Akinoumi Setsuo (Japanese: 安藝ノ海 節男, Hepburn: Akinoumi Setsuo; May 30, 1914 – March 25, 1979), born Nagata Setsuo (永田…
Akinoumi Setsuo (Japanese: 安藝ノ海 節男, Hepburn: Akinoumi Setsuo; May 30, 1914 – March 25, 1979), born Nagata Setsuo (永田 節男), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Hiroshima. He was the sport's 37th yokozuna.
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Katsuhiko Tasaka (田坂 勝彦, Tasaka Katsuhiko; 28 May 1914 – 29 September 1979) was a Japanese film director. He directed…
Katsuhiko Tasaka (田坂 勝彦, Tasaka Katsuhiko; 28 May 1914 – 29 September 1979) was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1930s to 1960s. His older brother, Tomotaka Tasaka (田坂具隆), was also a Japanese film director.
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Satsue Mito (三戸 サツエ, Mito Satsue; April 21, 1914 – April 7, 2012) was a Japanese school teacher and primate researcher.…
Satsue Mito (三戸 サツエ, Mito Satsue; April 21, 1914 – April 7, 2012) was a Japanese school teacher and primate researcher. She helped with the Kyoto University Primatology group (composed of Kinji Imanishi, Junichiro Itani) studying wild monkeys on an island called Kōjima, in Miyazaki Prefecture. She identified every monkey in the island and recorded their relationships. She discovered the origin and spreading of sweet potato washing by monkeys. She was an instructor of Kyoto University working with other researchers between 1970 and 1984.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Yasuda Girls' High School📅 Born April 21🎂 Born 1914📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Teacher💼 Researcher
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Sadako Kurihara (栗原 貞子, Kurihara Sadako; March 4, 1913 – March 6, 2005) was a Japanese poet who lived in Hiroshima and…
Sadako Kurihara (栗原 貞子, Kurihara Sadako; March 4, 1913 – March 6, 2005) was a Japanese poet who lived in Hiroshima and survived the atomic bombing during World War II. She is best known for her poem Umashimenkana (Bringing Forth New Life).
Okuda Genso (奥田元宋) (6 July 1912 – 15 February 2003) was one of the most famous Nihonga painters of the Showa era. He…
Okuda Genso (奥田元宋) (6 July 1912 – 15 February 2003) was one of the most famous Nihonga painters of the Showa era. He gave his name to a red pigment "Genso red".
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (岩本 義行, Iwamoto Yoshiyuki; March 11, 1912 – September 26, 2008) was a Japanese baseball player and…
Yoshiyuki Iwamoto (岩本 義行, Iwamoto Yoshiyuki; March 11, 1912 – September 26, 2008) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Miyoshi High School📅 Born March 11🎂 Born 1912📍 From Miyoshi, Hiroshima💼 Baseball
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Tatsugo Kawaishi (河石 達吾, Kawaishi Tatsugo; December 10, 1911 – March 17, 1945) was a Japanese swimmer who competed at…
Tatsugo Kawaishi (河石 達吾, Kawaishi Tatsugo; December 10, 1911 – March 17, 1945) was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. A native of Ōgaki, Hiroshima (currently part of the city of Etajima, Hiroshima), Kawaishi was a graduate of the law school of Keio University, and began competitive swimming as a student. Selected for the Japanese Olympic team in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle event; however, his achievement was overshadowed by his teammate Yasuji Miyazaki, who won the gold medal and who set a new Olympic record. After his return to Japan, he became an instructor at the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy from 1933 to 1935. He then moved to Osaka, and was employed by the forerunner of Kansai Electric; however, he then enlisted in the Imperial Japanese Army and was accepted into the Hiroshima-based IJA 11th Infantry Regiment. He was sent to serve on the front lines in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and was promoted to first lieutenant after five years. Upon his discharge, he returned to work at Kansai Electric; however, during the Pacific War, as the situation worsened for Japan, he was recalled to active duty in June 1944 and was assigned to the garrison at Iwo Jima, where General Tadamichi Kuribayashi made him commander of the northern district of the island. He was killed in combat during the Battle of Iwo Jima on March 17, 1945, and was posthumously promoted to captain.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Shudo Junior and Senior High School📅 Born December 10🎂 Born 1911📍 From 大柿村, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Military Officer
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Shuji Doi (土井 修爾, Doi Shūji; 1 October 1909 – 7 July 1938) was a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the men's…
Shuji Doi (土井 修爾, Doi Shūji; 1 October 1909 – 7 July 1938) was a Japanese water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He died of wounds suffered in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Shizuo Takada (高田 静雄, Takada Shizuo; 5 March 1909 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He…
Shizuo Takada (高田 静雄, Takada Shizuo; 5 March 1909 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He later made a name for himself as a photographer.
🏫 Koryo High School📅 Born March 5🎂 Born 1909📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Track and Field💼 Photographer
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Hideyo Arisaka (有坂 秀世, Arisaka Hideyo; September 5, 1908 - March 13, 1952) was a Japanese linguist.
Yoshio Shigezono (重園 贇雄, Shigezono Yoshio; 19 January 1908 – 29 December 1980) was a Japanese lyricist and music…
Yoshio Shigezono (重園 贇雄, Shigezono Yoshio; 19 January 1908 – 29 December 1980) was a Japanese lyricist and music teacher. He is known principally for writing the words for the Hiroshima Peace Song.
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Akira Fujita (藤田 明, 1 January 1908 - 29 May 2001) was a Japanese male water polo player. He was a member of the Japan…
Akira Fujita (藤田 明, 1 January 1908 - 29 May 2001) was a Japanese male water polo player. He was a member of the Japan men's national water polo team. He competed with the team at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Kosaku Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 耕作; 1 October 1907 – 1971) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He represented his…
Kosaku Sumiyoshi (Japanese: 住吉 耕作; 1 October 1907 – 1971) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He represented his country twice at the Summer Olympics (1928 and 1932) and was the first Asian to compete in the Olympic javelin throw. He was a three-time gold medallist at the Far Eastern Championship Games and the only person to win two javelin titles at the competition.
Ai-Mitsu (Japanese: 靉光) (June 24, 1907 - January 19, 1946) was a Japanese artist and painter. He was also known as…
Ai-Mitsu (Japanese: 靉光) (June 24, 1907 - January 19, 1946) was a Japanese artist and painter. He was also known as Akemitsu or his birth name, Nichiro Ishimura (石村 日郎). He is usually identified as a Surrealist although he also painted works that can be classified in other styles and genres. He was born into a small landowning family in 1907 in Hiroshima, and given the name Nichiro Ishimura, which he later changed to Ai-Mitsu when he moved to Tokyo to pursue his career as an artist. In 1934 he married Kie, a teacher of the deaf who helped support him through his struggles as an artist. His most famous work is "Landscape with an Eye" (1938), currently held in the collection of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. It consists of shapeless forms with a large eye in a landscape setting. In 1944 he was conscripted and sent to China in the months after the war, where he died of a fever, possibly due to malaria and dysentery, on the outskirts of Shanghai. In March - May 2007, a retrospective exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Aimitsu's birth was held at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.
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Masao Nozawa (野澤 正雄, Nozawa Masao) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Akira…
Masao Nozawa (野澤 正雄, Nozawa Masao) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Akira Nozawa also played for Japan national team.
🎓 Hiroshima University🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born August 26🎂 Born 1906📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
Ichiro Hatta (八田一朗, Hatta Ichirō; 3 June 1906 – 15 April 1983) was a Japanese judoka and wrestler. He was instrumental…
Ichiro Hatta (八田一朗, Hatta Ichirō; 3 June 1906 – 15 April 1983) was a Japanese judoka and wrestler. He was instrumental in founding the Japanese Amateur Wrestling Association and bringing the 1964 Olympics to Japan.
Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子, Sugimura Haruko; January 6, 1909 – April 4, 1997) was a Japanese stage and film actress, best…
Haruko Sugimura (杉村 春子, Sugimura Haruko; January 6, 1909 – April 4, 1997) was a Japanese stage and film actress, best known for her appearances in the films of Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.
🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated Fukuyama High School📅 Born January 6🎂 Born 1906📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Actress
Shinzo Hamai (浜井 信三, Hamai Shinzō; 28 May 1905 – 26 February 1968) was a Japanese politician who served as the first…
Shinzo Hamai (浜井 信三, Hamai Shinzō; 28 May 1905 – 26 February 1968) was a Japanese politician who served as the first popularly elected Mayor of Hiroshima from 1947 to 1955 and again from 1959 to 1967. He created Hiroshima's image as a city of peace. He was the second mayor of Hiroshima to serve several non-consecutive terms, the first being Sukeyuki Ban.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born May 28🎂 Born 1905📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Mayor
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Mikio Oda (織田 幹雄, Oda Mikio; 30 March 1905 – 2 December 1998) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic…
Mikio Oda (織田 幹雄, Oda Mikio; 30 March 1905 – 2 December 1998) was a Japanese athlete and the first Japanese Olympic gold medalist. He was the first Asian Olympic champion in an individual event.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born March 30🎂 Born 1905📍 From Kaita, Hiroshima💼 Track and Field
General Minoru Genda (源田 実, Genda Minoru; 16 August 1904 – 15 August 1989) was an Imperial Japanese Navy…
General Minoru Genda (源田 実, Genda Minoru; 16 August 1904 – 15 August 1989) was an Imperial Japanese Navy flight-officer, JASDF general, and politician. Best known for helping to plan the Japanese 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, he served from 1959 to 1962 as the third Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born August 16🎂 Born 1904📍 From 太田町, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Military Officer💼 Self-Defense Force Officer💼 Politician・Legislator
Vice Admiral Yasumaro Kiguchi (溪口泰麿, Yamaro Taniguchi; 10 March 1904 – 3 November 1992) was a Japanese naval officer…
Vice Admiral Yasumaro Kiguchi (溪口泰麿, Yamaro Taniguchi; 10 March 1904 – 3 November 1992) was a Japanese naval officer who served as an officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1920 to 1945 and became a Vice Admiral of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), serving from 1954 to 1960. He was the second commander of the Self Defense Fleet succeeding Hidemi Yoshida. In 1956, he was succeeded by Mitsugu Ihara.
🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born March 10🎂 Born 1904📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Military Officer💼 Self-Defense Force Officer
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Yōko Ōta (大田 洋子, Ōta Yōko; 20 February 1903 or 18 November 1906 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese writer. Many of her…
Yōko Ōta (大田 洋子, Ōta Yōko; 20 February 1903 or 18 November 1906 – 10 December 1963) was a Japanese writer. Many of her works are associated with the Atomic bomb literature genre.
Genjū Sasa (佐々元十, Sasa Genjū) (14 January 1900 – 7 July 1959) was a left-wing Japanese film director and film critic.…
Genjū Sasa (佐々元十, Sasa Genjū) (14 January 1900 – 7 July 1959) was a left-wing Japanese film director and film critic. He was a founding member of the Proletarian Film League of Japan (Prokino), providing inspiration to the movement through his writings and his films.
Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon; c.1900 or 1901 – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He was an…
Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon; c.1900 or 1901 – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He was an early member to play for the Japan national team, just two years after the national team's formation in 1921.
🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born December 16🎂 Born 1902📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Football (Soccer)
Yoshiko Okada (岡田嘉子, Okada Yoshiko; 21 April 1902 – 10 February 1992) was a Japanese stage and film actress who…
Yoshiko Okada (岡田嘉子, Okada Yoshiko; 21 April 1902 – 10 February 1992) was a Japanese stage and film actress who defected to the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
🎓 Joshibi University of Art and Design📅 Born April 21🎂 Born 1902📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
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Tomotaka Tasaka (田坂 具隆, Tasaka Tomotaka; 14 April 1902 – 17 October 1974) was a Japanese film director.
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Shinji Hamazaki (浜崎 真二, 10 December 1901 – May 6, 1981) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. Thought short in…
Shinji Hamazaki (浜崎 真二, 10 December 1901 – May 6, 1981) was a Japanese baseball player and manager. Thought short in stature, Hamazaki was well known for his forceful personality. He is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. Hamazaki attended Hiroshima Shogyo High School and Keio University. Hamazaki was signed at age 45 by the Hankyu Braves in 1947 prior to the draft, having previously played for the Chinese mainland Industrial League Mantetsu Club. He began as a player-manager for the Braves. In 1950, at age 48 years, 4 months, Hamazki became the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a professional game. That record stood until September 5, 2014, when Masahiro Yamamoto, aged 49 years, 25 days, defeated the Hanshin Tigers. Finally retiring as a player in 1950, Hamazaki continued managing the Braves through 1953. He later managed the Takahashi/Tombo Unions and the Kokutetsu Swallows. His career managing record was 535-639, a .456 winning percentage.
Yuriko Hanabusa (英百合子, Hanabusa Yuriko; 7 March 1900 – 7 February 1970) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more…
Yuriko Hanabusa (英百合子, Hanabusa Yuriko; 7 March 1900 – 7 February 1970) was a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1970.
Manshichi Sakamoto (坂本 万七, Sakamoto Manshichi; 1900–1974) was a renowned Japanese photographer. He was known for taking…
Manshichi Sakamoto (坂本 万七, Sakamoto Manshichi; 1900–1974) was a renowned Japanese photographer. He was known for taking ethnographic photographs.
Bokuyō Katayama (Japanese: 片山牧羊, Hepburn: Katayama Bokuyō; born 1900, died 26 August 1937) was a Japanese painter of…
Bokuyō Katayama (Japanese: 片山牧羊, Hepburn: Katayama Bokuyō; born 1900, died 26 August 1937) was a Japanese painter of the nihonga style active in the Shōwa era. Bokuyō claimed Yugen as the keyword of his art, and used traditional materials such as silk, ink and mineral pigments to draw traditional subjects of Japanese art with influence of Western painting.
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Hirokichi Nadao (Japanese: 灘尾 弘吉; 21 December 1899 – 22 January 1994) was a Japanese politician. Throughout his career…
Hirokichi Nadao (Japanese: 灘尾 弘吉; 21 December 1899 – 22 January 1994) was a Japanese politician. Throughout his career, he served as Minister of Education multiple times, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Minister of Health and Welfare, and Governor of Oita Prefecture. Nadao was known for his hawkish attitudes. He held an aggressive stance towards Nikkyoso, the teachers' union of Japan, and unions in general (represented by Sōhyō). He was also one of the main people behind Prime Minister Eisaku Satō's foreign policy. In the mid-1970s, he was regarded as one of the most powerful men in Japan.
Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人, Ikeda Hayato; 3 December 1899 – 13 August 1965) was a Japanese politician who served as prime…
Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人, Ikeda Hayato; 3 December 1899 – 13 August 1965) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double the size of Japan's economy in 10 years, and for presiding over the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Ikeda studied law at Kyoto Imperial University and entered the Ministry of Finance in 1925, working there for the next two decades. After the war, he was first elected to the National Diet in 1947 and served as finance minister from 1949 to 1952 under Shigeru Yoshida, being responsible implementing an economic stabilization program. Ikeda briefly headed the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1952, but resigned after a no-confidence motion. He returned as finance minister under Tanzan Ishibashi from 1956 to 1957, and as international trade and industry minister from 1959 to 1960. Ikeda succeeded Nobusuke Kishi as president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister in 1960, following Kishi's resignation amid the massive Anpo protests against the US-Japan Security Treaty. Seeking to redirect the nation's energies away from social conflict and in the direction of economic growth, Ikeda announced his Income Doubling Plan and helped Japan to double its GDP in a period of just seven years. During his tenure, Ikeda worked to repair the rift in U.S.–Japan relations and to ease the domestic political divisions which had been exacerbated by the recent protests, played an important role in settling the Miike Struggle, and oversaw the successful 1964 Olympic Games before resigning due to ill health.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Tadanomi High School📅 Born December 3🎂 Born 1899📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Bureaucrat
Yuzuru Nozu (野津謙, Nozu Yuzuru; 12 March 1899 – 27 August 1983) was a Japanese footballer who made two appearances for…
Yuzuru Nozu (野津謙, Nozu Yuzuru; 12 March 1899 – 27 August 1983) was a Japanese footballer who made two appearances for Japan at the 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games.
Setsuo Yamada (山田 節男, Yamada Setsuo; 26 December 1898 – 8 January 1975) was a Japanese politician who served as the…
Setsuo Yamada (山田 節男, Yamada Setsuo; 26 December 1898 – 8 January 1975) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Hiroshima from 1967 until his death in 1975. He also served as a member of the House of Councillors from 1947 to 1962.
🏫 Shudo Junior and Senior High School📅 Born December 26🎂 Born 1898📍 From 高屋町, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Woo Jang-chun (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was an agricultural scientist and botanist active in Japanese Korea and…
Woo Jang-chun (April 8, 1898 – August 10, 1959) was an agricultural scientist and botanist active in Japanese Korea and later in South Korea, famous for his discoveries in the genetics and breeding of plants. Woo was born and raised in Japan, overcoming poverty and discrimination in Imperial Japan to become a prominent researcher and teacher. When Japanese rule over Korea ended in 1945, Woo left his mother, wife, and children in Japan and settled in what would become South Korea to lead the country's efforts in botany and agriculture. There is a memorial museum in the port city of Busan, where he lived and worked in Korea, honoring his life and accomplishments. Woo is credited in scientific literature as Nagaharu U ( OO), a Japanese reading of the hanja of his Korean name; the pronunciation of his family name 禹 can be Romanized as U in both Japanese (う) and Korean (우).
Yoshitatsu Yasuda (安田義達, Yasuda Yoshitatsu; March 1, 1898 - January 2, 1943) was a Japanese naval officer. He was known…
Yoshitatsu Yasuda (安田義達, Yasuda Yoshitatsu; March 1, 1898 - January 2, 1943) was a Japanese naval officer. He was known as an authority on amphibious warfare, alongside Tada Minoru, and is remembered as a representative figure of the Imperial Japanese Navy. He posthumously received a promotion of two ranks to Vice Admiral during the Pacific War.
Masuji Ibuse (井伏 鱒二, Ibuse Masuji; 15 February 1898 – 10 July 1993) was a Japanese author. His novel Black Rain, about…
Masuji Ibuse (井伏 鱒二, Ibuse Masuji; 15 February 1898 – 10 July 1993) was a Japanese author. His novel Black Rain, about the bombing of Hiroshima, was awarded the Noma Prize and the Order of Cultural Merit.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Fukuyama Seishikan High School📅 Born February 15🎂 Born 1898📍 From 加茂町, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Writer・Novelist
Hideo Iwakuro (岩畔 豪雄, Iwakuro Hideo; 10 October 1897 – 22 November 1970) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese…
Hideo Iwakuro (岩畔 豪雄, Iwakuro Hideo; 10 October 1897 – 22 November 1970) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He is also known as one of the founders of the Kyoto Sangyo University.
Shunichi Matsumoto (松本 俊一, Matsumoto Shun'ichi; 7 June 1897 – 25 January 1987) was a Japanese diplomat and politician…
Shunichi Matsumoto (松本 俊一, Matsumoto Shun'ichi; 7 June 1897 – 25 January 1987) was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, ambassador to the United Kingdom and vice minister for foreign affairs.
Yehan Numata (沼田 恵範, Numata Ehan; 12 April 1897 – 4 May 1994) was a Japanese industrialist and Buddhist missionary.
🏫 Ryukoku University Affiliated Heian High School📅 Born April 12🎂 Born 1897📍 From Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Religious Figure
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Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1 January 1896 – 6 October 1971) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. During World War II he…
Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1 January 1896 – 6 October 1971) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. During World War II he was force commander of the midget submarines that attacked Pearl Harbor and Sydney Harbour.
Hakaru Masumoto (1895–1987) was a pioneer in metal and alloy research. He discovered numerous superior and unique…
Hakaru Masumoto (1895–1987) was a pioneer in metal and alloy research. He discovered numerous superior and unique alloys, and contributed to improving the performance of precision machinery. A student of Kotaro Honda, Masumoto developed a magnetic metal powder Sendust in 1936, and was the winner of the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy in 1946.
Masataka Taketsuru (竹鶴 政孝, Taketsuru Masataka; 20 June 1894 – 29 August 1979) was a Japanese chemist and businessman…
Masataka Taketsuru (竹鶴 政孝, Taketsuru Masataka; 20 June 1894 – 29 August 1979) was a Japanese chemist and businessman who helped establish whisky production in Japan and founded Nikka Whisky Distilling. Born to a family that had owned a sake brewery since 1733, he traveled to Scotland in 1918 to study organic chemistry and distilling. After graduating, Taketsuru joined Settsu Shuzō, a prominent Japanese liquor company founded in the early 1900s, known for producing alcohol including whisky. With a plan to make Japanese whisky, Settsu Shuzo had sent him to Scotland to study the art of whisky production. He then returned to Japan, where he worked at Kotobukiya (later Suntory) and helped establish Japan’s first commercial whisky distillery at Yamazaki under founder Shinjiro Torii. In 1934, he founded his own company, Dai Nippon Kaju Co., Ltd., initially producing fruit juice in Hokkaido before beginning whisky production; the company later became known as Nikka Whisky from a contraction of the juice company name.
🏫 Tadanomi High School📅 Born June 20🎂 Born 1894📍 From Takehara, Hiroshima💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Hiroo Ōhara (大原 博夫, Ōhara Hiroo; 15 March 1894 – 20 March 1971) was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1951 to…
Hiroo Ōhara (大原 博夫, Ōhara Hiroo; 15 March 1894 – 20 March 1971) was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1951 to 1962.
🎓 Jikei University School of Medicine🏫 Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School📅 Born March 15🎂 Born 1894📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Physician・Doctor
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Seigo Minami (皆見 省吾, Minami Seigo; November 1, 1893 – September 6, 1975) was a Japanese dermatologist. In 1923, he…
Seigo Minami (皆見 省吾, Minami Seigo; November 1, 1893 – September 6, 1975) was a Japanese dermatologist. In 1923, he first reported crush syndrome while he was studying in Germany. He worked as professor of dermatology at Okayama University and Kyushu University. To stimulate dermatological research among young Japanese dermatologists, he created the Minami Awards.
🎓 University of Tokyo📅 Born November 1🎂 Born 1893📍 From Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Physician・Doctor
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Satoru Nakamura (中村 知, Nakamura Satoru; February 21, 1893 - March 1, 1972), Scout name "Chi-yan", (ちーやん meaning?), pen…
Satoru Nakamura (中村 知, Nakamura Satoru; February 21, 1893 - March 1, 1972), Scout name "Chi-yan", (ちーやん meaning?), pen name Higashino Michiyoshi (東野通義), was a Japanese educator and Scouting leader active during the expansion period of Scouting in Japan, both before World War II and the postwar rebuilding period. Nakamura is known for 『ちーやん夜話集』Chi-yan yawa-shū "Chi-yan Night Story Collection", lyric composition of many Scout songs, and translation of books which form the foundation of Scoutcraft. In 1909, while studying at a high school affiliated with Hiroshima High Normal School (now Hiroshima University), he gained knowledge of British Scouting from the then principal Hōjō Tokiyuki, who gathered 30 students into the "Jōtō Group", in which he advanced to group leader. In 1923, he became a teacher of the Osaka Prefectural Takatsu Junior High School (now Takatsu High School) History Department, established a Scout group as part of club activities, and served as Scoutmaster until 1939. In 1929, Nakamura attended the 3rd World Scout Jamboree, and completed the international leaders training course at Gilwell Park. In 1939 he took office as Director of the Board of the Boy Scouts of Japan, in charge of training Boy Scout leaders. In 1950, the Camp Nasu campsite of the Boy Scouts of Japan was established, and Nakamura became the camp chief. In 1966, he received the Order of the Sacred Treasure 5th class, Gold and Silver Rays.
🎓 Hiroshima University🏫 Hiroshima University Affiliated High School📅 Born February 21🎂 Born 1893📍 From Hiroshima Prefecture
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Tadashi Sumiyoshi (住吉 正, Sumiyoshi Tadashi; February 10, 1893 – March 24, 1976) was a major general in the Imperial…
Tadashi Sumiyoshi (住吉 正, Sumiyoshi Tadashi; February 10, 1893 – March 24, 1976) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific campaign in World War II.
Takaji Wachi (和知 鷹二, Wachi Takaji; 1 February 1893 – 30 October 1978) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese…
Takaji Wachi (和知 鷹二, Wachi Takaji; 1 February 1893 – 30 October 1978) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
Hyakuzō Kurata (倉田 百三, Kurata Hyakuzō; 23 February 1891 – 12 February 1943) was a Japanese essayist and playwright who…
Hyakuzō Kurata (倉田 百三, Kurata Hyakuzō; 23 February 1891 – 12 February 1943) was a Japanese essayist and playwright who wrote on religious subjects. He was active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan.
🎓 University of Tokyo🏫 Miyoshi High School📅 Born February 23🎂 Born 1891📍 From 庄原村, Hiroshima Prefecture💼 Playwright
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Segoe Kensaku (瀬越 憲作, Segoe Kensaku; May 22, 1889 – July 27, 1972) was a professional Go player. (His surname is…
Segoe Kensaku (瀬越 憲作, Segoe Kensaku; May 22, 1889 – July 27, 1972) was a professional Go player. (His surname is occasionally given as Segoshi, but that appears to be a misreading, even if attested by furigana in some books he authored.)