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• Hokuten'yū Katsuhiko

  Hokuten'yū Katsuhiko (北天佑勝彦) (August 8, 1960 – June 23, 2006) was a sumo wrestler, from Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.

• Hiroshi Ōsaka

  Hiroshi Ōsaka (逢坂 浩司 Ōsaka Hiroshi, 20 June 1963 - 24 September 2007) was a Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator, born in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture.

• Munetaka Higuchi

  Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝 Higuchi Munetaka) (December 24, 1958 – November 30, 2008) was a Japanese musician and record producer, best known for being the original drummer of the heavy metal band, Loudness.

• Hitoshi Saito

  Hitoshi Saito (斉藤 仁 Saitō Hitoshi, January 2, 1961 – January 20, 2015) was a Japanese judoka who won two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic games.

• Ray Simpson (VC)

  Rayene Stewart "Ray" Simpson, VC, DCM (16 February 1926 – 18 October 1978) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.

• Tsuboi Kōzō

  Baron Tsuboi Kōzō (坪井 航三, 7 March 1843 – 1 February 1898) was an admiral of the early modern Imperial Japanese Navy, known primarily for his role in the First Sino-Japanese War.

• Sachiko Hidari

  Sachiko Hidari (左 幸子 Hidari Sachiko, 29 June 1930 – 7 November 2001) was a Japanese film actress.

• Yukio Endo

  Yukio Endo (遠藤 幸雄 Endō Yukio, January 18, 1937 – March 25, 2009) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.

• Ōe Taku

  Ōe Taku (大江 卓, November 2, 1847 – September 21, 1921) was a samurai, bureaucrat, politician, entrepreneur and social activist in the late Meiji and Taishō period Empire of Japan.

• Midori Miura

  Midori Miura (三浦 みどり Miura Midori, 1947 – 13 December 2012) (real name Midori Okui (奥井 みどり Okui Midori)) was a Japanese translator, best known for her translations of the works of modern Russian literature.

• Frank Nagai

  Frank Nagai (フランク 永井; March 18, 1932 – October 27, 2008) was a Japanese singer.

• Andy Hug

  Andreas "Andy" Hug (September 7, 1964 – August 24, 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division.

• Morihei Ueshiba

  (In this Japanese name, the family name is Ueshiba.) Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平 Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of Aikido.

• Juran Hisao

  Jūran Hisao (久生十蘭 Hisao Jūran, 6 April 1902 – 6 October 1957) was the pen-name of a Japanese author of popular fiction in Shōwa period Japan.

• Jirō Osaragi

  Jirō Osaragi (大佛 次郎 Osaragi Jirō, 4 October 1897 – 30 April 1973) was the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines.

• Hiroko Nagata

  Hiroko Nagata (永田 洋子 Nagata Hiroko, February 8, 1945 – February 5, 2011), sometimes mistakenly referred to as Yōko Nagata, was a Japanese leftist radical who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in Japan.

• Kiyoshi Jinzai

  Kiyoshi Jinzai (神西 清 Jinzai Kiyoshi, 15 November 1903 – 11 March 1957) was a Japanese novelist, Russian translator and literary critic active during the Shōwa period of Japan.

• Chiyonoyama Masanobu

  Chiyonoyama Masanobu (千代の山 雅信, June 2, 1926 – October 29, 1977) was a sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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  Kazue Takahashi

  Kazue Oizumi (大泉和枝 Ōizumi Kazue, March 20, 1929 – March 23, 1999), known by the stage name Kazue Takahashi (高橋和枝 Takahashi Kazue), was a Japanese voice actress.

• Hideo Kanze

  Hideo Kanze (観世 栄夫 Kanze Hideo, August 3, 1927 – June 8, 2007) was a Japanese actor and director, who specialized in the Noh form of musical drama.

• Shōzō Tanaka

  Shōzō Tanaka (田中 正造, 15 December 1841 – 4 September 1913) was a Japanese politician and social activist, and is considered to be Japan's "first conservationist.

• Kazumi Takahashi

  Kazumi Takahashi (高橋 和巳 Takahashi Kazumi, 31 August 1931—3 May 1971) was a Japanese novelist and scholar of Chinese literature in Shōwa period Japan.

• Noriko Tsukase

  Noriko Tsukase (つかせのりこ, December 23, 1945 – May 15, 1989) was a Japanese voice actress and chanson singer active during the 1970s and 1980s.

• Takanohana Kenshi

  Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 (born Hanada Mitsuru; February 19, 1950 – May 30, 2005) was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

• Mokutaro Kinoshita

  Mokutarō Kinoshita (木下 杢太郎 Kinoshita Mokutarō, August 1, 1885 – October 15, 1945) was the pen-name of a Japanese author, dramaturge, poet, art historian and literary critic, as well as a licensed doctor specializing in dermatology during Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan.

• Masao Takemoto

  Masao Takemoto (竹本正男 Takemoto Masao, September 29, 1919 – February 2, 2007) was a Japanese artistic gymnast who won two world titles and seven Olympic medals.

• Minako Honda

  Minako Honda (本田 美奈子 Honda Minako, born Minako Kudō (工藤 美奈子 Kudō Minako), July 31, 1967 – November 6, 2005) was a Japanese "idol" pop-star and musical singer.

• Masaji Kiyokawa

  Masaji Kiyokawa (清川 正二 Kiyokawa Masaji, February 11, 1913 – April 13, 1999) was a Japanese businessman, sports administrator and backstroke swimmer who won two medals at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics.

• Giant Baba

  Shohei Baba (馬場 正平 Baba Shōhei, January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999) was a Japanese professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), best known by his ring name Giant Baba (ジャイアント馬場 Jaianto Baba).

• Hirotaka Suzuoki

  Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝 Suzuoki Hirotaka, March 6, 1950 – August 6, 2006) was a Japanese voice actor and actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.

• Jun Takami

  Jun Takami (高見 順 Takami Jun, 30 January 1907 – 17 August 1965) was the pen-name of a Japanese novelist and poet active in Shōwa period Japan.

• Masanobu Deme

  Masanobu Deme (出目昌伸 Deme Masanobu, 2 October 1932 – 13 March 2016) was a Japanese film director.

• Shimizu Motoyoshi

  Shimizu Motoyoshi (清水基吉, August 31, 1918–March 30, 2008) was the pen name of a Japanese novelist and poet, active during the Shōwa and Heisei periods of Japan.

• Keiko Tsushima

  Keiko Tsushima (津島 恵子 Tsushima Keiko, 7 February 1926 – 1 August 2012) was a Japanese actress, whose real name was Naoko Mori (森 直子 Mori Naoko).

• Shinji Sōmai

  Shinji Sōmai (相米 慎二 Sōmai Shinji, 13 January 1948 – 9 September 2001) was a Japanese film director.

• Shigeo Ōdachi

  Shigeo Ōdachi (大達茂雄 Ōdachi Shigeo, 5 January 1892 – 25 September 1955) was a bureaucrat, politician and cabinet minister in both early Shōwa period Japan and in the post-war era.

• Domingo Siazon Jr.

  Domingo Lim Siazon Jr.

• Kyōka Izumi

  Kyōka Izumi (泉 鏡花 Izumi Kyōka, 4 November 1873 – 7 September 1939), real name Kyōtarō Izumi (泉 鏡太郎 Izumi Kyōtarō), is the pen name of a Japanese author of novels, short stories, and kabuki plays who was active during the prewar period.

• Chōshin Chibana

  Chōshin Chibana (知花 朝信 Chibana Chōshin, 5 June 1885 – 26 February 1969) was an Okinawan martial artist who developed Shorin-ryū karate based on what he had learned from Ankō Itosu.

• Seishi Yokomizo

  Seishi Yokomizo (横溝 正史 Yokomizo Seishi, 24 May 1902 - 28 December 1981) was a novelist in Shōwa period Japan.

• Joe Yamanaka

  Akira Yamanaka (山中 明 Yamanaka Akira, September 2, 1946 – August 7, 2011), better known as Joe Yamanaka (ジョー山中), was a Japanese singer and actor.

• Masafumi Ōura

  Masafumi Ōura (大浦正文 Ōura Masafumi, September 28, 1969 – December 20, 2013) was a Japanese volleyball player and coach.

• Yasuaki Taiho

  Yasuaki Taiho, also known by his Chinese name Chen Tai-feng, (15 November 1963 – 18 January 2015) was a Taiwanese professional baseball player in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers and Chunichi Dragons.

• Ryūichi Tamura

  Ryūichi Tamura (田村隆一 Tamura Ryūichi, 18 March 1923 – 26 August 1998) was a Japanese poet, essayist and translator of English language novels and poetry who was active during the Showa period of Japan.

• Kichirō Tazawa

  Kichirō Tazawa (田沢 吉郎 Tazawa Kichirō, 1918 – 12 December 2001) was a Japanese politician.

• Kazuo Dan

  Kazuo Dan (檀 一雄 Dan Kazuo, February 3, 1912 – 2 January 1976 (aged 63)) was a noted Japanese novelist and poet.

• Chieko Honda

  Chieko Honda (本多 知恵子 Honda Chieko, Thursday, March 28, 1963 – Monday, February 18, 2013) was a Japanese voice actress.

• Kaoru Kurimoto

  Kaoru Kurimoto (栗本 薫 Kurimoto Kaoru, February 13, 1953 – May 26, 2009) was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka (今岡 純代 Imaoka Sumiyo), a Japanese novelist.

• Nachi Nozawa

  Nachi Nozawa (野沢 那智 Nozawa Nachi, January 13, 1938 – October 30, 2010) was a Japanese voice actor, actor, and theatre director from Tokyo.

• Akihiko Hirata

  Akihiko Hirata (平田昭彦 Hirata Akihiko) (December 16, 1927 – July 25, 1984), born Akihiko Onoda (野田昭彦 Onoda Akihiko), was a Japanese film actor.

• Daishōhō Masami

  Daishōhō Masami (7 May 1967 – 4 December 1999) was a sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan.

• Makoto Oda

  Oda Makoto (小田 実 Oda Makoto, June 2, 1932 — July 30, 2007) was a Japanese novelist, peace activist, academic and Time Asian Hero.

• Gomi Kosuke

  Gomi Kōsuke (五味 康祐, 20 December 1921 – 1 April 1980) was the pen-name of Gomi Yasusuke, a Japanese novelist active during the Showa period of Japan.

• Kazuyuki Sogabe

  Kazuyuki Sogabe (曽我部 和恭 (formerly 曽我部 和行) Sogabe Kazuyuki, April 16, 1948 – September 17, 2006) was a Japanese voice actor, actor and musician from Chiba Prefecture.

• Chosuke Ikariya

  Chōsuke Ikariya (いかりや長介 Ikariya Chōsuke, November 1, 1931 – March 20, 2004) was a Japanese comedian and film actor, and leader of the comedy group The Drifters.

• Chiyoko Shimakura

  Chiyoko Shimakura (島倉 千代子 Shimakura Chiyoko) (30 March 1938 – 8 November 2013) was a female enka singer and TV presenter in Japan.

• Masataka Itsumi

  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.

• Keiji Nakazawa

  Keiji Nakazawa (中沢 啓治 Nakazawa Keiji, March 14, 1939 – December 19, 2012) was a Japanese manga artist and writer.

• Eri Kawai

  Eri Kawai (河井 英里 Kawai Eri, May 8, 1965 – August 4, 2008) was a female Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan.

• Ben Wada

  Ben Wada (和田 勉 Wada Ben), born Tsutomu Wada, (June 3, 1930 – January 14, 2011) was a producer for the Japanese TV channel NHK.

• Stephen Fumio Hamao

  Stephen Fumio Hamao (濱尾 文郎 Hamao Fumio) (9 March 1930 – 8 November 2007) was a Japanese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and was the President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants until it merged with other elements of the Roman Curia.

• Hideo Ogata

  Hideo Ogata (尾形英夫 Ogata Hideo, (ca.1934 - 25 January 2007)) is a producer and planner in Japan.

• Hideo Tanaka (director)

  Hideo Tanaka (田中秀夫 Tanaka Hideo, 24 November 1933 – 9 July 2011) was a Japanese filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter.

• Shiro Azuma

  Shiro Azuma (東 史郎 Azuma Shirō, April 27, 1912 — January 3, 2006) was a Japanese soldier who openly admitted his participation in Japanese war crimes against the Chinese during the Second World War.

• Tetsuya Chikushi

  Tetsuya Chikushi (Japanese: 筑紫 哲也 Chikushi Tetsuya, 23 June 1935 – 7 November 2008) was a Japanese journalist, TV presenter and news anchor.

• Kazuhisa Inao

  Kazuhisa Inao (稲尾 和久 Inao Kazuhisa, June 10, 1937 – November 13, 2007) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher.

• Naomi Kawashima

  Naomi Kawashima (川島 なお美 Kawashima Naomi, November 10, 1960 – September 24, 2015) was a Japanese actress, singer and radio entertainer.

• Junpei Takiguchi

  Kōhei Takiguchi (滝口 幸平 Takiguchi Kōhei, April 17, 1931 – August 29, 2011), better known by the stage name Junpei Takiguchi (滝口 順平 Takiguchi Junpei), was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.

• Tōru Mori

  Tōru Mori (森 徹 Mori Tōru, 3 November 1935 – 6 February 2014) was a Japanese professional baseball player.

• Shinichi Eto

  Shinichi Eto (江藤 愼一 Shinichi Eto, October 6, 1937 – February 28, 2008) was a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Nippon Professional Baseball.

• Kei Suma

  Kei Suma (Japanese: すまけい; 4 September 1935 – 7 December 2013) was a Japanese film and television actor, whose career spanned 25 years.

• Mas Oyama

  Masutatsu Oyama (大山 倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu, born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜); July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.

• Nakae Chōmin

  Nakae Chōmin (中江 兆民, December 8, 1847 – December 13, 1901) was the pen-name of a journalist, political theorist and statesman in Meiji period Japan.

• Fumiko Nakajō

  Fumiko Nakajo (中城ふみ子 Nakajō Fumiko, real name 野江富美子 Noe Fumiko, November 25, 1922 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō – August 3, 1954 in Sapporo) was a tanka poet.

• Jiro Nagasawa

  Jiro Nagasawa (長沢 二郎 Nagasawa Jirō) (February 2, 1932 – March 23, 2010) was a Japanese Olympic swimmer.

• Shizuko Kasagi

  Shizuko Kasagi (笠置 シヅ子 Kasagi Shizuko, 25 August 1914 – 30 March 1985) was a popular Japanese jazz singer and actress.

• Masumi Okada

  Masumi Okada (岡田眞澄 Okada Masumi, September 22, 1935 – May 29, 2006) was a professional actor, singer, stand-up comedian, and film producer.

• Miki Matsubara

  Miki Matsubara (松原 みき, Matsubara Miki) November 28, 1959 – October 7, 2004 was a Japanese singer, lyricist, and composer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Japan.

• Morihiro Higashikuni

  Morihiro Higashikuni (東久邇 盛厚 Higashikuni Morihiro), formerly Prince Morihiro (盛厚王 Morihiro Ō, 6 May 1917 – 1 February 1969) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a member of a cadet line of the Japanese imperial family and husband of the Emperor Hirohito's eldest daughter.

• Masahiro Yamada (screenwriter)

  Masahiro Yamada (山田 正弘 Yamada Masahiro, 26 February 1931 – 10 August 2005), real name Masahiro Umehara (梅原 正弘 Umehara Masahiro), was a Japanese screenwriter.

• Mari Yonehara

  Mari Yonehara (米原 万里 Yonehara Mari, 29 April 1950 – 25 May 2006) was a Japanese translator, essayist, non-fiction writer, novelist, and simultaneous interpreter between Russian and Japanese, best known in Japan for simultaneous interpretation in 1980s and 1990s and writing in 2000s.

• Tsuneko Nakazato

  Tsuneko Nakazato (中里 恒子 Nakazato Tsuneko, 23 December 1909 – 5 April 1987) was the pen-name of a novelist in Showa period Japan.

• Masahiro Kawasaki

  Masahiro Kawasaki (川崎 真弘 Kawasaki Masahiro, 15 September 1949 – 4 May 2006) was a Japanese musician and composer, born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.

• Satoru Kobayashi (director)

  Satoru Kobayashi (小林悟 Kobayashi Satoru) was a Japanese film director most famous for directing the first pink film, the type of softcore pornographic films that became the most prolific film genre in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s.

• Akemi Negishi

  Akemi Negishi (根岸明美 Negishi Akemi, b. 26 March 1934, Tokyo, Japan - died 11 March 2008, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) was a Japanese actress.

• Tatsuo Yoshida

  Tatsuo Yoshida (吉田 竜夫 Yoshida Tatsuo, March 6, 1932 – September 5, 1977) was a Japanese cartoonist, writer and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.

• Masa Nakayama

  Masa Nakayama (中山 マサ Nakayama Masa, January 19, 1891 – October 11, 1976) was a Japanese politician, who was the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of Japan when she became Minister of Health and Welfare in 1960.

• Hōjō Tokiyuki (Scouting)

  This article is on the Japanese Scouting figure.

• Shunsaku Kudō

  Commander Shunsaku Kudō (工藤 俊作 Kudō Shunsaku, January 7, 1901 – January 12, 1979) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

• Sanji Hase

  Hirō Hase (長谷 弘夫 Hase Hirō, born January 2, 1936 – March 8, 2002), better known by the stage name Sanji Hase (はせ さん治 Hase Sanji), was a Japanese voice actor and the father of Macross star Arihiro Hase.