Kōsaku Aruga (有賀 幸作, Aruga Kōsaku; August 21, 1897 – April 7, 1945), was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy…Kōsaku Aruga (有賀 幸作, Aruga Kōsaku; August 21, 1897 – April 7, 1945), was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded the battleship Yamato during its final mission, Operation Ten-Go.
Kōrō Sasaki (佐々木 耕郎 Sasaki Kōrō, 21 August 1895 – 1 October 1978) was a Japanese politician. He served as the mayor of…Kōrō Sasaki (佐々木 耕郎 Sasaki Kōrō, 21 August 1895 – 1 October 1978) was a Japanese politician. He served as the mayor of Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture from 1953 to 1969, overseeing its transition to an independent municipality in 1954. During his time as mayor, he promoted the city's development as an international cultural tourist destination. He was active in social education and served as president of the Tochigi Scout Council and the Tochigi Prefecture Skating Association.
Katsutada Sezawa (Japanese: 妹沢 克惟, 21 August 1895 – 23 April 1944) was a Japanese geophysicist (Seismologist). Sezawa's…Katsutada Sezawa (Japanese: 妹沢 克惟, 21 August 1895 – 23 April 1944) was a Japanese geophysicist (Seismologist). Sezawa's key work was on the mathematical aspects of wave transmission in media of different viscosities and the Sezawa wave mode of surface waves is named after him. Sezawa was born in Ishikawa Prefecture where his father was a judge. He graduated in 1921 from the Imperial University of Tokyo in shipbuilding and became a professor at the university in 1928. Sezawa became the director of the Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo. His key work was on theoretical aspects of seismic wave transmission in different media. He was able to calculate differences in the structure of the earth based on seismic observations. He also predicted the existence of surface waves which are now termed as Sezawa waves. He was awarded the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (1931).
Yorozu Oda (織田 萬, Oda Yorozu; 21 August 1868 – 26 May 1945) was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge who served as one…Yorozu Oda (織田 萬, Oda Yorozu; 21 August 1868 – 26 May 1945) was a Japanese lawyer, academic and judge who served as one of the first Judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice. From 1899 to 1930 he served as a professor at the Tokyo Imperial University, where he was an expert in ancient Chinese law and administrative law. In 1921 he was appointed to the Permanent Court of International Justice, where he heard 30 cases, dissenting from the main judgment once.
Baron Tatsumi Naofumi (立見 尚文; 21 August 1845 – 6 March 1907) was a samurai from the Kuwana Domain in the Bakumatsu…Baron Tatsumi Naofumi (立見 尚文; 21 August 1845 – 6 March 1907) was a samurai from the Kuwana Domain in the Bakumatsu period Tokugawa shogunate and later a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Meiji period.
