Ueki Emori (植木 枝盛; February 14, 1857 – January 23, 1892) was a Japanese revolutionary democrat active in the Freedom…
Ueki Emori (植木 枝盛; February 14, 1857 – January 23, 1892) was a Japanese revolutionary democrat active in the Freedom and People's Rights Movement and one of the founders of the Risshi-sha, which was a political party and joined the League for the Establishment of a National Assembly. Ueki was the son of a middle-ranking samurai from Tosa. Inspired by Itagaki Taisuke, he became involved in the Jiyūtō. In 1875, he was thrown in jail under the Newspaper Act for writing an article critical of the government. Upon release he wrote an article "Freedom is worth purchasing with one's own blood". In 1881 he wrote A Private Draft of the Japanese Constitution, which gave provision for the overthrow of oppressive government. In 1882 Ueki visited Fukushima in August and September at the invitation of the Fukushima Jiyūtō branch to help set up the local party newspaper Fukushima Jiyū Shimbun, before returning to Tokyo to replace Baba Tatsui on the central party newspaper Jiyū Shimbun. In 1892, just before the second general election for the House of Representatives, he died due to a worsening stomach ulcer. He is buried in Aoyama Cemetery, in Tokyo.
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Ōishi Masami (大石 正巳; 26 May 1855 – 12 July 1935) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Azusa Ono (小野 梓, Ono Azusa; March 10, 1852 – January 11, 1886) was a Japanese intellectual, jurist and politician…
Azusa Ono (小野 梓, Ono Azusa; March 10, 1852 – January 11, 1886) was a Japanese intellectual, jurist and politician during the Meiji era. He was an advisor to Ōkuma Shigenobu and participated in debates on reforms and the drafting of a first constitution for Japan after the Meiji restoration of 1868 which saw the end of the shogun regime. A specialist in international law, Ono advocated the establishment of a parliamentary system based on respect for the rights of the people, inspired by the British model. He then played an important role in the founding of the Progressive Constitutional Party (Rikken Kaishintō) and the creation of Waseda University.
Baron Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助; February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese banker, businessman, investor, and…
Baron Iwasaki Yanosuke (岩崎 彌之助; February 8, 1851 – March 25, 1908) was a Japanese banker, businessman, investor, and politician. After his brother Yataro's death in 1885, he succeeded to the presidency of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates (zaibatsu). He served as the 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron in 1900, and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.
Kunisawa Shinkurō (国沢新九郎) (1848–1877) was a pioneer of Western-style painting in early Meiji Japan. Born to a retainer…
Kunisawa Shinkurō (国沢新九郎) (1848–1877) was a pioneer of Western-style painting in early Meiji Japan. Born to a retainer of the Tosa Domain, he studied in England under John Edgar Williams, before opening the Shōgidō (彰技堂) art school in 1874, upon his return to Japan. His students include Honda Kinkichirō (本多錦吉郎), Morizumi Isana (守住勇魚), Araki Kanpo (荒木寛畝) (1831~1915) and Asai Chū.
Takatoshi Iwamura (8 December 1845 – 4 January 1906) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Takatoshi Iwamura (8 December 1845 – 4 January 1906) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from May to July 1898. He was governor of Saga Prefecture (1874), Ehime Prefecture (1874–1880), Ishikawa Prefecture (1883–1890), Aichi Prefecture (1890–1892) and Fukuoka Prefecture (1895–1898).
Hayashi Yūzō (林 有造; 21 September 1842 – 29 December 1921) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire…
Hayashi Yūzō (林 有造; 21 September 1842 – 29 December 1921) was a politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Baron Iwamura Michitoshi (岩村 通俊; 8 July 1840 – 20 February 1915) was a Japanese statesman, active in Meiji period…
Baron Iwamura Michitoshi (岩村 通俊; 8 July 1840 – 20 February 1915) was a Japanese statesman, active in Meiji period Japan. He was the first Director of the Hokkaidō Agency from 26 January 1886 through 15 June 1888.
Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎; 13 April 1838 – 4 August 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu…
Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎; 13 April 1838 – 4 August 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period of Japanese history. He was a leader of Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, jiyū minken undō) which would evolve into a political party.
Kawada Koichirō (川田 小一郎; October 4, 1836 – November 7, 1896) was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 3rd…
Kawada Koichirō (川田 小一郎; October 4, 1836 – November 7, 1896) was a Japanese businessman, central banker and the 3rd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ). He was created a Baron; and he was a member of Japan's House of Peers.
Iwasaki Yatarō (岩崎 弥太郎; January 9, 1835 – February 7, 1885) was a Japanese industrialist and financier known as the…
Iwasaki Yatarō (岩崎 弥太郎; January 9, 1835 – February 7, 1885) was a Japanese industrialist and financier known as the founder of Mitsubishi, one of Japan's largest conglomerates.
Marquis Sasaki Takayuki (佐々木 高行; November 26, 1830 – March 3, 1910) was a bureaucrat, government minister and court…
Marquis Sasaki Takayuki (佐々木 高行; November 26, 1830 – March 3, 1910) was a bureaucrat, government minister and court official in late Meiji period Japan.
Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi; March 21, 1936 – December 13, 2010) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was…
Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi; March 21, 1936 – December 13, 2010) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. On December 13, 2010, Watabe was being treated for lung cancer until he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, Takeuchi Norio; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician belonging to the Constitutional…
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, Takeuchi Norio; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician belonging to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for Shikoku.
Michinori Yamashita (born 1953 in Japan) is a Japanese mathematician and professor at Rissho University. He studied at…
Michinori Yamashita (born 1953 in Japan) is a Japanese mathematician and professor at Rissho University. He studied at Sophia University under Yukiyoshi Kawada and Kiiti Morita.
Okanoue Kikue (岡上 菊栄)(Born 1867, died 1947) ran an orphanage in Kōchi, Japan It is said she was the niece of Sakamoto…
Okanoue Kikue (岡上 菊栄)(Born 1867, died 1947) ran an orphanage in Kōchi, Japan It is said she was the niece of Sakamoto Ryōma. Her mother is said to have been, Otome, (Sakamoto's older sister) and her father was Jyuan, a doctor. When Kikue was two years old, their families lost contact and so she didn't have much contact with Sakamoto. To this day their actual relationship remains controversial. When she was five, her father died and she was left to live at her uncle's house in Kagami Village. At the age of 14, she entered Kōchi's "Eiwa Women's School" run by Annie Dowd of Missouri, USA. After that she became a teacher and worked as an elementary school teacher for 21 years. After that, she became the head teacher of a Kōchi Hakuaien orphanage. She raised her own five children along with the orphans in the school. She devoted her whole life to this cause, but at the time, she wasn't well understood by society. She raised 356 children. The orphanage she ran stood at the site of the current Shin Hankyu Hotel in Honmachi, Kōchi City, but was destroyed during the Kōchi fire bombing of July 4, 1945.
Masayasu Yamasaki (山崎 正恭, Yamasaki Masayasu; born 5 March 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform…
Masayasu Yamasaki (山崎 正恭, Yamasaki Masayasu; born 5 March 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Centrist Reform Alliance, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, Hirosue Ryōko; born 18 July 1980) is a Japanese actress and singer, best known to international…
Ryōko Hirosue (広末 涼子, Hirosue Ryōko; born 18 July 1980) is a Japanese actress and singer, best known to international audiences for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced Wasabi (2001) and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film Departures (2008). She also starred in the 2008 comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.
Mika Iwakawa (岩川美花, Iwakawa Mika; born 26 July 1983) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the IBF atomweight title…
Mika Iwakawa (岩川美花, Iwakawa Mika; born 26 July 1983) is a Japanese professional boxer who held the IBF atomweight title from 2022 to 2024 and the WBO atomweight title from 2018 to 2022.
Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美, Koshikawa Sumi; born December 8, 1954), known professionally as Sumi Shimamoto (島本 須美, Shimamoto…
Sumi Koshikawa (越川 須美, Koshikawa Sumi; born December 8, 1954), known professionally as Sumi Shimamoto (島本 須美, Shimamoto Sumi), is a Japanese actress and narrator. She is best known for having voice acted in Hayao Miyazaki's feature films Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, The Castle of Cagliostro, My Neighbor Totoro, Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku, Fire Tripper and Princess Mononoke.
Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, Ono Daisuke; born May 4, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu…
Daisuke Ono (小野 大輔, Ono Daisuke; born May 4, 1978) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who won the 4th and 9th Seiyu Awards for best lead actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Shukuro Tsukishima in Bleach, as well as "Best Personalities" at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Other notable roles include Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Itsuki Koizumi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Seishū Handa in Barakamon, Silver the Hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog, Drole in The Seven Deadly Sins, Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!, Jyushimatsu in Osomatsu-san, Shintarō Midorima in Kuroko's Basketball, Subaru Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Hades Aidoneus in Kamigami no Asobi, Killer T Cell in Cells at Work! and Battler Ushiromiya in Umineko When They Cry and Nobuyuki Sanada in Samurai Warriors 4 and Warriors Orochi 4, Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail, and Wriothesley in Genshin Impact. Ono was also featured in The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match as Nameless and the announcer of the game. He hosts radio show Dear Girl: Stories along with voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya.
Yoshiko Shimauchi is a former Japanese international table tennis player.
Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親; 1539 – July 11, 1599) was a daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of…
Chōsokabe Motochika (長宗我部 元親; 1539 – July 11, 1599) was a daimyō in Japanese Sengoku-period. He was the 21st chief of the Chōsokabe clan of Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture), the ruler of Shikoku region.