Seiichi Hatano (波多野 精一, Hatano Seiichi; 21 July 1877 – 17 January 1950) was a Japanese philosopher, best known for his…Seiichi Hatano (波多野 精一, Hatano Seiichi; 21 July 1877 – 17 January 1950) was a Japanese philosopher, best known for his work in the philosophy of religion dealing mostly with western religion and also western philosophical thoughts in theological aspects of Christianity.
Akegarasu Haya (暁烏 敏; 1877–1954) was a Shin Buddhist priest in Ōtani-ha. For a decade he was a student of the Shin…Akegarasu Haya (暁烏 敏; 1877–1954) was a Shin Buddhist priest in Ōtani-ha. For a decade he was a student of the Shin reformer Kiyozawa Manshi. Akegarasu was also a former head of administration of the Higashi Hongan-ji who was a major inspiration to the formation of the Dobokai Movement.
Tempū Nakamura (中村天風; July 20, 1876–December 1, 1968) was a Japanese martial artist. He was the first to bring yoga to…Tempū Nakamura (中村天風; July 20, 1876–December 1, 1968) was a Japanese martial artist. He was the first to bring yoga to Japan and founded his own art called Shinshin-tōitsu-dō (心身統一道, lit. way of mind-body unification), and taught it at Tempu-Kai that he established.
Hidejirō Nagata (永田秀次郎, Nagata Hidejirō; 23 July 1876 – 17 September 1943), was a politician and cabinet minister in…Hidejirō Nagata (永田秀次郎, Nagata Hidejirō; 23 July 1876 – 17 September 1943), was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the House of Peers of the Diet of Japan, twice as a cabinet minister, and also serving twice as mayor of Tokyo.
Kitazawa Yasuji (北澤 保次; 20 July 1876 – 25 August 1955), known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤 楽天), was a Japanese…Kitazawa Yasuji (北澤 保次; 20 July 1876 – 25 August 1955), known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤 楽天), was a Japanese manga and nihonga artist, who was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. He drew editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga, and his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators.
Count Hideo Kodama (兒玉 秀雄, Kodama Hideo; 19 July 1876 – 7 April 1947) was a Japanese official and politician who served…Count Hideo Kodama (兒玉 秀雄, Kodama Hideo; 19 July 1876 – 7 April 1947) was a Japanese official and politician who served as cabinet minister. He was the eldest son of famed Russo-Japanese War general Gentarō Kodama, and his wife was the daughter of Prime Minister Masatake Terauchi.
Kunio Yanagita (Japanese: 柳田 國男, Hepburn: Yanagita Kunio; July 31, 1875 – August 8, 1962) was a Japanese author…Kunio Yanagita (Japanese: 柳田 國男, Hepburn: Yanagita Kunio; July 31, 1875 – August 8, 1962) was a Japanese author, scholar, ethnographer, and folklorist. He began his career as a bureaucrat, but developed an interest in rural Japan and its folk traditions. This led to a change in his career. His pursuit of this led to his eventual establishment of Japanese native folkloristics, or minzokugaku, as an academic field in Japan. As a result, he is often considered to be the father of modern Japanese folklore studies.
Shitagau Noguchi (野口 遵, Noguchi Shitagau; July 26, 1873-January 15, 1944) was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the…Shitagau Noguchi (野口 遵, Noguchi Shitagau; July 26, 1873-January 15, 1944) was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded the Nichitsu zaibatsu. Known as the father of electrochemical engineering in Japan, he invested heavily in the development of Korea and Manchukou in cooperation with the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. His company was dissolved under the American occupation after World War II, and its successor companies include the Chisso Corporation, and portions of Asahi Kasei, Sekisui Chemical Company, and Shin-Etsu Chemical.
Masaharu Anesaki (姉崎 正治, Anesaki Masaharu; born July 25, 1873 – July 23, 1949), also known under his pen name "Chōfū…Masaharu Anesaki (姉崎 正治, Anesaki Masaharu; born July 25, 1873 – July 23, 1949), also known under his pen name "Chōfū Anesaki" (姉崎 嘲風, Anesaki Chōfū), was a leading Japanese intellectual and scholar of the Meiji period. Anesaki is credited as being the father of religious studies in Japan, but also wrote on a variety of subjects including culture, literature, and politics. He was also a member of the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations.
Baron Kumakichi Nakajima (中島久万吉, Nakajima Kumakichi; 24 July 1873 – 25 April 1960) was an entrepreneur, politician and…Baron Kumakichi Nakajima (中島久万吉, Nakajima Kumakichi; 24 July 1873 – 25 April 1960) was an entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Kuniyoshi, Prince Kuni (久邇宮邦彦王, Kuni-no-miya Kuniyoshi ō; 23 July 1873 – 27 January 1929) was a member of the Japanese…Kuniyoshi, Prince Kuni (久邇宮邦彦王, Kuni-no-miya Kuniyoshi ō; 23 July 1873 – 27 January 1929) was a member of the Japanese imperial family and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Meiji and Taishō periods. He was the father of Empress Kōjun (who in turn was the consort of the Emperor Shōwa), and therefore, the maternal grandfather of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and great-grandfather of Emperor Naruhito.
Sunao Tawara (田原 淳, Tawara Sunao; July 5, 1873 – January 19, 1952) was a Japanese pathologist known for the discovery…Sunao Tawara (田原 淳, Tawara Sunao; July 5, 1873 – January 19, 1952) was a Japanese pathologist known for the discovery of the atrioventricular node. Tawara was born in Ōita Prefecture and studied at the Medical School, Imperial University of Tokyo in Tokyo, graduating in 1901 and receiving his Doctorate of Medical Science in 1908. Between 1903 and 1906 he spent in Philipps University of Marburg in Marburg, studying pathology and pathological anatomy with Ludwig Aschoff. It was here he undertook his important works on pathology and anatomy of heart. Upon returning to Japan he was appointed assistant professor of pathology at Kyushu Imperial University in Fukuoka, obtaining full professorship in 1908. Node of Tawara: a remnant of primitive fibers found in all mammalian hearts at the base of the interauricular septum, and forming the beginning of the auriculoventricular bundle or bundle of His, which is a muscular band, containing nerve fibers, connecting the auricles with the ventricles of the heart. The Node of Tawara is also called the atrioventricular node, the auriculoventricular node, Aschoff's node, and the node of Aschoff and Tawara. Tawara's monograph, "Das Reizleitungssystem des Säugetierherzens" (English: "The Conduction System of the Mammalian Heart") was published in 1906.
Toshiro Tezuka (手塚 敏郎, Tezuka Toshirō; 1 July 1873 – 26 October 1933) was a Japanese government official and prosecutor…Toshiro Tezuka (手塚 敏郎, Tezuka Toshirō; 1 July 1873 – 26 October 1933) was a Japanese government official and prosecutor who was Director of the Department of Civil Affairs of the South Sea Agency from 1918 to 1922 and the first Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1922 to 1923.
Nobutsuna Sasaki (佐佐木/佐々木 信綱, Sasaki Nobutsuna; Japanese pronunciation: [sa.sa.kʲi (|) no.bɯꜜ.tsɯ.na], 8 July 1872 – 2…Nobutsuna Sasaki (佐佐木/佐々木 信綱, Sasaki Nobutsuna; Japanese pronunciation: [sa.sa.kʲi (|) no.bɯꜜ.tsɯ.na], 8 July 1872 – 2 December 1963) was a tanka poet and scholar of the Nara and Heian periods of Japanese literature. He was active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (牧口 常三郎, Makiguchi Tsunesaburō; 23 July 1871–18 November 1944) was a Japanese educator who…Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (牧口 常三郎, Makiguchi Tsunesaburō; 23 July 1871–18 November 1944) was a Japanese educator who founded and became the first president of the Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai (Value-Creating Education Society), the predecessor of today's Soka Gakkai.
Heijiro Nakayama (中山 平次郎, Nakayama Heijirō; June 3, 1871 – April 29, 1956) was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist…Heijiro Nakayama (中山 平次郎, Nakayama Heijirō; June 3, 1871 – April 29, 1956) was a Japanese pathologist and archaeologist living in Fukuoka.
Sada Yacco or Sadayakko (川上 貞奴, Kawakami Sadayakko; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.wa.ka.mʲi (|) sa.da.jaꜜk.ko], July 18…Sada Yacco or Sadayakko (川上 貞奴, Kawakami Sadayakko; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.wa.ka.mʲi (|) sa.da.jaꜜk.ko], July 18, 1871 – December 7, 1946) was a Japanese geisha, actress and dancer.
Kōzō Satō (佐藤 皐蔵, Satō Kōzō; May 15, 1871 – March 23, 1948) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…Kōzō Satō (佐藤 皐蔵, Satō Kōzō; May 15, 1871 – March 23, 1948) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I.
Shūjirō Hara (原 脩次郎, Hara Shūjirō; July 1, 1871 – March 6, 1934), was a businessman, politician and cabinet minister in…Shūjirō Hara (原 脩次郎, Hara Shūjirō; July 1, 1871 – March 6, 1934), was a businessman, politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan six times, and twice as a cabinet minister.
Jūrō Oka (岡 十郎 Oka Jūrō, 27 July 1870 – 8 January 1923) was a Japanese businessman considered the "father of Japanese…Jūrō Oka (岡 十郎 Oka Jūrō, 27 July 1870 – 8 January 1923) was a Japanese businessman considered the "father of Japanese whaling". In the 1890s Oka travelled to the West to acquire whaling techniques and equipment, and in 1899 established Nihon En'yō Gyogyō K.K., which caught its first whale the following year with Norwegian gunner. Whaling in Japan grew rapidly and competition was fierce. In 1908 Oka became the first president of the Japan Whaling Association. Oka declared Japan would "become one of the greatest whaling nations in the world ... The day will come when we shall hear one morning that whales have been caught in the Arctic and in the evening that whales are being hunted in the Antarctic."
Akitsune Imamura (今村 明恒, Imamura Akitsune; Kagoshima, 14 June 1870 – 1 January 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. As a…Akitsune Imamura (今村 明恒, Imamura Akitsune; Kagoshima, 14 June 1870 – 1 January 1948) was a Japanese seismologist. As a University of Tokyo seismologist he represented a new generation of scientists, trained by Western experts. He predicted the timing and magnitude of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 16 years in advance.
Sazanami Iwaya (巖谷 小波, Iwaya Sazanami; 4 July 1870 - 5 September 1933) was a Japanese writer, children's author, oral…Sazanami Iwaya (巖谷 小波, Iwaya Sazanami; 4 July 1870 - 5 September 1933) was a Japanese writer, children's author, oral storyteller, German literature scholar, journalist and haiku poet from the Meiji and Taishō eras. His birthname was Sueo Iwaya (巖谷季雄, Iwaya Sueo). Pseudonyms include Sazanami Sanjin (漣山人), Rakutenkyo (楽天居) and Ōe Sazanami (大江小波). He is regarded as a pioneer of Japanese children's literature who ushered the history of modern children's literature by publishing Japan's first original children's story, “Koganemaru” (Hakubunkan, 1891).
Inoue Kenkabō (井上 剣花坊; July 1, 1870 – September 26, 1934) was the pen-name of a journalist and writer of senryū (short…Inoue Kenkabō (井上 剣花坊; July 1, 1870 – September 26, 1934) was the pen-name of a journalist and writer of senryū (short, humorous verse) in late Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan. His real name was Inoue Kōichi.
Mineichirō Adachi (安達 峰一郎, Adachi Mineichirō; July 29, 1869 – December 28, 1934) was a Japanese legal expert and…Mineichirō Adachi (安達 峰一郎, Adachi Mineichirō; July 29, 1869 – December 28, 1934) was a Japanese legal expert and President of the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague from 1931 until 1934.
Fusanosuke Kuhara (久原 房之助, Kuhara Fusanosuke; 12 July 1869 – 29 January 1965) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician…Fusanosuke Kuhara (久原 房之助, Kuhara Fusanosuke; 12 July 1869 – 29 January 1965) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Hirose Takeo (廣瀨 武夫, Takeo Hirose; May 27, 1868 – March 27, 1904) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.…Hirose Takeo (廣瀨 武夫, Takeo Hirose; May 27, 1868 – March 27, 1904) was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He commanded the cargo vessel Fukui Maru during the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War. The ship was hit by coastal artillery, and despite being wounded, he was killed while looking for other survivors of the sinking, going down with his ship. His selfless sacrifice elevated him to the status of a deified national hero.
Yoshida Masujirō (吉田増次郎; July 29, 1867 – March 14, 1942) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim…Yoshida Masujirō (吉田増次郎; July 29, 1867 – March 14, 1942) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit from 1916 to 1917.
Keizō Dohi (土肥 慶蔵, Dohi Keizō) (1866-1931) was born in Fuchu (today's Echizen-city, Fukui Prefecture). He was a…Keizō Dohi (土肥 慶蔵, Dohi Keizō) (1866-1931) was born in Fuchu (today's Echizen-city, Fukui Prefecture). He was a Japanese professor of dermatology and syphilis, and chair of the department of dermatology and syphilis at the University of Tokyo.
Sōjirō Tochiuchi (栃内曽次郎, Tochiuchi Sōjirō; July 19, 1866 – July 12, 1932) was a Japanese Admiral of the First…Sōjirō Tochiuchi (栃内曽次郎, Tochiuchi Sōjirō; July 19, 1866 – July 12, 1932) was a Japanese Admiral of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the Suma during the Battle of Tsushima and also a member of the House of Peers.
Baron Tanaka Giichi (Japanese: 田中 義一; IPA: [ta̠na̠ka̠ ɡʲiːt͡ɕi]; 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) was a Japanese…Baron Tanaka Giichi (Japanese: 田中 義一; IPA: [ta̠na̠ka̠ ɡʲiːt͡ɕi]; 22 June 1864 – 29 September 1929) was a Japanese general and politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1927 to 1929. Born to a samurai family in the Chōshū Domain, Tanaka became an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army and rose through the ranks. He served as Minister of the Army under Prime Ministers Hara Takashi and Yamamoto Gonnohyōe. After retiring from active duty he accepted the presidency of the Rikken Seiyūkai, a major conservative party. Following the resignation of the Wakatsuki Cabinet in 1927, Tanaka was appointed Prime Minister. In foreign affairs, he pursued a hawkish policy; in domestic affairs, he sought to suppress communist and socialist movements. Criticised for his handling of the unauthorised assassination of Zhang Zuolin by a Kwangtung Army officer, he resigned in 1929 and died soon afterwards.
Baron Ijūin Hikokichi (伊集院 彦吉, Ijūin Hikokichi; 22 July 1864 – 26 April 1924) was a Japanese diplomat and politician…Baron Ijūin Hikokichi (伊集院 彦吉, Ijūin Hikokichi; 22 July 1864 – 26 April 1924) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs and Japanese ambassador to the Qing dynasty.
Shin'ichi Kasai (笠井 信一, Kasai Shin'ichi; 22 July 1864 – 25 July 1929) was a Japanese bureaucrat in the Home Ministry…Shin'ichi Kasai (笠井 信一, Kasai Shin'ichi; 22 July 1864 – 25 July 1929) was a Japanese bureaucrat in the Home Ministry and politician who served as governor of Iwate Prefecture (from 1907 to 1913), Shizuoka Prefecture (1913–1914), and Okayama Prefecture (1914–1919), before becoming Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency from April 1919 to May 1921. He was then appointed to the House of Peers.
Baron Hideyoshi Arimatsu (有松 英義; 10 June 1863 – 24 October 1927) was a member of House of Peers (Japan) and a…Baron Hideyoshi Arimatsu (有松 英義; 10 June 1863 – 24 October 1927) was a member of House of Peers (Japan) and a bureaucrat acted as Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, Minister of Colonial Affairs, and the Head of Cabinet Pension Bureau during the 18th cabinet of military regime Terauchi Masatake (寺内正毅).
Sadatarō Hiraoka (Japanese: 平岡定太郎; 19 July 1863 – 26 August 1942)was the third Director of Karafuto Prefecture (11 June…Sadatarō Hiraoka (Japanese: 平岡定太郎; 19 July 1863 – 26 August 1942)was the third Director of Karafuto Prefecture (11 June 1908 – 3 June 1914), and the 17th governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1906–1908). He was from Harima Province, and was a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University. Yukio Mishima was his grandchild.
Mitsutarō Shirai (白井 光太郎; also styled 'Kōtarō' Shirai, 1863-1932) was a Japanese plant pathologist, mycologist, and…Mitsutarō Shirai (白井 光太郎; also styled 'Kōtarō' Shirai, 1863-1932) was a Japanese plant pathologist, mycologist, and herbalist. He was the first president of the Phytopathology Society of Japan and emeritus professor of plant pathology, College of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo. He worked closely together with the German mycologist P. Hennings in the identification of fungi. In commemoration of his contribution, two fungi genera were named after his family name, i.e. Shiraia P. Henn. and Shiraiella Hara and more than a dozen of species were named after him. He also published about 50 fungi species, either by himself or in cooperation with other mycologists. Shirai made great contributions to Japanese mycology and plant pathology at his time. He is also known for his contributions to the history of natural studies in Japan using his private collection of traditional Japanese and Chinese manuscripts and books. His Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) is now part of the Omori Collection of the Kyoto Botanical Garden.
Ishibashi Hajime (石橋甫, Ishibashi Hajime; July 28, 1862 – January 11, 1942) was a Japanese Vice-Admiral of the First…Ishibashi Hajime (石橋甫, Ishibashi Hajime; July 28, 1862 – January 11, 1942) was a Japanese Vice-Admiral of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. He primarily commanded the Matsushima, Takasago, and the America Maru throughout both wars and was the Chief Navigator of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Isao Ijima (飯島魁, Iijma Isao; July 24, 1861 – March 14, 1921) was a Japanese zoologist known for his studies of sponges…Isao Ijima (飯島魁, Iijma Isao; July 24, 1861 – March 14, 1921) was a Japanese zoologist known for his studies of sponges (Porifera) — including his circumscription of the genus Staurocalyptus — leeches (Hirudinea), flatworms (Turbellaria), birds, and fish. Professor of Zoology at Tokyo Imperial University, he is considered the founder of parasitology in Japan and was the first President of the Ornithological Society of Japan. Taxa named in his honour include Ijima's sea snake and Ijima's leaf warbler.
Nobu Shirase (白瀬 矗, Shirase Nobu; 13 June 1861 – 4 September 1946) was a Japanese army officer and explorer. He led the…Nobu Shirase (白瀬 矗, Shirase Nobu; 13 June 1861 – 4 September 1946) was a Japanese army officer and explorer. He led the first Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910–12, which reached a southern latitude of 80°5′, and made the first landing on the coast of King Edward VII Land. Shirase had harboured polar ambitions since boyhood. By way of preparation, during his military service he participated in an expedition to the northern Kuril Islands. This venture was poorly organised and ended badly, but nonetheless provided him with useful training for future polar exploration. His longstanding intention was to lead an expedition to the North Pole, but when this mark was claimed by Robert Peary in 1909, Shirase switched his attention to the south. Unable to attract government support for his Antarctic venture, Shirase raised the finance privately. In its first season, 1910–11, the expedition failed to make a landing, and was forced to winter in Australia. Its second attempt, in 1911–12, was more successful. Although the expedition's achievements were modest, it demonstrated that the Japanese were competent Antarctic travellers, and Shirase returned to Japan in June 1912 to much local acclaim, although the rest of the world showed little interest in his exploits. Even in Japan his fame was short-lived, and Shirase soon found himself faced with a burden of expedition debt that took him most of the rest of his life to redeem. He died in relative poverty in 1946. Long after Shirase's death, there was belated recognition in Japan of his pioneering endeavours. Several geographical features in Antarctica were named after him or his expedition; the revived Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition named its third and fourth ice-breaking vessels Shirase; his home city of Nikaho erected a statue in 1981, and in 1990 opened a museum dedicated to his memory and the work of his expedition.
Baron Yoshito Okuda (31 July 1870 – 21 August 1917) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Tokyo from 15…Baron Yoshito Okuda (31 July 1870 – 21 August 1917) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Tokyo from 15 June 1915, until his death on 21 August 1917.
Ume Kenjirō (梅 謙次郎; July 24, 1860 – August 26, 1910) was a legal scholar in Meiji period Japan, and a founder of Hosei…Ume Kenjirō (梅 謙次郎; July 24, 1860 – August 26, 1910) was a legal scholar in Meiji period Japan, and a founder of Hosei University.
Miyake Setsurei (三宅 雪嶺; July 7, 1860 – November 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher and author. He helped found the…Miyake Setsurei (三宅 雪嶺; July 7, 1860 – November 26, 1945) was a Japanese philosopher and author. He helped found the Society for Political Education and its magazine Nihonjin (日本人, later known as Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin).
Asai Chū (浅井 忠; July 22, 1856 – December 16, 1907) was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing…Asai Chū (浅井 忠; July 22, 1856 – December 16, 1907) was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the yōga (Western-style) art movement in late 19th century and early twentieth-century Japanese painting.
Ibuka Kajinosuke (井深 梶之助; July 4, 1854 – June 24, 1940) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who became a…Ibuka Kajinosuke (井深 梶之助; July 4, 1854 – June 24, 1940) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who became a Christian during the Meiji period. He was born in Aizu, and fought in the Boshin War. In his adult life, he also became an ordained minister; he was also an educator.
Tadashi Satō (佐藤 正, Satō Tadashi; 20 July 1849 – 27 April 1920) was a Japanese Army officer and politician. As a…Tadashi Satō (佐藤 正, Satō Tadashi; 20 July 1849 – 27 April 1920) was a Japanese Army officer and politician. As a lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army, he was given command of the 18th Infantry Regiment on 29 October 1891. He was later promoted to colonel, and wounded in battle on 4 March 1895 during the First Sino-Japanese War. As a politician, he was Mayor of Hiroshima from 10 January to 20 April 1896.
Tomura Yoshinori (戸村義得; May 1849 – 1906), also known as Tomura Daigaku (戸村大学) was a Japanese general and businessman…Tomura Yoshinori (戸村義得; May 1849 – 1906), also known as Tomura Daigaku (戸村大学) was a Japanese general and businessman hailing from the Kubota Domain and founder of the 48th National Bank during the Bakumatsu period of Japan.
Nagai Nagayoshi (長井 長義; August 8, 1844 – February 10, 1929) was a Japanese doctor of pharmacy and chemist. He is best…Nagai Nagayoshi (長井 長義; August 8, 1844 – February 10, 1929) was a Japanese doctor of pharmacy and chemist. He is best known for the discovery of ephedrine and methamphetamine.