Kimiko Kurihara (栗原 君子; Born January 13, 1946) is a Japanese politician.
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Kimiko Kurihara (栗原 君子; Born January 13, 1946) is a Japanese politician.
Kazuhiko Hasegawa (長谷川 和彦, Hasegawa Kazuhiko; 5 January 1946 – 31 January 2026) was a Japanese film director. He won…
Kazuhiko Hasegawa (長谷川 和彦, Hasegawa Kazuhiko; 5 January 1946 – 31 January 2026) was a Japanese film director. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for The Man Who Stole the Sun.
Saeko Hirota (Japanese: 広田 佐枝子) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.
Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori; August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit…
Yoshinori Sakai (坂井 義則, Sakai Yoshinori; August 6, 1945 – September 10, 2014) was the Olympic flame torchbearer who lit the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Yoshitake Masuhara (増原 義剛, Masuhara Yoshitake; born 1 June 1945) is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Yoshitake Masuhara (増原 義剛, Masuhara Yoshitake; born 1 June 1945) is a retired 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 Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1969 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as an independent. Later, he became an independent and then joined the LDP.
Akira Sakata (born 21 February 1945) is a Japanese free jazz saxophonist.
Takashi Yamanouchi (山内孝, Yamanouchi Takashi; 10 January 1945) is a Japanese businessman. Yamanouchi has been the…
Takashi Yamanouchi (山内孝, Yamanouchi Takashi; 10 January 1945) is a Japanese businessman. Yamanouchi has been the chairman of Mazda. Yamanouchi previously served as President, Representative Director, and chief executive officer until 2013, he was replaced by Masamichi Kogai. Already perceived as the company's driving automobile, some time, Takashi has form becoming the first man to serve on its board. In 2012, he was named in Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world assembled by Time..
Hideyuki Ashihara (芦原 英幸, Ashihara Hideyuki; December 5, 1944 – April 24, 1995) was a Japanese master of karate who…
Hideyuki Ashihara (芦原 英幸, Ashihara Hideyuki; December 5, 1944 – April 24, 1995) was a Japanese master of karate who founded Ashihara karate in 1980 with the emphasis on Sabaki. He is often attributed as one of the originators of the tai sabaki (whole body movement) method, although the concept was already very common in other martial arts, such as judo. He was known for his weapon skills including shuriken and tonfa.
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan…
Naoki Minezaki (峰崎 直樹, Minezaki Naoki; born 14 October 1944) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.
Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋; 6 October 1944 – 5 November 2022) was a Japanese long-distance runner. Unusually for an elite…
Yoshiaki Unetani (采谷 義秋; 6 October 1944 – 5 November 2022) was a Japanese long-distance runner. Unusually for an elite athlete, he combined training with his job as a high school teacher at Takehara Senior High School. Unetani had a personal best for the marathon of 2.12:12 which he set in the Fukuoka Marathon in 1970. He competed in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, placing 36th. He secured his place at Munich by finishing third in the Lake Biwa Marathon, a race he had won the previous year. He is most well known for winning the 1969 Boston Marathon in a time of 2.13:49. Unetani died from pneumonia in Wu City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on 5 November 2022, at the age of 78.
Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Tsuyoshi Kunieda (国枝 強, Kunieda Tsuyoshi; born September 18, 1944) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Masanobu Izumi (泉 政伸, Izumi Masanobu; born April 8, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played…
Masanobu Izumi (泉 政伸, Izumi Masanobu; born April 8, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Norihiko Matsumoto (born 5 March 1944) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the…
Norihiko Matsumoto (born 5 March 1944) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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.
Takaji Mori (森 孝慈, Mori Takaji; November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He…
Takaji Mori (森 孝慈, Mori Takaji; November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Kenzo Oshima (大島 賢三, Ōshima Kenzō; 14 May 1943 – 29 May 2021) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Permanent…
Kenzo Oshima (大島 賢三, Ōshima Kenzō; 14 May 1943 – 29 May 2021) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2004 to 2007.
Hirotake Yano (矢野 博丈; April 19, 1943 – February 12, 2024) was a Japanese businessman who was the founder of the Daiso…
Hirotake Yano (矢野 博丈; April 19, 1943 – February 12, 2024) was a Japanese businessman who was the founder of the Daiso discount retail chain.
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.
Yuko Fujimoto (藤本 佑子, Fujimoto Yūko; born January 14, 1943) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She…
Yuko Fujimoto (藤本 佑子, Fujimoto Yūko; born January 14, 1943) is a Japanese volleyball player and Olympic champion. She was a member of the Japanese winning team, Oriental Witches, at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Yasuyuki Kuwahara (桑原 楽之, Kuwahara Yasuyuki; December 22, 1942 – March 1, 2017) was a Japanese football player. He…
Yasuyuki Kuwahara (桑原 楽之, Kuwahara Yasuyuki; December 22, 1942 – March 1, 2017) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Aritatsu Ogi (小城 得達, Ogi Aritatsu; born December 10, 1942) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Aritatsu Ogi (小城 得達, Ogi Aritatsu; born December 10, 1942) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Kensei Mizote (溝手 顕正, Mizote Kensei; 13 September 1942 – 14 April 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Kensei Mizote (溝手 顕正, Mizote Kensei; 13 September 1942 – 14 April 2023) was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
Koji Funamoto (船本 幸路, Funamoto Koji; born August 12, 1942) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Koji Funamoto (船本 幸路, Funamoto Koji; born August 12, 1942) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Masaru Amono (9 August 1942 – 28 July 2006), also known as Masaru Amano, was a Japanese professional golfer.
Yasuo Yamashita (山下 八洲夫, Yamashita Yasuo; born August 3, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Yasuo Yamashita (山下 八洲夫, Yamashita Yasuo; born August 3, 1942) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, formerly a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hubei, China and dropout of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of the House of Representatives for four terms since 1983.
Masamoto Nasu (Japanese: 那須正幹, romanized: Nasu Masamoto; 6 June 1942 – 22 July 2021) was a Japanese children's writer.
Teruhisa Moriyama (森山 輝久, Moriyama Teruhisa; born March 17, 1942), born in the Hiroshima Prefecture, is a Japanese…
Teruhisa Moriyama (森山 輝久, Moriyama Teruhisa; born March 17, 1942), born in the Hiroshima Prefecture, is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics as a member of Japan's bronze medal team. He played in all nine matches, scoring 57 individual points.
Takehide Nakatani (中谷 雄英, Nakatani Takehide; born 9 July 1941) is a retired judoka who won the first gold medal ever…
Takehide Nakatani (中谷 雄英, Nakatani Takehide; born 9 July 1941) is a retired judoka who won the first gold medal ever awarded in judo at the Summer Olympics as the Japanese competitor in the lightweight division (–68 kg).
Hisao Kami (上 久雄, Kami Hisao; born June 28, 1941) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan…
Hisao Kami (上 久雄, Kami Hisao; born June 28, 1941) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Takayuki Kuwata (桑田 隆幸, Kuwata Takayuki; born June 26, 1941) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Takayuki Kuwata (桑田 隆幸, Kuwata Takayuki; born June 26, 1941) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takaya Shiomi (塩見 孝也, Shiomi Takaya; May 22, 1941 - November 14, 2017) was a Japanese communist activist and the…
Takaya Shiomi (塩見 孝也, Shiomi Takaya; May 22, 1941 - November 14, 2017) was a Japanese communist activist and the founder and leader of Red Army Faction (Sekigunha), a schismatic militant subfaction of the Japan Communist League. He was the mastermind behind the hijacking of Japan Air Lines Flight 351 to North Korea in 1970, although his arrest just days prior prevented his direct participation in the incident.
Seiji Kihara (born 15 January 1941) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the…
Seiji Kihara (born 15 January 1941) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Kazuo Imanishi (今西 和男, Imanishi Kazuo; January 12, 1941 – April 16, 2026) was a Japanese football player and manager. A…
Kazuo Imanishi (今西 和男, Imanishi Kazuo; January 12, 1941 – April 16, 2026) was a Japanese football player and manager. A defender, he played for Toyo Industries and made three appearances for the Japan national team.
Teruki Miyamoto (宮本 輝紀, Miyamoto Teruki; December 26, 1940 – February 2, 2000) was a Japanese football player and…
Teruki Miyamoto (宮本 輝紀, Miyamoto Teruki; December 26, 1940 – February 2, 2000) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Isao Harimoto (張本 勲, Harimoto Isao; June 19, 1940 – September 9, 2026) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball…
Isao Harimoto (張本 勲, Harimoto Isao; June 19, 1940 – September 9, 2026) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. Over his 23-season playing career in Nippon Professional Baseball, Harimoto played for the Toei Flyers/Nittaku Home Flyers/Nippon-Ham Fighters, the Yomiuri Giants and the Lotte Orions. He is the holder of the record for most hits in the Japanese professional leagues. An ethnic Korean, his birth name was Jang Hun (Korean: 장훈; Hanja: 張勳). Harimoto spent his life as a resident of Japan and adopted a Japanese name, but remained a Korean citizen, thus making him a Zainichi Korean for many years. An accident from youth forced Harimoto into becoming a left-hander, and when he became interested in baseball, he dedicated himself to adjust to playing the field and batting that resulted in him making the majors in 1959. As a rookie, he batted .275 in 125 games with 115 hits on his way to being named the Pacific League Rookie of the Year. His career furthered the following season, where he earned his first All-Star selection and Best Nine Award. In the entire decade of the 1960s, he was named among the Best Nine in every season. He won the batting title in 1961, batting .336 while collecting 159 hits and 24 home runs. He had the first of his four 30-HR seasons in 1962, which saw the Flyers win their first ever Pacific League pennant along him winning the league MVP Award. The Flyers won their first Japan Series that year in seven games for what ended up being Harimoto's first and only championship. Harimoto would continue to rack up All-Star selections and batting championships for the team, which included seven total batting championships from 1961 to 1974 before he was traded in 1975 to the Yomiuri Giants. He was named to the Best Nine two further times with the Giants, with his 16th and final one occurring in 1977 at the age of 37. He departed the team for the Lotte Orions in 1980 on the precipice of Japanese history. That season, he became the first player in Japanese baseball history with 3,000 career hits, doing so in May. He later hit his 500th career home run that year to become the first Japanese player with 500 home runs and 300 stolen bases. One of the most well-rounded hitters in NPB history, in 23 seasons of play, he had sixteen 20-HR seasons along with five seasons of at least 20 stolen bases while batting .300 in sixteen different seasons. He was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 and during his post-playing career worked as a television baseball analyst.
Mutsuhiko Nomura (野村 六彦, Nomura Mutsuhiko; born February 10, 1940) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Kenji Onitake (鬼武健二, Onitake Kenji; born 19 September 1939) is a Japanese former footballer.
Nobuyuki Oishi (大石 信幸, Oishi Nobuyuki; born September 12, 1939) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…
Nobuyuki Oishi (大石 信幸, Oishi Nobuyuki; born September 12, 1939) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Yoshinobu Ishii (石井 義信, Ishii Yoshinobu; March 13, 1939 – April 26, 2018) was a Japanese football player and manager.…
Yoshinobu Ishii (石井 義信, Ishii Yoshinobu; March 13, 1939 – April 26, 2018) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.
Manji Fukushima is a male former table tennis player from Japan. In 1963 he won three gold medals in singles, doubles…
Manji Fukushima is a male former table tennis player from Japan. In 1963 he won three gold medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Takehiko Kawanishi (川西 武彦, Kawanishi Takehiko; born October 9, 1938) is a former Japanese football player. He played…
Takehiko Kawanishi (川西 武彦, Kawanishi Takehiko; born October 9, 1938) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Issey Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 一生, Hepburn: Miyake Issei; [mijake iꜜsseː] 22 April 1938 – 5 August 2022) was a Japanese…
Issey Miyake (Japanese: 三宅 一生, Hepburn: Miyake Issei; [mijake iꜜsseː] 22 April 1938 – 5 August 2022) was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, notably the Pleats, Please line, exhibitions and fragrances such as L'eau d'Issey.
Nobuhiko Obayashi (大林 宣彦, Ōbayashi Nobuhiko; 9 January 1938 – 10 April 2020) was a Japanese director, screenwriter, and…
Nobuhiko Obayashi (大林 宣彦, Ōbayashi Nobuhiko; 9 January 1938 – 10 April 2020) was a Japanese director, screenwriter, and editor of films and television advertisements. He began his filmmaking career as a pioneer of Japanese experimental films before transitioning to directing more mainstream media, and his resulting filmography as a director spanned almost 60 years. He is best known as the director of the 1977 comedy horror film House, which has garnered a cult following. He was notable for his distinct surreal filmmaking style, as well as the anti-war themes commonly embedded in his films.
Yukihiko Ikeda (池田 行彦, Ikeda Yukihiko; 13 May 1937 – 28 January 2004) was a Japanese bureaucrat and the Liberal…
Yukihiko Ikeda (池田 行彦, Ikeda Yukihiko; 13 May 1937 – 28 January 2004) was a Japanese bureaucrat and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1997. Ikeda was known to be "Mr. No" in the political life.
Ryūzō Saki (佐木 隆三, Saki Ryūzō; April 14, 1937 – October 31, 2015) was a Japanese novelist and non-fiction writer, born…
Ryūzō Saki (佐木 隆三, Saki Ryūzō; April 14, 1937 – October 31, 2015) was a Japanese novelist and non-fiction writer, born in North Hamgyong, a province of what is now North Korea. He was interested in high-profile crimes in Japan and published a number of non-fiction books about Japanese crimes. On January 14, 1976, Saki was awarded the Naoki Prize for the novel Vengeance Is Mine based on Japanese serial killer Akira Nishiguchi. The novel became the basis of Shohei Imamura's film Vengeance Is Mine. He also wrote the books about Norio Nagayama, Tsutomu Miyazaki, Fusako Sano and Futoshi Matsunaga. His 1980 novel The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel was adapted into a feature film in 1984 by Toshiya Fujita. In 1992, Saki published a book about Japanese Resident-General of Korea Itō Hirobumi and Korean An Jung-geun, titled Itō Hirobumi to An Jung-geun. On 1 November 2015, he died from throat cancer in Kitakyūshū at age 78.
Naganori Ito (伊藤 修令, Itō Naganori; born 1937) is a Japanese automotive engineer, and was responsible for the…
Naganori Ito (伊藤 修令, Itō Naganori; born 1937) is a Japanese automotive engineer, and was responsible for the development of the eighth generation R32 Nissan Skyline including the BNR32 Skyline GT-R.
Shizuka Kamei (亀井 静香, Kamei Shizuka; born 1 November 1936) is a Japanese retired politician who served in the House of…
Shizuka Kamei (亀井 静香, Kamei Shizuka; born 1 November 1936) is a Japanese retired politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1979 to 2017. He was a faction leader in the Liberal Democratic Party, but left in opposition to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in 2005 and founded the People's New Party. He is a former chairman of the Parliamentary League for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
Yoshinori Hirose (広瀬 叔功, Hirose Yoshinori; August 27, 1936 – November 2, 2025) was a Japanese professional baseball…
Yoshinori Hirose (広瀬 叔功, Hirose Yoshinori; August 27, 1936 – November 2, 2025) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In 1999, he was voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He ranks second all-time in the NPB for stolen bases, with 596. He was also a member of the Meikyukai. Hirose died on November 2, 2025, at the age of 89.
Hisako Ōishi (大石 尚子, Ōishi Hisako; 26 August 1936 – 4 January 2012) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party…
Hisako Ōishi (大石 尚子, Ōishi Hisako; 26 August 1936 – 4 January 2012) was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). She was born in Etajima, Hiroshima, grew up in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture and a graduate of Yokohama National University. She served in the assembly of Kanagawa Prefecture for five terms since 1971 and in the House of Representatives in Diet for two terms since 2000. In the 2005 general election, she lost her electoral district (Kanagawa 4th) to LDP candidate Jun Hayashi and also failed to win a proportional seat. After that, she made an unsuccessful for the House of Councillors in 2007 when she received 59,718 votes nationwide and ranked 21st on the Democratic list while the Democratic Party only won 20 proportional seats, thereby becoming the top replacement for a seat falling vacant. On December 28, 2007, she took over the seat left vacant by Takashi Yamamoto when he died of cancer. She was a granddaughter of Akiyama Saneyuki, a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Hiroshi Saeki (佐伯 博司, Saeki Hiroshi; born May 26, 1936) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan…
Hiroshi Saeki (佐伯 博司, Saeki Hiroshi; born May 26, 1936) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.