Minoru Kubota (29 April 1930 – 20 August 2017) was a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight…Minoru Kubota (29 April 1930 – 20 August 2017) was a Japanese weightlifter. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Kubota died on 20 August 2017, at the age of 87.
Komimasa Tanaka (田中 小実昌, Tanaka Komimasa; April 29, 1925–February 29, 2000) was a noted Japanese writer, essayist, and…Komimasa Tanaka (田中 小実昌, Tanaka Komimasa; April 29, 1925–February 29, 2000) was a noted Japanese writer, essayist, and translator.
Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, Abe Shintarō; 29 April 1924 – 15 May 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of…Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, Abe Shintarō; 29 April 1924 – 15 May 1991) was a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1982 to 1986. He was a leading member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He was the father of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and part of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family.
Rei Takemura (竹村 令, Takemura Rei; born 29 April 1919, date of death unknown) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. She…Rei Takemura (竹村 令, Takemura Rei; born 29 April 1919, date of death unknown) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Takemura is deceased.
Chūya Nakahara (中原 中也, Nakahara Chūya; 29 April 1907 – 22 October 1937), born Chūya Kashimura (柏村 中也, Kashimura Chūya)…Chūya Nakahara (中原 中也, Nakahara Chūya; 29 April 1907 – 22 October 1937), born Chūya Kashimura (柏村 中也, Kashimura Chūya), was a Japanese poet active during the early Shōwa period. Originally shaped by Dada and other forms of European (mainly French) experimental poetry, he was one of the leading renovators of Japanese poetry. Although he died at the young age of 30, he wrote more than 350 poems throughout his life. Many called him the "Japanese Rimbaud" for his affinities with the French poet whose poems he translated in 1934.
Hotsumi Ozaki (尾崎 秀実, Ozaki Hotsumi; April 29, 1901 – November 7, 1944) was a Japanese journalist working for the Asahi…Hotsumi Ozaki (尾崎 秀実, Ozaki Hotsumi; April 29, 1901 – November 7, 1944) was a Japanese journalist working for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, communist, Soviet intelligence agent, and advisor to Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe. The only Japanese person to be hanged for treason (under the provisions of the Peace Preservation Law) by the Imperial Japanese government during World War II, Ozaki is well known as an informant of the Soviet agent Richard Sorge.
Iwao Yamawaki (山脇 巌, Yamawaki Iwao; 29 April 1898 – 8 March 1987), born Iwao Fujita, was a Japanese photographer and…Iwao Yamawaki (山脇 巌, Yamawaki Iwao; 29 April 1898 – 8 March 1987), born Iwao Fujita, was a Japanese photographer and architect who trained at the Bauhaus.
Kikuo Ogyū (April 29, 1895 - November 27, 1981) was a Japanese medical scientist, professor emeritus of Kyoto…Kikuo Ogyū (April 29, 1895 - November 27, 1981) was a Japanese medical scientist, professor emeritus of Kyoto University, president and professor emeritus of Kansai Medical University, and a director of Kyorin University.
Kan Abe (安倍 寛, Abe Kan; 29 April 1894 – 30 January 1946) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of…Kan Abe (安倍 寛, Abe Kan; 29 April 1894 – 30 January 1946) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946. A member of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family, he was the father of former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe and the grandfather of former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
Haruhiko Nishi (西 春彦, Nishi Haruhiko; April 29, 1893 in Kagoshima Prefecture – September 20, 1986) was a Japanese…Haruhiko Nishi (西 春彦, Nishi Haruhiko; April 29, 1893 in Kagoshima Prefecture – September 20, 1986) was a Japanese diplomat.
Prince Nobusuke Takatsukasa (鷹司 信輔, Takatsukasa Nobusuke; 29 April 1889 – 1 February 1959), son of Hiromichi, was a…Prince Nobusuke Takatsukasa (鷹司 信輔, Takatsukasa Nobusuke; 29 April 1889 – 1 February 1959), son of Hiromichi, was a Japanese nobleman and politician of the Meiji era (1868–1912) who served as a member of House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. Takatsukasa Nobuhiro was his brother, and Toshimichi was his son. He was a keen ornithologist who went by the nickname of “Bird Prince” (Kotori no koshaku).
Yoshioka Yayoi (吉岡 彌生; April 29, 1871 – May 22, 1959) was a Japanese physician, educator, and women's rights activist.…Yoshioka Yayoi (吉岡 彌生; April 29, 1871 – May 22, 1959) was a Japanese physician, educator, and women's rights activist. She founded the Tokyo Women's Medical University in 1900, as the first medical school for women in Japan. She was also known as Washiyama Yayoi.
Kurata Morishima (森島庫太, April 29, 1868 – March 18, 1943) was a Japanese medical scientist and a professor of Kyoto…Kurata Morishima (森島庫太, April 29, 1868 – March 18, 1943) was a Japanese medical scientist and a professor of Kyoto Imperial University Faculty of Medicine.
Ichinoya Tōtarō (Japanese: 一ノ矢 藤太郎; born Tōtarō Fukushi (福士 藤太郎, Fukushi Tōtarō), March 25, 1856 – February 15, 1923)…Ichinoya Tōtarō (Japanese: 一ノ矢 藤太郎; born Tōtarō Fukushi (福士 藤太郎, Fukushi Tōtarō), March 25, 1856 – February 15, 1923) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture (now Inakadate, Aomori), Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He is the third ōzeki from Aomori Prefecture and the first promoted at this rank in 55 years, after Akitsukaze's promotion in 1834.