Yoshiko Shiotani

Yoshiko Shiotani

female
Yoshiko Shiotani is the governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan. She is Kumamato's first female governor and the second in Japanese history.
Masazumi Harada

Masazumi Harada

male, 75 years old
is a Japanese doctor and medical researcher. His most famous work has been into the effects of Minamata disease, a type of severe mercury poisoning...
Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

male, 55 years old
real name:, is an actor and veteran seiyū, or voice actor, born on February 4, 1954 in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He has also worked as a...
Hajime Hosokawa

Hajime Hosokawa

male, deceased (1970)
"'"' was director of the company hospital attached to the Chisso corporation's chemical factory in Minamata, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. He was the...
Yamato Takeru

Yamato Takeru

male
Prince Yamatotakeru, originally Prince Ousu [*] was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Keikō of Yamato, a legendary monarch w...
Kazuaki Kiriya

Kazuaki Kiriya

male, 41 years old
born April 20, 1968 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, is a photographer and director of films and music videos. His real name is. He wrote, directed,...
Kitasato Shibasaburo

Kitasato Shibasaburo

male, deceased (1931)
was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894,...
Kori Hisataka

Kori Hisataka

male, deceased (1988)
Masayoshi Kori Hisataka (Seiki Kudaka in Okinawan, b. April 22, 1907) was the founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate. Born in Shuri (Naha City in...
Nobuhiko Matsunaka

Nobuhiko Matsunaka

male, 35 years old
Nobuhiko Matsunaka was born on December 26, 1973 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan. He is a professional baseball player and plays first base for the...
Chizuko Mifune

Chizuko Mifune

female, deceased (1911)
Chizuko Mifune was a renowned female clairvoyant during the late Meiji period in Japan. Born in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Chizuko was briefly...