Japanese
| Name | Category | Date of Birth | Date of Death |
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| Akihito |
Statesman |
December 23, 1933 |
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| Akio Morita |
Businessman |
January 26, 1921 |
October 3, 1999 |
| Akira Kurosawa |
Director |
March 23, 1910 |
September 6, 1998 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki |
Musician |
October 2, 1978 |
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| Chiaki Kuriyama |
Actress |
October 10, 1984 |
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| Daisaku Ikeda |
Writer |
January 2, 1928 |
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| Dogen |
Leader |
January 19, 1200 |
September 22, 1253 |
| Dogen Zenji |
Philosopher |
January 19, 1200 |
September 22, 1253 |
| Eisaku Sato |
Politician |
March 27, 1901 |
June 3, 1975 |
| Emperor Hirohito |
Royalty |
April 29, 1901 |
January 7, 1989 |
| Haruki Murakami |
Writer |
January 12, 1949 |
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| Hayao Miyazaki |
Director |
January 5, 1941 |
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| Hideki Tojo |
Soldier |
December 30, 1884 |
December 23, 1948 |
| Hideo Nomo |
Athlete |
August 31, 1968 |
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| Hidetoshi Nakata |
Athlete |
January 22, 1977 |
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| Hirohito |
Leader |
April 29, 1901 |
January 7, 1989 |
| Ichiro Suzuki |
Athlete |
October 22, 1973 |
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| Ieyasu Tokugawa |
Statesman |
January 31, 1543 |
June 1, 1616 |
| Ikkyu Sojun |
Poet |
1394 |
1481 |
| Ikue Mori |
Musician |
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| Isoroku Yamamoto |
Soldier |
April 4, 1884 |
April 18, 1943 |
| Issey Miyake |
Designer |
April 22, 1935 |
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| Joichi Ito |
Businessman |
June 19, 1966 |
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| Junichiro Koizumi |
Statesman |
January 8, 1942 |
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| Junichiro Tanizaki |
Author |
July 24, 1886 |
July 30, 1965 |
| Kanya Kusano |
Physicist |
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| Kazuo Ishiguro |
Author |
November 8, 1954 |
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| Kenichi Fukui |
Scientist |
October 4, 1918 |
January 9, 1998 |
| Kenji Miyazawa |
Poet |
August 27, 1896 |
September 21, 1933 |
| Kenzaburo Oe |
Writer |
January 31, 1935 |
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| Kenzo Tange |
Architect |
September 4, 1913 |
March 22, 2005 |
| Kiichi Miyazawa |
Politician |
October 8, 1919 |
June 28, 2007 |
| Koichi Tanaka |
Scientist |
August 3, 1959 |
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| Konosuke Matsushita |
Businessman |
November 27, 1894 |
November 27, 1989 |
| Lafcadio Hearn |
Author |
June 27, 1850 |
September 26, 1904 |
| Mako |
Actor |
December 10, 1933 |
July 21, 2006 |
| Masami Akita |
Musician |
1956 |
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| Masaru Ibuka |
Businessman |
April 11, 1908 |
December 19, 1997 |
| Matsuo Basho |
Poet |
1644 |
November 28, 1694 |
| Miyamoto Musashi |
Soldier |
1584 |
1645 |
| Morihei Ueshiba |
Athlete |
December 14, 1883 |
April 26, 1969 |
| Murasaki Shikibu |
Novelist |
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| Namie Amuro |
Musician |
September 20, 1977 |
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| Nobuo Uematsu |
Composer |
March 21, 1959 |
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| Pat Morita |
Actor |
June 28, 1932 |
November 24, 2005 |
| Princess Masako |
Royalty |
December 9, 1964 |
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| Ryunosuke Satoro |
Poet |
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| Sadaharu Oh |
Athlete |
May 20, 1940 |
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| Sen Rikyu |
Celebrity |
1522 |
1591 |
| Sessue Hayakawa |
Actor |
June 10, 1889 |
November 23, 1973 |
| Shigenori Maruyama |
Scientist |
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| Shigeru Miyamoto |
Designer |
November 16, 1952 |
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| Shigeru Yoshida |
Politician |
September 22, 1878 |
October 20, 1967 |
| Shintaro Ishihara |
Politician |
September 30, 1932 |
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| Shunryu Suzuki |
Leader |
May 18, 1904 |
December 4, 1971 |
| Shusaku Endo |
Author |
March 27, 1923 |
September 29, 1996 |
| Soichiro Honda |
Businesman |
November 17, 1906 |
August 5, 1991 |
| Stan Sakai |
Cartoonist |
May 25, 1953 |
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| Tadao Ando |
Architect |
September 13, 1941 |
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| Taisen Deshimaru |
Philosopher |
November 29, 1914 |
1982 |
| Takeru Kobayashi |
Celebrity |
March 15, 1978 |
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| Takeshi Kitano |
Actor |
January 18, 1947 |
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| Tojo Hideki |
Statesman |
December 30, 1884 |
December 23, 1948 |
| Toru Takemitsu |
Composer |
October 8, 1930 |
February 20, 1996 |
| Toshihiko Fukui |
Public Servant |
September 7, 1935 |
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| Utada Hikaru |
Musician |
January 19, 1983 |
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| Yasunari Kawabata |
Novelist |
June 14, 1899 |
April 16, 1972 |
| Yoshida Kenko |
Author |
1283 |
1350 |
| Yoshio Taniguchi |
Architect |
1937 |
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| Yukihiro Matsumoto |
Scientist |
April 14, 1965 |
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| Yukio Mishima |
Author |
January 14, 1925 |
November 25, 1970 |