Tan Onuma (小沼 丹, Onuma Tan; September 9, 1918 - November 8, 1996) was a noted Japanese author. Onuma received his…Tan Onuma (小沼 丹, Onuma Tan; September 9, 1918 - November 8, 1996) was a noted Japanese author. Onuma received his degree in English literature from Waseda University in 1942, and in 1958 became a Waseda professor in the Faculty of Letters. He received the 1969 Yomiuri Prize for Kaichūdokei and in 1989 was named a member of the Japan Art Academy.
Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三, Shioda Gōzō; September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the…Gozo Shioda (塩田 剛三, Shioda Gōzō; September 9, 1915 – July 17, 1994) was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido. He was one of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's most senior students. Shioda held the rank of 9th dan Aikikai and 10th dan of IMAF aikido.
Ishimoda Shō (石母田 正; 9 September 1912 – 18 January 1986), born in Sapporo, was a Japanese historian specializing in…Ishimoda Shō (石母田 正; 9 September 1912 – 18 January 1986), born in Sapporo, was a Japanese historian specializing in ancient Japanese history, with a particular interest in the nature of the structural transition from the ancient to the medieval period. As an orthodox materialist, he was a lifetime member of the Communist Party, and influential Marxist scholar in the analyses on Japanese history conducted by members of the post-war Rekiken group. In the 1950s, after the success of the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949, he espoused that model as the Asian alternative to Westernization, which had failed in Japan.
Teiichiro Morinaga (森永貞一郎, Morinaga Teiichiro; September 9, 1910 – May 30, 1986) was a Japanese businessman and central…Teiichiro Morinaga (森永貞一郎, Morinaga Teiichiro; September 9, 1910 – May 30, 1986) was a Japanese businessman and central banker who served as the 23rd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子, Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko; born Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子, Matsudaira Setsuko); 9…Setsuko, Princess Chichibu (雍仁親王妃勢津子, Yasuhito Shinnōhi Setsuko; born Setsuko Matsudaira (松平節子, Matsudaira Setsuko); 9 September 1909 – 25 August 1995) was a member of the Japanese imperial family and the wife of Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, the second son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. Setsuko was a sister-in-law of Emperor Shōwa and an aunt by marriage of Emperor Akihito.
Shigekazu Shimazaki (嶋崎 重和, Shimazaki Shigekazu; 9 September 1908 – 9 January 1945) was a Japanese career officer in…Shigekazu Shimazaki (嶋崎 重和, Shimazaki Shigekazu; 9 September 1908 – 9 January 1945) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II.
Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎, Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō; 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also credited as Henry…Heihachiro Okawa (Japanese: 大川 平八郎, Hepburn: Ōkawa Heihachirō; 9 September 1905 – 27 May 1971), also credited as Henry Okawa (ヘンリー大川), was a Japanese film actor active from the 1930s to 1971. With hopes of starting a business, he traveled to the United States in 1923 and studied at Columbia University. He also studied at the Paramount Studios acting school and eventually began working in Hollywood, appearing in films by Howard Hawks and William Wellman. He returned to Japan in 1933 and co-starred in the Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL) film Horoyoi jinsei. He later appeared in foreign films under the name Henry Okawa. He is best known for Moyuru ōzora (1940), Dawn of Freedom (1944) Tokyo File 212 (1951), Floating Clouds (1955) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
Hideo Oguma (小熊秀雄, Oguma Hideo; 9 September 1901 – 20 November 1940) was a Japanese poet for the Proletarian literature…Hideo Oguma (小熊秀雄, Oguma Hideo; 9 September 1901 – 20 November 1940) was a Japanese poet for the Proletarian literature movement and was noted for writing children's stories, comic books and literary criticism. A Hideo Oguma poetry prize is awarded for new poetry writers.
Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko; 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician…Chikahiko Koizumi (小泉 親彦, Koizumi Chikahiko; 9 September 1884 – 13 September 1945) was a Japanese military physician who served as Minister of Health and Welfare from 1941 to 1944.
Kataoka Nizaemon XII (十二代目片岡仁左衛門, Jūnidaime Kataoka Nizaemon; 9 September 1882 – 16 March 1946) was a Japanese kabuki…Kataoka Nizaemon XII (十二代目片岡仁左衛門, Jūnidaime Kataoka Nizaemon; 9 September 1882 – 16 March 1946) was a Japanese kabuki actor of the Kamigata tradition; also known as Jinzaemon. His violent death at the hands of a starving writer living on the actor's property has been cited by scholars such as John Dower as an example of the chaos and "social disintegration" in the months and years immediately following Japan's defeat in World War II.
Baron Yamakawa Kenjirō (山川 健次郎; 9 September 1854 – 26 June 1931) was a Japanese samurai, politician, physicist…Baron Yamakawa Kenjirō (山川 健次郎; 9 September 1854 – 26 June 1931) was a Japanese samurai, politician, physicist, academic administrator, and author of several histories of the Boshin War. He served as president of Tokyo Imperial University, Kyushu Imperial University, and Kyoto Imperial University. He also served as a Privy Councilor and a member of the House of Peers. Though his name is commonly written "Yamakawa," he himself wrote it as "Yamagawa" in English.