Yoshito Kajiya (加治屋 義人, Kajiya Yoshito; April 22, 1938 – November 12, 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Yoshito Kajiya (加治屋 義人, Kajiya Yoshito; April 22, 1938 – November 12, 2018) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he had served in the city assembly of Kagoshima for four terms since 1976. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.
Baku Akae (赤江 瀑, Akae Baku; April 22, 1933 – June 8, 2012) was a Japanese novelist. He was born in Shimonoseki…Baku Akae (赤江 瀑, Akae Baku; April 22, 1933 – June 8, 2012) was a Japanese novelist. He was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. His novel Oidipusu no yaiba (オイディプスの刃, Oedipus' Sword) won the 1st Kadokawa Novel Award in 1974. In 1984, his novels Kaikyou (海峡 Straits) and Yakumo ga Koroshita (八雲が殺した Yakumo Kills) won the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature.
Isao Tomita (冨田 勲, Tomita Isao; 22 April 1932 – 5 May 2016) (often known simply as Tomita) was a Japanese composer…Isao Tomita (冨田 勲, Tomita Isao; 22 April 1932 – 5 May 2016) (often known simply as Tomita) was a Japanese composer regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music as well as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements. In addition to creating note-by-note realizations, Tomita made extensive use of the sound-design capabilities of his instrument, using synthesizers to create new sounds to accompany and enhance his electronic realizations of acoustic instruments. He also made effective use of analog music sequencers and the Mellotron, and featured futuristic science-fiction themes, while laying the foundations for synth-pop music and trance-like rhythms. Many of his albums are electronic versions and adaptations of familiar classical music pieces. He received four Grammy Award nominations for his 1974 album based on music by Claude Debussy, Snowflakes Are Dancing.
Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (山口勝弘, Yamaguchi Katsuhiro; 22 April 1928—2 May 2018) was a Japanese artist and art theorist based…Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (山口勝弘, Yamaguchi Katsuhiro; 22 April 1928—2 May 2018) was a Japanese artist and art theorist based in Tokyo and Yokohama. Through his collaborations, writings, and teaching, he promoted an interdisciplinary avant-garde in postwar Japan that served as the foundation for the emergence of Japanese media art in the early 1980s, a field in which he remained active until his death. He represented Japan at the 1968 Venice Biennale and the 1975 Bienal de São Paulo, and served as producer for the Mitsui Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka.
Kakuzora Tatehata (Japanese: 建畠覚造 Hepburn: Tatehata Kakuzora, April 22, 1919 – February 16, 2006) was a Japanese…Kakuzora Tatehata (Japanese: 建畠覚造 Hepburn: Tatehata Kakuzora, April 22, 1919 – February 16, 2006) was a Japanese sculptor. He was a leading figure in promoting abstract sculptures in Japan after the Second World War. He incorporated bronze and all kinds of materials such as iron, aluminum, plastic, acrylic, cement, etc. In the 1980s he started to work with plywood.
Hagiko Umezu (Japanese: 梅津はぎ子, romanized: Umezu Hagiko; April 22, 1904 – October 8, 1989) was a Japanese trade…Hagiko Umezu (Japanese: 梅津はぎ子, romanized: Umezu Hagiko; April 22, 1904 – October 8, 1989) was a Japanese trade unionist. Having experienced harsh working conditions in textile factories, she became an advocate for her fellow female textile workers.
Taro Morishima (森嶋 太郎, Morishima Tarō; 1903 – 1989) was a Japanese mathematician specializing in algebra who attended…Taro Morishima (森嶋 太郎, Morishima Tarō; 1903 – 1989) was a Japanese mathematician specializing in algebra who attended University of Tokyo in Japan. Morishima published at least thirteen papers, including his work on Fermat's Last Theorem. and a collected works volume published in 1990 after his death. He also corresponded several times with American mathematician H. S. Vandiver.
Jikōson (璽光尊; 22 April 1903 – 1983/1984), born Naga Ōsawa (大沢 奈賀, Ōsawa Naga) and later known as Nagako Nagaoka (長岡 良子…Jikōson (璽光尊; 22 April 1903 – 1983/1984), born Naga Ōsawa (大沢 奈賀, Ōsawa Naga) and later known as Nagako Nagaoka (長岡 良子, Nagaoka Nagako), was a Japanese medium, spiritual healer and the leader of a new religion known as "Jiu". She claimed to be the representative of Amaterasu and the ruler of Japan. She was the first of several female leaders of Japanese new religions to attract public attention in the late 1940s.
Kazuo Mizutani (水谷一生, Mizutani Kazuo; April 22, 1899 – November 25, 1949) was chief of staff to Takeshi Mori, commander…Kazuo Mizutani (水谷一生, Mizutani Kazuo; April 22, 1899 – November 25, 1949) was chief of staff to Takeshi Mori, commander of the First Imperial Guards Division, at the end of World War II. Mizutani was in his office, listening to Col. Masataka Ida's explanation of a plot to prevent Japan's surrender, when Gen. Mori was killed by the lead conspirator, Maj. Kenji Hatanaka. He then went with Ida to the headquarters of the Eastern District Army to report the murder.
Hayari Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 速, romanized: Miyake Hayari; 16 March 1866 – 29 June 1945) was a Japanese surgeon…Hayari Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 速, romanized: Miyake Hayari; 16 March 1866 – 29 June 1945) was a Japanese surgeon specializing in gastrointestinal and central nervous system surgeries. He was an assistant to Julius Scriba, a professor of surgery at Tokyo Imperial University, and later became a student of Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, a German-Polish-Austrian surgeon. Miyake headed the Department of Surgery at Kyushu Medical School, where he taught Hakaru Hashimoto, the discoverer of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Miyake served as the president of the Japan Surgical Society and was a long-time friend of theoretical physicist Albert Einstein.
Aimaro Satō (佐藤 愛麿; April 22, 1857 – January 12, 1934), also known as Yoshimaro Satō and Henry Satoh, was the Japanese…Aimaro Satō (佐藤 愛麿; April 22, 1857 – January 12, 1934), also known as Yoshimaro Satō and Henry Satoh, was the Japanese Ambassador to the United States from 1916 to 1918.
Iinuma Sadakichi (飯沼 貞吉; April 22, 1854 – February 12, 1931) was a Japanese military officer of the Imperial Japanese…Iinuma Sadakichi (飯沼 貞吉; April 22, 1854 – February 12, 1931) was a Japanese military officer of the Imperial Japanese Army and former member of the Byakkotai of the Aizu Domain.