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

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra	1965
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra	1962
NHK Symphony Orchestra	1926

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Mizuho Financial Group	2003
Square Enix	2003
Millea Holdings	2002
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	2002
Willcom	1994
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	1985
Shinsei Bank	1952
Japan Tobacco	1949
Honda	1948
Casio	1946
Sega	1940
Ricoh	1936
Fujitsu	1935
Canon	1933
Nissan Motors	1932
Bridgestone	1931
7-Eleven	1927
Shin-Etsu Chemical	1926
Nomura	1925
Nikon	1917
Komatsu	1917
Hitachi	1910
NEC	1899
Mitsubishi	1870

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	19-Dec-1956		Merzbow, Destroyer of Worlds
Rocky Aoki	Business	9-Oct-1938	10-Jul-2008	Benihana founder
Nobuyoshi Araki	Photographer	25-May-1940		Tokyo Lucky Hole
Samaire Armstrong	Actor	31-Oct-1980		The O.C. and Entourage
Olivia de Havilland	Actor	1-Jul-1916		Gone With the Wind
Dennis Felton	Basketball	21-Jun-1963		UGA Head Coach
Joan Fontaine	Actor	22-Oct-1917	15-Dec-2013	Suspicion
Ryutaro Hashimoto	Head of State	29-Jul-1937	1-Jul-2006	Prime Minister of Japan, 1996-98
Tsutomu Hata	Head of State	24-Aug-1935		Prime Minister of Japan, 1994
Miho Hatori	Musician	1970		Vocalist, Cibo Matto
Yukio Hatoyama	Politician	11-Feb-1947		Prime Minister of Japan, 2009-10
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
Akira Iriye	Historian	20-Oct-1934		Across the Pacific
William H. Itoh	Diplomat	30-May-1943		US Ambassador to Thailand, 1996-99
Toru Iwatani	Computer Programmer	25-Jan-1955		Created Pacman
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	20-Feb-1951		Environmentalist Architect
Empress Michiko	Royalty	20-Oct-1934		Empress of Japan
Prince Mikasa	Royalty	15-Dec-1915	27-Oct-2016	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	17-Dec-1953		Electronic music and drum machine innovator
Tatsuya Nakadai	Actor	13-Dec-1932		The Sword of Doom
Yoichiro Nambu	Physicist	18-Jan-1921	5-Jul-2015	Spontaneous broken symmetry
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
Arne M. Sorenson	Business	c. 1959		President and COO of Marriott
Genki Sudo	Martial Arts	8-Mar-1978		Neo-Samurai, World Order
Seijun Suzuki	Film Director	24-May-1923	13-Feb-2017	Branded to Kill
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
Yoko Tawada	Author	23-Mar-1960		Memoirs of a Polar Bear
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
Helen Waddell	Author	31-May-1889	5-Mar-1965	The Wandering Scholars
Linda E. Watt	Diplomat	c. 1951		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
Hildegard Behrens	Singer	9-Feb-1937	18-Aug-2009	Operatic soprano
Louis Calhern	Actor	19-Feb-1895	12-May-1956	Duck Soup
Donald "Duck" Dunn	Bassist	24-Nov-1941	13-May-2012	Booker T & the M.G.'s
Bernard Edwards	Musician	31-Oct-1952	18-Apr-1996	Founding member of Chic
Jun Fukuda	Film Director	17-Feb-1923	3-Dec-2000	Godzilla movies
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
Ishirô Honda	Film Director	7-May-1911	28-Feb-1993	Godzilla
Soichiro Honda	Business	17-Nov-1906	5-Aug-1991	Founder of Honda Motor Company
Taisuke Itagaki	Politician	17-Apr-1837	11-Jul-1919	Founder of Japan's Liberal party
Juzo Itami	Film Director	15-May-1933	20-Dec-1997	Tampopo
Tadao Kashio	Business	1917	4-Mar-1993	President of Casio, 1960-84
Akira Kurosawa	Film Director	23-Mar-1910	6-Sep-1998	Yojimbo
Emperor Meiji	Royalty	3-Nov-1852	30-Jul-1912	Emperor of Japan, 1867-1912
Toshirô Mifune	Actor	1-Apr-1920	24-Dec-1997	Yojimbo
Prince Mikasa	Royalty	15-Dec-1915	27-Oct-2016	Son of Emperor Taisho
Rentaro Mikuni	Actor	20-Jan-1923	14-Apr-2013	Kwaidan
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
Richard Sorge	Spy	4-Oct-1895	7-Nov-1944	Warned Stalin of Operation Barbarossa
Seijun Suzuki	Film Director	24-May-1923	13-Feb-2017	Branded to Kill
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
Kiichiro Toyoda	Business	11-Jun-1894	27-Mar-1952	Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation
Sakichi Toyoda	Inventor	14-Feb-1867	30-Oct-1930	Founder of Toyota Industries Corp.
Utamaro	Artist	1753	31-Oct-1806	Japanese printmaker
Isuzu Yamada	Actor	5-Feb-1917	9-Jul-2012	Yojimbo
Iwasaki Yataro	Business	9-Jan-1835	7-Feb-1885	Founder of the Mitsubishi companies

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