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Author, "Kokoro" "I Am a Cat" "Botchan"
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1867
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Natsume Soseki
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Writer and pioneer of feminism in Japan
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1886
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Hiratsuka Raicho
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Director, "Ugetsu" "The Life of Oharu" "Sansho the Bailiff"
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1898
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Kenji Mizoguchi
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Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989, he was the head of state during Japan's imperial expansion and involvement in World War II
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1901
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Hirohito
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Director, "Tokyo Story" "An Autumn Afternoon" "Late Spring"
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1903
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Yasujiro Ozu
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Theoretical physicist and the first Japanese Nobel laureate
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1907
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Hideki Yukawa
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Director, "Seven Samurai" "Rashomon" "Ikiru"
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1910
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Akira Kurosawa
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Pioneer of Japanese rocketry, known as "Dr. Rocket"
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1912
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Hideo Itokawa
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British-American actress, "Gone with the Wind" "The Adventures of Robin Hood" "The Heiress"
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1916
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Olivia de Havilland
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British-American actress, "Rebecca" "Suspicion" "The Constant Nymph"
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1917
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Joan Fontaine
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Japanese-American physicist who received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics
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1921
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Yoichiro Nambu
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Writer, "The Woman in the Dunes"
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1924
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Kobo Abe
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Author and founder of the Tatenokai, a nationalist militia, "Confesions of a Mask" "The Temple of the Golden Pavillion"
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1925
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Yukio Mishima
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Artist, peace activist and wife of John Lennon from 1969 until his death in 1980
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1933
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Yoko Ono
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Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019
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1933
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Akihito
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Empress consort of Japan from 1989 to 2019
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1934
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Michiko
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Author of children's literature, "Kiki's Delivery Service"
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1935
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Eiko Kadono
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Prime Minister of Japan from 1993 to 1994
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1938
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Morihiro Hosokawa
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Norwegian actress and director known as the muse and frequent partner of Ingmar Bergman
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1938
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Liv Ullmann
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Director, animator, manga artist and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, "My Neighbor Totoro" "Spirited Away" "Princess Mononoke" "Howl's Moving Castle"
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1941
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Hayao Miyazaki
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First Japanese astronaut to fly in space and first journalist to report from outer space
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1942
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Toyohiro Akiyama
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Lead architect of the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES
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1943
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Masayuki Uemura
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Prime Minister of Japan from 2009 to 2010
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1947
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Yukio Hatoyama
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Host of "Takeshi's Castle" and director of films like "Hana-bi" or "Outrage Coda"
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1947
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Takeshi Kitano
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Former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, "The Father of the PlayStation"
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1950
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Ken Kutaragi
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Composer of scores of films and games, "The Last Emperor" "The Revenant" "Babel"
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1952
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
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Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020, he was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history. During a campaign speech in 2022 he was assassinated
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1954
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Shinzo Abe
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Prime Minister of Japan since 2021
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1957
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Fumio Kishida
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Emperor of Japan since 2019
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1960
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Naruhito
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Manga artist who is best known as the author of "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
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1961
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Kazuki Takahashi
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Contemporary artist, his work "My Lonesome Cowboy" sold for $15,2 million in 2008
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1962
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Takashi Murakami
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Director, "Shoplifters" "Like Father, Like Son" "Broker"
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1962
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Hirokazu Kore-eda
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Empress consort of Japan since 2019
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1963
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Masako
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Brother of the current Emperor and Crown Prince of Japan
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1965
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Fumihito
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Director and animator, "Tales from Earthsea" "From Up on Poppy Hill" "Earwig and The Witch"
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1967
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Goro Miyazaki
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Sister of the current Emperor of Japan, she gave up her imperial title as a result of her marriage in 2005
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1969
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Sayako Kuroda
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Author, "All You Need Is Kill" "Modern Magic Made Simple"
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1970
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Hiroshi Sakurazaka
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Racing driver, two time winner of the Indy 500 and first Asian driver to win this event
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1977
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Takuma Sato
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Former figure skater, 2006 Olympic champion and 2004 World champion
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1981
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Shizuka Arakawa
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Former member of the Japanese imperial family and eldest child of the Crown Prince, as result of her marriage to a commoner, she gave up her imperial title
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1991
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Mako Komuro
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Footballer who plays for Vissel Kobe and the Japanese national team (former Newcastle and Mainz player)
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1992
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Yoshinori Muto
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Skateboarder and first person ever to win a gold medal in skateboarding at the Olympics
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1999
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Yuto Horigome
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Princess and only child of the Emperor and the Empress
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2001
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Aiko
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