LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/

Population:
12,527,115 (2003)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Gakushuin University	1950
Seikei University	1947
University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo	1916
Waseda University	1882
Meiji University	1881
Hosei University	1880
University of Tokyo	1877
Rikkyo University	1874
Keio University	1858

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Square Enix	2003
Mizuho Financial Group	2003
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	2002
Millea Holdings	2002
Willcom	1994
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	1985
Shinsei Bank	1952
Japan Tobacco	1949
Honda	1948
Fujitsu	1935
Canon	1933
Nissan Motors	1932
7-Eleven	1927
Shin-Etsu Chemical	1926
Nomura	1925
Komatsu	1917
Nikon	1917
Hitachi	1910
Mitsubishi	1893

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Emperor Akihito	Royalty	23-Dec-1933		Emperor of Japan
Prince Akishino	Royalty	30-Nov-1965		Second son of Emperor Akihito
Masami Akita	Musician	1956		Merzbow, Destroyer of Worlds
Nobuyoshi Araki	Photographer	25-May-1940		Tokyo Lucky Hole
Samaire Armstrong	Actor	31-Oct-1980		The O.C. and Entourage
Dennis Felton	Basketball	21-Jun-1963		UGA Head Coach
Joan Fontaine	Actor	22-Oct-1917		Hitchcock's Suspicion
Ryutaro Hashimoto	Head of State	29-Jul-1937	1-Jul-2006	Prime Minister of Japan, 1996-98
Miho Hatori	Musician	1970		Vocalist, Cibo Matto
Olivia de Havilland	Actor	1-Jul-1916		Gone With the Wind
Emperor Hirohito	Royalty	29-Apr-1901	7-Jan-1989	Emperor of Japan 1926-89
Hiroshige	Artist	1797	12-Oct-1858	Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Prince Hitachi	Royalty	28-Nov-1935		Brother of Emperor Akihito
Hokusai	Artist	Oct-1760	10-May-1849	Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
William H. Itoh	Diplomat	30-May-1943		US Ambassador to Thailand, 1996-99
Chen Kenichi	Chef	1956		Iron Chef Chinese
Takeshi Kitano	Film Director	18-Jan-1947		Zatoichi
DJ Krush	Musician	1962		Japanese turntablist
Akira Kurosawa	Film Director	23-Mar-1910	6-Sep-1998	Yojimbo
Ken Kutaragi	Inventor	8-Aug-1950		Father of the PlayStation
William McDonough	Architect	1951		Environmentalist Architect
Empress Michiko	Royalty	20-Oct-1934		Empress of Japan
Prince Mikasa	Royalty	15-Dec-1915		Son of Emperor Taisho
Yukio Mishima	Author	14-Jan-1925	25-Nov-1970	The Sea of Fertility
Kenji Mizoguchi	Film Director	16-May-1898	24-Aug-1956	The Life of Oharu
Ikue Mori	Musician	1953		Electronic music and drum machine innovator
Tatsuya Nakadai	Actor	13-Dec-1932		The Sword of Doom
Prince Naruhito	Royalty	23-Feb-1960		Crown Prince of Japan
Sadaharu Oh	Baseball	20-May-1940		Japan's all-time Home Run King
Masi Oka	Actor	27-Dec-1974		Hiro Nakamura on Heroes
Yoko Ono	Artist	18-Feb-1933		Impenetrable musician, wife of John Lennon
Edwin O. Reischauer	Diplomat	15-Oct-1910	1-Sep-1990	US Ambassador to Japan, 1961-66
Franklin J. Schaffner	Film Director	30-May-1920	2-Jul-1989	Patton and Planet of the Apes
Hideki Shirakawa	Chemist	20-Aug-1936		Metallic polymers
Suzi Suzuki	Pornstar	3-May-1972		Suzi Bung Holee-O
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Actor	27-Sep-1950		Mortal Kombat
Toru Takemitsu	Composer	8-Oct-1930	20-Feb-1996	A Way A Lone
Hideki Tojo	Head of State	30-Dec-1884	23-Dec-1948	Prime Minister of Japan 1941-44
Liv Ullmann	Actor	16-Dec-1938		The Passion of Anna
Linda E. Watt	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Panama, 2002-05
Shigeru Yoshida	Head of State	22-Sep-1878	20-Oct-1967	Prime Minister of Japan, 1948-54
Hideki Yukawa	Physicist	23-Jan-1907	8-Sep-1981	Predicted existence of mesons

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Louis Calhern	Actor	19-Feb-1895	12-May-1956	Duck Soup
Bernard Edwards	Musician	31-Oct-1952	18-Apr-1996	Founding member of Chic
Ryutaro Hashimoto	Head of State	29-Jul-1937	1-Jul-2006	Prime Minister of Japan, 1996-98
Sessue Hayakawa	Actor	10-Jun-1889	23-Nov-1973	The Bridge on the River Kwai
Hiroshige	Artist	1797	12-Oct-1858	Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Hokusai	Artist	Oct-1760	10-May-1849	Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Taisuke Itagaki	Politician	17-Apr-1837	11-Jul-1919	Founder of Japan's Liberal party
Akira Kurosawa	Film Director	23-Mar-1910	6-Sep-1998	Yojimbo
Toshirô Mifune	Actor	1-Apr-1920	24-Dec-1997	Yojimbo
Yukio Mishima	Author	14-Jan-1925	25-Nov-1970	The Sea of Fertility
Kiichi Miyazawa	Head of State	8-Oct-1919	28-Jun-2007	Prime Minister of Japan, 1991-93
Akio Morita	Business	26-Jan-1921	3-Oct-1999	Co-Founder of Sony
Keizo Obuchi	Head of State	25-Jun-1937	14-May-2000	Prime Minister of Japan, 1998-2000
Hamaguchi Osachi	Head of State	1-Apr-1870	26-Aug-1931	Prime Minister of Japan, 1929-31
Eisaku Sato	Politician	27-Mar-1901	3-Jun-1975	Japanese Prime Minister 1964-72
Takashi Shimura	Actor	12-Mar-1905	11-Feb-1982	The Seven Samurai
Toru Takemitsu	Composer	8-Oct-1930	20-Feb-1996	A Way A Lone
Kenzo Tange	Architect	4-Sep-1913	22-Mar-2005	Designed Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima
Hideki Tojo	Head of State	30-Dec-1884	23-Dec-1948	Prime Minister of Japan 1941-44
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga	Physicist	31-Mar-1906	8-Jul-1979	Quantum electrodynamics
Utamaro	Artist	1753	31-Oct-1806	Japanese printmaker

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