Shinji Takahashi (高橋 信次; 1927–1976) was a Japanese religious leader, writer and founder of GLA, a religious…Shinji Takahashi (高橋 信次; 1927–1976) was a Japanese religious leader, writer and founder of GLA, a religious organization established in Japan in 1969. Takahashi taught that the essential nature of human beings is the soul.He further asserted that life is sustained by a transcendent divine existence that surpasses human intellect, and that individuals are born with the purpose of establishing themselves and contributing to the harmony of the world.
Kaku Takagawa (高川 格, Takagawa Kaku; September 21, 1915—November 26, 1986), also known as Shūkaku Takagawa (高川 秀格…Kaku Takagawa (高川 格, Takagawa Kaku; September 21, 1915—November 26, 1986), also known as Shūkaku Takagawa (高川 秀格, Takagawa Shūkaku), was one of the most successful professional Go players of the twentieth century.
Akira Matsunaga (松永 行, Matsunaga Akira; 21 September 1914 – 20 January 1943) was a Japanese footballer. He played for…Akira Matsunaga (松永 行, Matsunaga Akira; 21 September 1914 – 20 January 1943) was a Japanese footballer. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Nobuo Matsunaga and Seki Matsunaga also played for the Japan national team.
Rihei Sano (佐野 理平, Sano Rihei; September 21, 1912 – March 26, 1992) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan…Rihei Sano (佐野 理平, Sano Rihei; September 21, 1912 – March 26, 1992) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Taro Yashima (八島 太郎, Yashima Tarō; born Atsushi Iwamatsu (岩松 淳, Iwamatsu Atsushi); September 21, 1908 — June 30, 1994)…Taro Yashima (八島 太郎, Yashima Tarō; born Atsushi Iwamatsu (岩松 淳, Iwamatsu Atsushi); September 21, 1908 — June 30, 1994) was a Japanese-American artist and children's book author. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and assisted the U.S. war effort.
Ayako Ishigaki (石垣 綾子, Ishigaki Ayako; 1903 – 1996) was an Issei journalist, activist, and feminist, who was among the…Ayako Ishigaki (石垣 綾子, Ishigaki Ayako; 1903 – 1996) was an Issei journalist, activist, and feminist, who was among the first Japanese American women to publish a memoir in English.
Hidesaburō Shōda (正田 英三郎, Shōda Hidesaburō; 21 September 1903 – 18 June 1999) was a Japanese businessman. He served as…Hidesaburō Shōda (正田 英三郎, Shōda Hidesaburō; 21 September 1903 – 18 June 1999) was a Japanese businessman. He served as the president and later honorary chairman of Nisshin Seifun Group, the country's largest flour milling company. He was the father of Empress Michiko, is the father in law of Emperor Akihito, and the maternal grandfather of Emperor Naruhito. He was the third son of Teiichiro Shōda, the founder of the Nisshin Seifun Group. The Shōda family is prominent in both industrial and academic circles.
Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi; 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more…Takeshi Sakamoto (坂本武, Sakamoto Takeshi; 21 September 1899 – 10 May 1974) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 300 films between 1925 and 1965, mostly in productions of the Shōchiku studio. He gained popularity as a supporting character, working for directors such as Yasujirō Ozu, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Shimizu, and Heinosuke Gosho.
Kiyo Takeda (Japanese: 武田キヨ; 21 September 1896 – 14 March 1954) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one of…Kiyo Takeda (Japanese: 武田キヨ; 21 September 1896 – 14 March 1954) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
Hachirō Arita (有田 八郎, Arita Hachirō; 21 September 1884 – 4 March 1965) was a Japanese politician and diplomat who…Hachirō Arita (有田 八郎, Arita Hachirō; 21 September 1884 – 4 March 1965) was a Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for three terms. He coined the term Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, which provided an official agenda for Imperial Japan's expansionism. After the war, Arita was active as a leftist politician. The circumstances surrounding his second marriage and his unsuccessful 1959 run for Governor of Tokyo served as the model for the novel After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima. This led to a famous court case in which Arita successfully sued for invasion of privacy.
Hishida Shunsō (菱田 春草; September 21, 1874 – September 16, 1911) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji…Hishida Shunsō (菱田 春草; September 21, 1874 – September 16, 1911) was the pseudonym of a Japanese painter from the Meiji period. One of Okakura Tenshin's pupils along with Yokoyama Taikan and Shimomura Kanzan, he played a role in the Meiji era innovation of Nihonga. His real name was Hishida Miyoji. He was also known for his numerous paintings of cats.
Fr. Domingos Chōhachi Nakamura (ドミンゴス中村長八; 22 August 1865 – 14 March 1940) was a Catholic missionary and priest from…Fr. Domingos Chōhachi Nakamura (ドミンゴス中村長八; 22 August 1865 – 14 March 1940) was a Catholic missionary and priest from the Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Fr. Nakamura worked as a priest for 26 years in Japan and 17 years in Brazil, where he died in 1940 with a reputation for holiness. He is now a Servant of God.
Baron Andō Sadayoshi (安東 貞美, Andō Sadayoshi; 21 September 1853 – 29 August 1932), also known as Andō Teibi, was a…Baron Andō Sadayoshi (安東 貞美, Andō Sadayoshi; 21 September 1853 – 29 August 1932), also known as Andō Teibi, was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor-General of Taiwan from 1 May 1915 to 6 June 1918.
Hayashi Yūzō (林 有造; 21 September 1842 – 29 December 1921) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire…Hayashi Yūzō (林 有造; 21 September 1842 – 29 December 1921) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Marimo Ragawa (Japanese: 羅川 真里茂, Hepburn: Ragawa Marimo; born September 21 in Hachinohe, Aomori) is a Japanese manga…Marimo Ragawa (Japanese: 羅川 真里茂, Hepburn: Ragawa Marimo; born September 21 in Hachinohe, Aomori) is a Japanese manga artist. She began submitting manga to comic magazines when she was only 12 years old, in the sixth grade of elementary school. She continued to send her manga to the same magazine for four years, but failed to receive a positive critical reception. Ragawa then decided to switch to a different magazine, Hana to Yume. Her first submission to this magazine won a prize called the "Top Prize" (トップ賞). Two years later in 1990, she succeeded in achieving her debut with her one-shot manga Time Limit (タイムリミット), published in Hana to Yume issue No. 22. Ragawa continued to create long-running manga series such as Baby & Me, New York New York, and Itsudemo Otenki Kibun. In 1995, she won the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category for Baby & Me. In 2012, she won both the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category and an Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival for Those Snow White Notes.
