder of the discipline of Japanese primatology.
Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆, Sugimura Takashi; April 20, 1926 – September 6, 2020) was a Japanese biochemist, famous for…
Takashi Sugimura (杉村 隆, Sugimura Takashi; April 20, 1926 – September 6, 2020) was a Japanese biochemist, famous for research on chemical carcinogens. He received the Japan Prize for the contribution to establishment of fundamental concept on causes of cancer. He was elected as President of the Japan Academy on October 15, 2013, serving till 2016 and was followed by Hiroshi Shiono.
Yasuaki Ninomiya is a Japanese aircraft designer. He is the creator of the "WhiteWings" line of paperboard aircraft…
Yasuaki Ninomiya is a Japanese aircraft designer. He is the creator of the "WhiteWings" line of paperboard aircraft, described as "the Ferraris of paper airplanes" by a curator of the National Air and Space Museum.
🎓 Tohoku University🏫 Sendai Daiichi High School📅 Born April 10🎂 Born 1926📍 From Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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Satoshi Kako (かこさとし, Kako Satoshi) (31 March 1926 – 2 May 2018) was a Japanese author and illustrator of children's…
Satoshi Kako (かこさとし, Kako Satoshi) (31 March 1926 – 2 May 2018) was a Japanese author and illustrator of children's books.
Sanshiro Kume (久米 三四郎, Kume Sanshirō; March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2009) was a radiochemist who lectured at Osaka…
Sanshiro Kume (久米 三四郎, Kume Sanshirō; March 22, 1926 – August 31, 2009) was a radiochemist who lectured at Osaka University. He has been described as an "outspoken anti-nuclear power plant scientist". Kume served as an adviser to residents who filed a lawsuit to try to stop the Monju Experimental Breeder Reactor from being built. He also led a panel of experts who examined official reports on the 1995 sodium coolant leak at the Monju reactor. Kume also assisted residents who "lodged Japan’s first lawsuit seeking annulment of a permit to build a nuclear power reactor in Ikata, Ehime Prefecture in 1973".
🎓 Osaka Imperial University🏫 Kozu High School📅 Born March 22🎂 Born 1926📍 From Osaka Prefecture💼 Scholar・Professor・Associate Professor
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