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• Abe, Shigetaka   b. 1890  d. 1939
  Educator, Author. A native of Niigata, he began teaching at the University of Tokyo in 1934, at which time he introduced American educational methods to Japan. In his 1937 work "Kyoiku kaikaku-ron(Educational Reform)," he extended a proposal of his educational reforms to the Japanese educational system. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 16-1-17-13
   
• Aikawa, Yoshisuke    b. November 6, 1880  d. February 13, 1967
  Businessman. He founded what would become the Nissan Corporation. A native of Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial Industrial University. After his graduation he joined the Shibaura Engineering Works as a probationary worker. He went to the United States to learn technologies for casting, because he found casting methods in Japan to be inadequate and knew that the casting process was essential to mechanical industries. In 1910, he established the Tobata Casting Company...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
   
• Akao, Yoshio   b. 1907  d. 1985
  Publisher, Broadcaster. He was the founder of Oubunsha, a cultural enterprise that served as a publisher for high school students. Before World War II, he wrote and published a famous English glossary for preparatory school students called "Akao No Mametan." He and his family became very wealthy from this endeavor and then began publishing various types of reference material for university entrance examinations. After World War II, he established a private radio station, "Bunka Housou." Its...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 9-1-7
   
• Akatsuka, Jitoku   b. 1871  d. 1936
  Artist. Also known as "Heizaemon Akatsuka, he is famous for his works in gold lacquer, using the "maki-e" technique, as well for some of his oil paintings. A member of the "Teikoku Geijutsu-in (Imperial Art Academy), many of his creations are on display in museums in metropolitan Tokyo and other areas of Japan. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 11-1-25-28
   
• Anami, Korechika    b. 1887  d. 1945
  Statesman and Army General. He was named Minister of War in April 1945 in Kantaro Suzuki's cabinet. He supported continued all-out war against the United States in a cabinet meeting held August 14, 1945, held to discuss the terms of the Potsdam Treaty declaration. After Emperor Hirohito decided to surrender, Anami committed suicide the following night, thereby thwarting an attempted coup d'etat fomented by a cadre of young officers counting on his support. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 13-1-25-5
   
• Araki, Sadao    b. May 26, 1877  d. November 2, 1966
  Ultranationalist Politician and Army General. After serving in the Russo-Japanese War, he completed the Army College and subsequently became a military attache in St. Petersburg. In 1930, he created a fascist organization, the "Kodogikai," and with the help of young officers launched a plot to become prime minister. Although unsuccessful this regard, he was named Minister of the Armed Forces. He was forced to retire after the failure of the February 26, 1936 "Niniroku Jiken" military coup d'...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 8-1-17
   
• Arishima, Takeo    b. 1878  d. 1923
  Author. Novelist and essayist. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 10-1-3-10
   
• Arita, Hachiro    b. 1884  d. 1965
  Politician. Served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 9-1-1-2
   
• Asanuma, Inejiro    b. December 27, 1898  d. October 12, 1960
  Japanese Political Leader. At the height of his career, he was Chairman of Japan's Socialist Party and a strong critic of the Liberal Democratic Party and the security pact between Japan and the United States. During a speech in Beijing the previous year, he suggested that the United States was a common enemy of the Sino-Japanese people. Minutes into a speech during a televised political debate at Tokyo's Hibiya Hall, he was attacked at the podium by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17 year old right-wing...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 18-1-3-12
   
• Asou, Hisashi    b. 1891  d. 1940
  Politician. A socialist, he was a native of Oita who later became a leader of the movement that triggered strife between miners in Ashio and their management. These events of 1906-07 were known as the "Ashio Dozan Sogi." He later established a number of political parties for peasants and workers. After his election to the Diet in 1936, he changed his political interests and allied himself with the militarist parties and was an important supporter of prime minister Fuminaro Konoe. He became the...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 9-1-13
   
• Azuma, Ryuutarou   b. 1893  d. 1983
  Politician and physician. Originally from Osaka, Azuma later studied in London. After returning to Japan, he specialized in sports physiology and became a professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo. He became president of a number of sports organizations and later became president of Ibaraki University. He served on the 1950 and 1964 Olympic committees, and served as Tokyo's governor from 1959 to 1967. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 16-1-13-17
   
• Den, Kenjiro    b. 1855  d. 1930
  Bureaucrat and statesman.At the height of his career, Den served as Japan's Minister of Communications. His diary which has an entry discussing the 1918 riots caused by a sudden rise in the price of rice, is kept in the national government library's holdings.
  (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 2-1-6-6
   
• Ebina, Danjyo 'Danjo'   b. 1856  d. 1937
  Christian leader and educator. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 12-1-7-18
   
• Edogawa, Rampo    b. October 21, 1894  d. July 28, 1965
  Detective novelist and the first modern mystery writer in Japan. His real name was Taro Hirai. He was born in Nabari, Mie, Japan, and is considered "The Father of Japanese Detective Stories." Edogawa chose his pen name for an interesting reason. In the Japanese system of family name first, he is "Edogawa Rampo." He modeled himself after Edgar Allen Poe, whom many consider the inventor of detective stories. When "Edogawa Rampo" is pronounced quickly, it sounds like "Edgar Allen Poe." (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 26-1-17-6
   
• Fujita, Toyohachi   b. 1869  d. 1929
  Oriental history scholar. Fujita served as a liaison between Japanese and Chinese students and authors. The Toyohachi Fujita collection of Japanese and Chinese books are a property of Tokyo's Bunkyo Library. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 3-1-34-2
   
• Fujiyama, Raita    b. 1863  d. 1938
  Entrepeneur and business leader. He founded the "Fujiyama" business enterprises. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 11-1-2-2
   
• Fukuzawa, Tousuke   b. 1868  d. 1938
  Business magnate. Founded the Daido Electric Power Company. To some, he was known as "The King of Electric Power." (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 9-1-7-1
   
• Funahashi, Seiichi    b. 1904  d. 1976
  novelist and playwright. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 3-2-6-3
   
• Gorham, William    b. January 4, 1888  d. October 24, 1949
  Mechanical engineer. Among the items he designed were engines, airplanes, automobiles, telephone exchange equipment and high-speed turret lathes. Born near San Francisco, he traveled to Japan in 1918. He sought to use his skills to establish an aircraft company in Japan in order to develop an airmail system. He brought two single-engine biplanes that he sold to the Japanese army. He later served as a consultant to Canon, Ltd., helping to establish more efficient production systems. He also...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 24-1-11
   
• Hamaguchi, Kuranosuke   b. 1917  d. 1990
  Music composer. Hamaguchi specialized in jazz. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
  Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
  Plot: 3-1-5-10
   

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