Du Fu

Du Fu

male, deceased (770)
Tang Dynasty poet, Culture of China, Chinese poet, milton, western, shakespeare…CultureofJapan, Western culture
Du Fu (712 - 770) was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese...

Steven Heine

male
Florida International University, Journal of Asian Studies, Japanese culture, Buddhism in Japan, United States Department of Education, Japanese Buddhism…CultureofJapan, U.S. Department of Education, Japan Foundation, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
Steven Heine, Ph.D., is a Professor of Religion and History as well as Director of the Institute for Asian Studies at Florida International...
David E. Sanger

David E. Sanger

male, 49 years old
Harvard University alumni, nuclear proliferation, newspaper reporter, The Times, Japanese language, CultureofJapan…economy of Japan, Politics of Japan, culture
David E. Sanger — born on July 5, 1960 in White Plains, New York — is White House correspondent for "The New York Times". A 1982 graduate of Harv...
Karel van Wolferen

Karel van Wolferen

male
dutch, University of Amsterdam, Politics of Japan, Japanese language, Dutch language, CultureofJapan…The Enigma of Japanese Power, culture, economy of Japan
Karel van Wolferen (born 1941) is a Dutch journalist, writer and professor, who is particularly recognised for his knowledge of Japanese politics,...
Felix Tikotin

Felix Tikotin

male, deceased (1986)
origami, Ikebana, World War II, Dutch resistance, CultureofJapan, Japanese culture…Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, and art museum founder. Born in Germany, his family had returned with Napoleon from...
Tobias Bamberg

Tobias Bamberg

male, deceased (1963)
Holland, nom de guerre, magician, Entertainer, ice skating, magic…the united states of america, Culture of China, CultureofJapan
Tobias "Theo" Leendert Bamberg (1875 - 1963), was a professional magician. Born in Holland, Bamberg performed under the name "Okito" which was an...
Inoue Tetsujirō

Inoue Tetsujirō

male, deceased (1944)
philosopher, Japanese, CultureofJapan, Japanese culture, A Dictionary of Philosophy, Inoue Tetsujirō
was a Japanese philosopher who condemned Christianity as incompatible with Japanese culture and considered its followers "inherently disloyal" to...

Linda Yamamoto

female, 58 years old
American Japanese, singer, Nerai uchi, The Finger Five, Pink Lady, Fukuoka Prefecture…CultureofJapan
Linda Yamamoto is a Japanese pop star whose greatest hit was "Nerai uchi" ('狙いうち, meaning "Sharpshoot") in 1973. Yamamoto was born March 4, 1951 in...

Aiko Asano

female, 39 years old
child actor, singer, actor, manga, actress, Japanese…CultureofJapan, The Younger Sister of Summer
Aiko Asano is a Japanese actress and singer. In 1987, she played a female lead in the Japanese movie "Drifting Classroom", which was based on a...
Urmas Sisask

Urmas Sisask

male, 49 years old
Roman Catholic, planetal scale, notes, sacred music, musical mode, trajectories…CultureofJapan
Urmas Sisask (born September 9, 1960) is an Estonian composer. One of the major inspirations for his music is astronomy. Based on the trajectories...