Masataka Itsumi (逸見 政孝, Itsumi Masataka; February 16, 1945 – December 25, 1993) was a Japanese television announcer…
Masataka Itsumi (逸見 政孝, Itsumi Masataka; February 16, 1945 – December 25, 1993) was a Japanese television announcer, tarento, writer, singer and master of ceremonies. His nickname was "It's me". He was friends with Shingo Yamashiro. His son, Taro Itsumi is an actor, and his daughter, Ai Itsumi is an actress, tarento, and announcer. Born in Osaka, Itsumi became a popular master of ceremonies. He was the only person who was able to govern three big talents; Takeshi Kitano, Sanma Akashiya and Tamori. On 6 September 1993, he announced that he was suffering from stomach cancer. Japanese mass media reported on his condition. He died of linitis plastica on December 25, 1993, at the age of 48.
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Seizō Watase (わたせ せいぞう or 渡瀬 政造, Watase Seizō) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in…
Seizō Watase (わたせ せいぞう or 渡瀬 政造, Watase Seizō) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator born 15 February 1945 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Outside of being an illustrator for numerous posters, books, and other works, he is most well known for his dramatic romance manga Heart Cocktail, which had sold over 5 million copies. He won the 1974 Shogakukan Big Comic Prize. In 1987, Watase received the Bungeishunjū Manga Award for his work Phillip, P.I. (私立探偵フィリップ, Shiritsu Tantei Firippu). In addition to various exhibits in Japan, Watase held his first major exhibit in the United States at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles, California in 1998.
Yoshikatsu Nakayama (中山 義活, Nakayama Yoshikatsu; born 13 February 1945 in Taitō, Tokyo) is a former Japanese politician…
Yoshikatsu Nakayama (中山 義活, Nakayama Yoshikatsu; born 13 February 1945 in Taitō, Tokyo) is a former Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 2nd district. He previously served in the House as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, and now is a member of the Democratic Party for the People.
Yoshinori Ohsumi (大隅 良典, Ōsumi Yoshinori; born February 9, 1945) is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in…
Yoshinori Ohsumi (大隅 良典, Ōsumi Yoshinori; born February 9, 1945) is a Japanese cell biologist specializing in autophagy, the process that cells use to destroy and recycle cellular components. Ohsumi is a professor at Institute of Science Tokyo's Institute of Innovative Research. He received the Kyoto Prize for Basic Sciences in 2012, the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.
Isao Kuwabara (Japanese: 桑原功 Kuwabara Isao; 4 February 1945 – 10 July 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of the…
Isao Kuwabara (Japanese: 桑原功 Kuwabara Isao; 4 February 1945 – 10 July 2023) was a Japanese politician. A member of the Democratic Party of Japan, he served in the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012. Kuwabara died of liver cancer in Maebashi on 10 July 2023, at the age of 78.
Masashi Waki (脇 雅史, Waki Masashi; born February 2, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Masashi Waki (脇 雅史, Waki Masashi; born February 2, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Suginami, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked the Ministry of Construction from 1967 until 1997. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.
Yoshihiko Funazaki (舟崎 克彦, Funazaki Yoshihiko; February 2, 1945 – October 15, 2015) was a Japanese novelist, poet…
Yoshihiko Funazaki (舟崎 克彦, Funazaki Yoshihiko; February 2, 1945 – October 15, 2015) was a Japanese novelist, poet, illustrator, manga artist, songwriter, and assistant professor of Shirayuri College. He has written more than 300 books.
Takeshi Hosaka (保坂 武, Hosaka Takeshi; born 1 February 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Takeshi Hosaka (保坂 武, Hosaka Takeshi; born 1 February 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kai, Yamanashi and high school graduate, he was elected to the town assembly of the town of Ryūō, Shiga in 1977, serving for three terms, and then to the assembly of Yamanashi Prefecture in 1991, serving for, again, three terms. In April 2003, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as an independent. He represented the 3rd District of Yamanashi Prefecture until 2008.
Yasuhiro Takai (高井 保弘, Takai Yasuhiro; 1 February 1945 – 13 December 2019) was a Japanese professional baseball first…
Yasuhiro Takai (高井 保弘, Takai Yasuhiro; 1 February 1945 – 13 December 2019) was a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hankyu Braves. Takai was born on 1 February 1945 in Imabari, Ehime. He attended Ehime Prefectural Imabari West High School and played for the Nagoya Nissan Motor Company baseball team before signing with the Hankyu Braves in 1964. Takai was originally signed to the practice squad and made his Nippon Professional Baseball debut in 1966. Over the course of his career, Takai became known for his extensive research into opposing pitchers. He set the NPB record for pinch-hit home runs, with 27. After he retired in 1982, Takai served as a broadcaster. Takai died of kidney failure on 13 December 2019, at a hospital in Nishinomiya, aged 74.
Mamoru Shiragami (白神 守, Shiragami Mamoru; born February 28, 1944) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed…
Mamoru Shiragami (白神 守, Shiragami Mamoru; born February 28, 1944) is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born on the island of Taiwan. In 1968 he was part of the Japanese team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.
Toshiyuki Takamiya (高宮利行, Takamiya Toshiyuki; born 23 February 1944) is a Japanese academic and author. He is an…
Toshiyuki Takamiya (高宮利行, Takamiya Toshiyuki; born 23 February 1944) is a Japanese academic and author. He is an authority on medieval English literature and medieval English manuscript studies and a collector of antiquarian books. As Director of Keio University's Humanities Media Interface Project (HUMI) he has led the digital documentation, facsimile reproduction, and distribution of many medieval books and manuscripts including the Gutenberg Bible and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He is an Emeritus Professor at Keio University since 2009.
Gin Maeda (前田吟, Maeda Gin) (born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the Otoko wa Tsurai…
Gin Maeda (前田吟, Maeda Gin) (born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese actor. He had a regular role in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo films, beginning with the first in the series (1969), as Sakura's husband.
Tokuji "Atsushi" Nagaike (長池 徳士, born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in…
Tokuji "Atsushi" Nagaike (長池 徳士, born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played 14 seasons in NPB, all for the Hankyu Braves, from 1966 to 1979. A two-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player and seven-time Best Nine Award-winner, Nagaike was one of his era's best players in Japan's Pacific League. In 1967, Nagaike hit .281 with 27 home runs and 78 RBI and was given a Best Nine Award as an outfielder. In 1969, Nagaike hit .316 with 95 runs scored, 41 home runs, 101 RBI, 21 stolen bases, and a 1.005 OPS, to win the Pacific League MVP Award. That year he led the Pacific League in runs, home runs, and RBI, and won his second Best Nine Award. Nagaike won another Best Nine Award in 1970 with 28 home runs and 102 RBI to go along with a .309 batting average. In 1971 he hit .317 with 40 home runs and 114 RBI, to go with a 1.022 OPS, to win his second Pacific League MVP Award and third Best Nine Award. Nagaikie's 87 runs scored led the league. That year he also had a then-league record 32-game hitting streak. He surpassed 40 home runs and 1.000 OPS each of the following two seasons, with his .290 average, 41 home runs and 95 RBI in 1972 earning him another Best Nine Award. His 1973 stats of 43 home runs and 109 RBI, to go with a .313 average garnered Nagaike his sixth Best Nine Award. In 1975, the Pacific League instituted the designated hitter. Nagaike hit 25 home runs that season and became the very first player to win the Best Nine Award in the DH position. It was his seventh and final Best Nine Award. Late in his career, as he became a part-time player, Nagaike's Braves won three straight Japan Series championships, in 1975, 1976, and 1977. After retiring as a player, Nagaike stayed on as a coach in the NPB through the 1980s and 1990s. Despite his accomplishments, he has not made the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, falling short on the ballot as late as 2025.
Taizo Kawada (川田 太三; February 20, 1944 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese golf critic and designer. He is known for…
Taizo Kawada (川田 太三; February 20, 1944 – July 25, 2026) was a Japanese golf critic and designer. He is known for designing many gold clubs across Japan including the Narita Golf Club in Chiba Prefecture and the Hananoki Golf Club in Gifu Prefecture. He served as the referee of Men's major golf championships.
Kishio Suga (菅 木志雄, Suga Kishio) (born 1944), is a Japanese sculptor and installation artist currently living in Itō…
Kishio Suga (菅 木志雄, Suga Kishio) (born 1944), is a Japanese sculptor and installation artist currently living in Itō, Shizuoka, Japan. He is one of the key members of Mono-ha, a group of artists who became prominent in the late 1960s and 1970s. The Mono-ha artists explored the encounter between natural and industrial materials, such as stone, steel plates, glass, light bulbs, cotton, sponge, paper, wood, wire, rope, leather, oil, and water, arranging them in mostly unaltered, ephemeral states. The works focus as much on the interdependency of these various elements and the surrounding space as on the materials themselves.
Muga Takewaki (竹脇無我, Takewaki Muga; February 17, 1944 – August 21, 2011) was a Japanese actor.
Tomiko Okazaki (岡崎 トミ子, Okazaki Tomiko; 16 February 1944 – 19 March 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic…
Tomiko Okazaki (岡崎 トミ子, Okazaki Tomiko; 16 February 1944 – 19 March 2017) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Miyoko Akaza (赤座 美代子, Akaza Miyoko; born February 10, 1944 in Aichi) is a Japanese actress. She was married to Toshiya…
Miyoko Akaza (赤座 美代子, Akaza Miyoko; born February 10, 1944 in Aichi) is a Japanese actress. She was married to Toshiya Fujita.
Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎, Yamamoto Kansai; 8 February 1944 – 21 July 2020) was a Japanese fashion designer, most…
Kansai Yamamoto (山本 寛斎, Yamamoto Kansai; 8 February 1944 – 21 July 2020) was a Japanese fashion designer, most influential during the 1970s and 1980s.
Kenji Harada (原田建司, Harada Kenji; February 8, 1944 – April 22, 2015), known by his pen name Yoichi Funado (船戸与一, Funado…
Kenji Harada (原田建司, Harada Kenji; February 8, 1944 – April 22, 2015), known by his pen name Yoichi Funado (船戸与一, Funado Yoichi), was a Japanese writer of adventure fiction.
Isao Shibata (柴田 勲, Shibata Isao) (born February 8, 1944) is a former professional baseball outfielder who played his…
Isao Shibata (柴田 勲, Shibata Isao) (born February 8, 1944) is a former professional baseball outfielder who played his entire career with the Yomiuri Giants from 1962 to 1981. A speedy switch-hitter, he won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1966, after he hit .565 with 13 hits in the 1966 Japan Series. With 579 career stolen bases, Shibata is third on the all-time Nippon Professional Baseball list. With more than 2,000 career hits, Shibata is a member of Meikyukai, otherwise known as the Golden Players Club.
Mitsuo Matayoshi (又吉 光雄, Matayoshi Mitsuo; February 5, 1944 – July 20, 2018), also known as Jesus Matayoshi (又吉 イエス…
Mitsuo Matayoshi (又吉 光雄, Matayoshi Mitsuo; February 5, 1944 – July 20, 2018), also known as Jesus Matayoshi (又吉 イエス, Matayoshi Iesu) or The Only God Matayoshi Jesus Christ (唯一神又吉光雄・イエス・キリスト, Yui'itsu-shin Matayoshi Mitsuo Iesu Kirisuto), was a Japanese political activist and perennial candidate. He was the leader and founder of the World Economic Community Party (Sekai Keizai Kyōdōtai-tō (世界経済共同体党)). He was born in Ginowan, Okinawa on February 5, 1944. After graduating from Chuo University in Tokyo in 1968, he moved back to Okinawa and ran a juku, a private school. Matayoshi was trained as a Protestant preacher, and through his religious studies developed a particular concept of Christianity strongly influenced by eschatology. In 1997, he established the World Economic Community Party, a political party based on his conviction that he was God. His concept was both religious and political, a mix of Christian eschatology like Augustine's De civitate Dei ("City of God") and conservative collectivism. He died from kidney cancer on 20 July 2018 in Tokyo, aged 74.
Tamanoumi Masahiro (Japanese: 玉の海 正洋; February 5, 1944 – October 11, 1971) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler…
Tamanoumi Masahiro (Japanese: 玉の海 正洋; February 5, 1944 – October 11, 1971) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aichi. He was the sport's 51st yokozuna. Making his professional debut in 1959, he reached the top makuuchi division in 1964. He won six tournament championships and was runner-up in 12 others. Earlier in his career he also earned six special prizes and four gold stars. He was promoted to yokozuna simultaneously with his friend and rival Kitanofuji in January 1970 and the two men represented the dawning of a new era after the dominance of Taihō. He died suddenly in October 1971 after a delayed appendectomy.
Toshio Kurosawa (黒沢 年男, Kurosawa Toshio; born February 4, 1944) is a Japanese actor and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa…
Toshio Kurosawa (黒沢 年男, Kurosawa Toshio; born February 4, 1944) is a Japanese actor and singer from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kuroswa joined Toho film studio as an actor and made his film debut with Hibari Chiemi Izumi Sanninyoreba in 1964. His first starring role was in the 1966 film Hikinige. In 1971, Kurosawa left Toho and became a freelance actor. His song Tokiniwa Shōfu no Yōni became a big hit in 1978.
David Toshio Tsumura (津村 俊夫, Tsumura Toshio; born February 4, 1944) is a linguist, Old Testament scholar, dean of…
David Toshio Tsumura (津村 俊夫, Tsumura Toshio; born February 4, 1944) is a linguist, Old Testament scholar, dean of faculty, and professor of Old Testament professor at Japan Bible Seminary. His degrees are: a M.Div., an M.A., and a Ph.D. He is a chairman of the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology, editor of Exegetica: Studies in Biblical Exegesis, chairman of the New Japanese Bible（新改訳）Publishing Association, and author of the volume on 1 Samuel in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament series. He is well known as an Ugarit scholar.
Shiro Yadama (矢玉四郎, Yadama Shirō; February 3, 1944 – July 14, 2024) was a Japanese author. His most famous work, Hare…
Shiro Yadama (矢玉四郎, Yadama Shirō; February 3, 1944 – July 14, 2024) was a Japanese author. His most famous work, Hare Tokidoki Buta, known in English as Fair, then Partly Piggy, was later written as an anime series (titled Tokyo Pig in English) by Shinichi Watanabe. Yadama died on July 14, 2024, at the age of 80.
Hidenao Nakagawa (中川 秀直, Nakagawa Hidenao; born 2 February 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Hidenao Nakagawa (中川 秀直, Nakagawa Hidenao; born 2 February 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Diet (parliament).
Tetsuo Owada (小和田 哲男, Owada Tetsuo; born February 1, 1944) is a Japanese historian and emeritus professor of Shizuoka…
Tetsuo Owada (小和田 哲男, Owada Tetsuo; born February 1, 1944) is a Japanese historian and emeritus professor of Shizuoka University. Owada graduated from Waseda University. His work focuses on the studies of history and castles in the Sengoku period of Japan. He is especially famous for his research into the Imagawa clan and Later Hōjō clan. He often works as a historical consultant for the Taiga drama series and makes television appearances on NHK.
Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi; born 1 February 1944, in Hiroshima – died 4 September 1983) was a Japanese…
Katsutoshi Nekoda (猫田 勝敏, Nekoda Katsutoshi; born 1 February 1944, in Hiroshima – died 4 September 1983) was a Japanese volleyball player and four-time Olympian. Nekoda was a member of the Japanese men's national volleyball team as a setter. Nekoda led the Japan national volleyball team to a bronze medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the flagbearer of Japan at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Nekoda invented the ceiling serve, a serve where the ball is hit up towards the ceiling with all the lights to make it difficult to judge the landing. He retired in 1980, and died of stomach cancer in 1983. In 2023, Nekoda was posthumously inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.
Koji Masuda (益田 弘二, Masuda Kōji; born 1 February 1944) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight…
Koji Masuda (益田 弘二, Masuda Kōji; born 1 February 1944) is a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Jannie Gibson of Rhodesia in the Round of 32 before losing to Joseph Gonzales of France in the Round of 16.
Toshiyuki Takano (高野 紀元, Takano Toshiyuki; born in 1944) is a Japanese Ambassador to Germany, previously to South Korea…
Toshiyuki Takano (高野 紀元, Takano Toshiyuki; born in 1944) is a Japanese Ambassador to Germany, previously to South Korea (2002–2005) and Singapore (2001). In February 2005 he sparked a controversy in South Korea when he stated that the Liancourt Rocks in the Sea of Japan, currently under South Korean administration, "historically and legally" belong to Japan.
Satoshi Hiyamizu (冷水 佐壽, Hiyamizu Satoshi; 25 February 1943 - 7 February 2019) was a Japanese professor of electrical…
Satoshi Hiyamizu (冷水 佐壽, Hiyamizu Satoshi; 25 February 1943 - 7 February 2019) was a Japanese professor of electrical engineering. Dr. Hiyamizu won the 1982 Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Paper Award as lead author of a paper on mobility in two-dimensional electron gases while at Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, received the 1990 IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award with Takashi Mimura "for outstanding contributions to the epitaxial growth of compound semiconductor materials and devices," and in 2001 was named an IEEE Fellow "for contributions to the realization of the first high electron mobility transistor (HEMT)". He served as dean of the Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering from 2000 to 2002. He died in February 2019 at the age of 75.
Toshiei Mizuochi (水落 敏栄, Mizuochi Toshiei; born February 24, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Toshiei Mizuochi (水落 敏栄, Mizuochi Toshiei; born February 24, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokamachi, Niigata and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004. Mizuochi, whose father was killed in action during the Pacific War, serves as the president of the Japan War-Bereaved Families Association since 2015.
Kin'ya Kitaōji (北大路 欣也, Kitaōji Kin'ya; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor.
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese butoh performer, theater director, and film actor.
Kenichi Ohmae (大前 研一, Ōmae Ken'ichi; born February 22, 1943) is a Japanese organizational theorist, management…
Kenichi Ohmae (大前 研一, Ōmae Ken'ichi; born February 22, 1943) is a Japanese organizational theorist, management consultant, former Professor and Dean of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and author, known for developing the 3Cs model. He has argued that Japan's prolonged economic stagnation stems from a societal shift he terms a "low-desire society", characterized by declining ambition and consumption, particularly among younger generations.
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, Yamaguchi Yoshiharu; 15 February 1943 – 29 May 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player. He…
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi (山口 良治, Yamaguchi Yoshiharu; 15 February 1943 – 29 May 2026) was a Japanese rugby union player. He made his debut for Japan against a touring New Zealand Universities team in Osaka on 12 March 1967. He last appeared for Japan against England's under 23 team in Twickenham on 13 October 1973. Yamaguchi inspired the Japanese television series School Wars and the film School Wars: Hero which are based on his true story. Yamaguchi died from a stroke on 29 May 2026, at the age of 83.
Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a…
Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He grew up in Komagome, Toshima ward. In 1967, he made his acting debut in the Kinoshita Keisuke Theater production of "Kinenju". In 1974, he married the actress Kiwako Taichi. They quickly divorced. In 1975, he married a former Takarasienne singer Hekiren On (Mandarin: 温 碧蓮, Pinyin: Wēn Bìlián) whose father had migrated from Taipei to Osaka. Hekiren Tsusaka was then renamed Akiko Tsusaka. They raised three children: Takuji W. Tsusaka, Yuri Okumoto, and Saki Tsusaka.
Masao Nakabori (中堀 正夫, なかぼり まさお) is a Japanese cinematographer, known as DP of Koreeda's Maborosi. He won the Golden…
Masao Nakabori (中堀 正夫, なかぼり まさお) is a Japanese cinematographer, known as DP of Koreeda's Maborosi. He won the Golden Osella for the film.
Akio Sato (佐藤 昭郎, Satō Akio; born February 10, 1943) is a Japanese politician. He served two terms in the House of…
Akio Sato (佐藤 昭郎, Satō Akio; born February 10, 1943) is a Japanese politician. He served two terms in the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) from 1998 until 2010 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1966 to 1996. Sato was born in Hiroshima Prefecture and graduated from Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki High School and the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Engineering. He joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 1966, where he served as Director and Deputy Director of the Rural Development Bureau. In the 18th House of Councillors regular election in 1998, he ran from a proportional representation district with the National Land Development Corporation as his support group and was elected. He served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Director-General of the Defense Agency in the first Koizumi Cabinet and the first reshuffled Cabinet. Regarding the unpaid pension issue of politicians, he was unpaid for 1 year and 7 months. Sato did not run in the 22nd House of Councillors regular election in 2010 and retired.
Takashi Fujisawa (藤沢 隆, Fujisawa Takashi; born February 7, 1943) is a retired Japanese ski jumper and Nordic combined…
Takashi Fujisawa (藤沢 隆, Fujisawa Takashi; born February 7, 1943) is a retired Japanese ski jumper and Nordic combined skier. He won a silver medal in the individual large hill event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, becoming the first Japanese ski jumper to win a medal at the world championships. He placed 20th in the Nordic combined at the 1964 Winter Olympics and 8th–18th in the large hill event at the 1968–1976 Olympics.
Takuro Shintani (新谷 卓郎, Shintani Takurō; 4 February 1943 – 14 November 1980) was a Japanese mathematician working in…
Takuro Shintani (新谷 卓郎, Shintani Takurō; 4 February 1943 – 14 November 1980) was a Japanese mathematician working in number theory who introduced Shintani zeta functions and Shintani's unit theorem. Shintani died by suicide at the age of 37.
Sakuji Yoshimura (吉村 作治, Yoshimura Sakuji; born 1 February 1943) is a Japanese Egyptologist. He currently works at the…
Sakuji Yoshimura (吉村 作治, Yoshimura Sakuji; born 1 February 1943) is a Japanese Egyptologist. He currently works at the Higashi Nippon International University. He is a university president, professor emeritus at Waseda University, and visiting professor at Cyber University and TV personality. In 1978, Yoshimura and his team built a miniature pyramid for a Nippon Television documentary series. They originally planned to build a scaled-down model of the Cheops Pyramid, but the cost of limestone forced them to reduce the size. He was the first president of an online college Cyber University.
Koji Miyakawa (宮川 光治, Miyakawa Kōji) born February 28, 1942 is a former member of the Supreme Court of Japan.
Yōsuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔, Yamashita Yōsuke; born 26 February 1942) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His…
Yōsuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔, Yamashita Yōsuke; born 26 February 1942) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His piano style is influenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz. Since the late 1980s, Yamashita's main performing group has consisted of Cecil McBee (bass), Pheeroan akLaff (drums), and often Joe Lovano (saxophone).
Ryōji Akiyama (秋山 亮二, Akiyama Ryōji; born 1942) is a Japanese photographer known for his work in Tsugaru and New York.…
Ryōji Akiyama (秋山 亮二, Akiyama Ryōji; born 1942) is a Japanese photographer known for his work in Tsugaru and New York. He has also written about photography.
Tadashi Nakamura (中村 忠, Nakamura Tadashi; born February 22, 1942) is the founder and Kaicho (chairman) of World Seidō…
Tadashi Nakamura (中村 忠, Nakamura Tadashi; born February 22, 1942) is the founder and Kaicho (chairman) of World Seidō Karate Organization headquartered in New York City.
Yozo Fujita (Japanese: 藤田陽三 Fujita Yōzō; 20 February 1942 – 1 August 2023) was a Japanese plasterer and politician. A…
Yozo Fujita (Japanese: 藤田陽三 Fujita Yōzō; 20 February 1942 – 1 August 2023) was a Japanese plasterer and politician. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he served as mayor of Chikushino from 2011 to 2023. Fujita died on 1 August 2023, at the age of 81.
Wakafutase Tadayuki, born Tadateru Tojima (February 20, 1942 – May 20, 1997), was a sumo wrestler and coach from…
Wakafutase Tadayuki, born Tadateru Tojima (February 20, 1942 – May 20, 1997), was a sumo wrestler and coach from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He was the head coach of Asahiyama stable from 1975 until his death in 1997.
Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, Sonoda Hiroyuki; 19 February 1942 – 11 November 2018) was a Japanese politician who served in…
Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, Sonoda Hiroyuki; 19 February 1942 – 11 November 2018) was a Japanese politician who served in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the House of Representatives for Kumamoto 4th district; following the 2017 general election when Kumamoto lost one seat due to reapportionment, he moved to the Kyūshū proportional representation block. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), previous party affiliations have been independent→LDP→New Party Sakigake→Independent→LDP→Sunrise Party of Japan→Sunrise Party→Japan Restoration Party→Party for Future Generations→Sunrise Party→Party for Future Generations→LDP.