List of Waseda University people
This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and students, from Waseda University . Those individuals who qualify for multiple categories have been placed under the section for which they are best known.
Prime ministers
Politics
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Diplomats
Business leaders
Academics
Kohki Abe – human rights activist and Dean of Kanagawa University School of LawKoji Aikyo – law professor at Nagoya University
Hitoshi Arai – mathematician , professor at University of Tokyo
Kanichi Asakawa – historian, professor at Yale University Shin Chiba – professor of political science at International Christian University
Kunio Doi – professor of radiology at the University of Chicago [1]
Hidenori Fujita – educational sociologist, former professor at University of Tokyo, currently professor at International Christian University
Toshio Fukuda – scholar of robotics , professor at Nagoya University
Kunio Anzai Tatsuo Taniguchi Kazuhito Koizumi – medical doctorHideo Furuido – scholar of theatre arts, professor at University of Tokyo
Tatsuro Hanada – sociologist of media, professor at University of Tokyo , currently professor at Waseda
Kazuomi Hirakawa – geographer , professor at Hokkaido University
Takebumi Itagaki – professor of Computer Architecture at Brunel University
Takehiko Kamo (1942–1996) – professor of political science at Waseda University and University of Tokyo
Kang Sang-jung – scholar of history of political thought , professor at University of Tokyo Heita Kawakatsu – scholar of economic history , professor at International Research Center for Japanese Studies , president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture
Toshihide Kobayashi – Chief Scientist at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute [2]
Hideo Kuroda – historian, professor emeritus at University of Tokyo
Tien-Min Li – Chinese political historianIchiro Masaki – director of the Intelligent Transportation Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [3]
Masako Mitamura – scholar of Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji
Tsunetsugu Muraoka (1884–1946) – scholar of history of Japanese philosophy, professor at Tohoku University
Masahiro Nei – professor of history of economic thought at Kyoto University
Yoshio Nishi – professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University , the 2002 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal recipient [4]
Toyohiro Nishimoto – archaeologist , professor at National Museum of Japanese History
Ikujiro Nonaka – scholar of management, Knowledge Management theorist, co-author of The Knowledge-Creating Company , visiting professor at University of California, Berkeley Katsuyuki Shibayama – Financial Economics Scholar and Academic at the University of Kent [ 3]
Tetsuo Owada – historian, professor at Shizuoka University
Shojiro Sakaguchi – law scholar, professor at Hitotsubashi University
Minoru Sekishita – professor of economics at Ritsumeikan University
Ryūsaku Tsunoda (1877–1964) – lecturer of Japanese studies at Columbia University Ginzo Uchida (1872–1919) – scholar of economic history, professor at Kyoto University
Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid – leading Malaysian academicianMasayoshi Watanabe – professor at Yokohama National University Saburo Yamada (1869–1965) – scholar of private international law , professor at University of Tokyo
Tokuo Yamamoto – professor of applied marine physics at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami ; recipient of the 2008 Alan Berman Research Publication Award [5]
Djakiah Bawie (1922–1988) – Head scientist and Nuclear Physicist of Indonesia's National Nuclear Agency; former Docent of Physics at University of Indonesia
Sakuji Yoshimura – Egyptologist, president of Cyber University
Authors
Journalists
Saeko – actress, modelKohei Ando – Video artist and experimental filmmakerSharon Au – Singaporean actress, comedian and television presenterRokusuke Ei – composerNaohito Fujiki – actorYasuharu Hasebe – film directorMitsuhiro Hidaka – singerRyōko Hirosue * – actress[ 5] Toshiharu Ikeda – film directorShohei Imamura – film director, winner of two Palme d'Or awards at the Cannes Film Festival LaSalle Ishii * – comedianAkio Jissoji – film directorJyongri – singerHitomi Kamanaka – film directorSeiji Kameda – composer, producerMorio Kazama – actorKinya Kitaoji – actorHifumi Kato – Shogi playerDemon Kogure – singer, sumo commentatorYoshio Kojima – comedianShōji Kōkami – playwright, director, filmmakerTetsuya Komuro * – musicianHirokazu Koreeda – film directorTatsumi Kumashiro – film directorMatsumoto Kōshirō IX – kabuki actorKeisuke Minami – stage actor, modelTetsuya Murakami – musician, member of The Gospellers
Shigeru Muroi * – actressKie Nakai – actressYuichi Nakamaru – actor, singer (member of KAT-TUN ), distantly attendingKichitaro Negishi – film directorKazumasa Oda – musician, former member of Off Course
Kohei Oguri – film directorKyosen Ōhashi – TV host and writerEiichi Otaki – musicianMasato Sakai * – actorYuji Sakai – musician, member of The Gospellers
Bunta Sugawara – actorSunplaza Nakano* – musician
Tamori * – comedian and television presenterYuya Tegoshi – actor, singer (member of NEWS), distantly attendingShinya Ueda – comedian, member of Cream Stew
Ken Utsui – actorYutaka Yasuoka – musician, member of The Gospellers
Sayuri Yoshinaga – actressKota Yabu – actor, singer (member of Hey! Say! JUMP )Yoko Kanno – composerHiromu Komagome – singer, composer (member of Root Five)
Nao Tōyama – voice actress, singerSaori Hayami – voice actress, singerAoi Yūki – voice actress, singerYuuki Ono – voice actor, singerKouki Uchiyama – actor, voice actorSōma Saitō – voice actor, singerShimizu Kunio – playwrightIchirō Ōkouchi – screenwriter, novelist, winner of two best screenplay awards at the Tokyo Anime Award festival.Yamada Tamaru — singer/songwriterEdmund Yeo – Malaysian film directorJerome Polin - YouTubers
Scientists
Sports
Baseball
Martial arts
Rugby
Swimming
Volleyball
Miscellaneous
Other
Notable current students
Sports
Notable faculty members
Yaichi Aizu Tameyuki Amano , economics scholar and educatorKohei Ando , Professor Emeritus of CinemaYasunobu Fujiwara , scholar of political science Lafcadio Hearn , novelist, literary scholar, professor of English literature Smimasa Idditti (Sumimasa Idichi ) , professor of EnglishKenji Imai Tokio Kimura , historianKunitake Kume , historianTachu Naito , architectNaoyoshi Nakamura , historianHaruo Nishihara , law professor, former presidentTakayasu Okushima Hajime Ōnishi, philosopher
Ikuo Ōyama Yaso Saijo , poetMasasada Shiozawa , scholar of economics, former presidentSanae Takata, scholar of political science, former president
Ōdō Tanaka, philosopher
Shoyo Tsubouchi , playwright, critic, translator , educator, professor of English literature, and namesake of Tsubouchi Memorial Theater MuseumSokichi Tsuda , historian, recipient of the Order of Culture Kazutami Ukita, scholar of political science
Shujiro Urata, economist
Yoshio Yamanouchi, translator, scholar of French literature
Akira Yonekura, law professor
Takamasa Yoshizaka
de facto presidents (1907–1923), and presidents
Principals
De facto presidents (1907–1923)Sanae Takata, 1907–1915
Tameyuki Amano, 1915–1917
Yoshiro Hiranuma, 1918–1921
Masasada Shiozawa, 1921–1923
Presidents
Shigenobu Ōkuma,[ 7]
Masasada Shiozawa, 1923
Sanae Takata, 1923–1931
Hozumi Tanaka (public finance scholar, Doctor of Laws, 1876—1944), 1931–1944
Tomio Nakano, 1944–1946
Koichi Shimada, 1946–1954
Nobumoto Ōhama , 1954–1966Kenichi Abe, 1966–1968
Tsunesaburo Tokikoyama, 1968–1970
Sukenaga Murai, 1970–1978
Tsukasa Shimizu, 1978–1982
Haruo Nishihara, 1982–1990
Chūmaru Koyama, 1990–1994
Takayasu Okushima, 1994–2002
Katsuhiko Shirai, 2002–2010
Kaoru Kamata, 2010–Present
Trustees
Ryuhoku Narushima , poet, journalist, and one of the first trustees of WasedaAzusa Ono (1852–1886), law scholar and one of the first trustees of Waseda
Benefactors
Waseda University has had numerous benefactors, including:
Eiichi Shibusawa ,[ 8] Ichizaemon Morimura,[ 9]
Koichiro Kagami,[ 10]
Kenkichi Kodera,[ 11] Library
Kisaku Maekawa,[ 12]
Masaru Ibuka , after whom Masaru Ibuka Auditorium (Hall)[ 13] Robert J. Shillman, founder & CEO of Cognex Corporation , namesake of Robert Shillman Hall
References
^ Nakamura, Yuji; Furukawa, Yuki (26 April 2018). "Nintendo Puts Switch Into Hands of Famicom-Generation President" . Bloomberg.com . Retrieved 26 April 2018 . ^ "株式会社タミヤ・会社概要" . Tamiya.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-05 .^ "Dr Katsuyuki Shibayama" . 10 September 2021.^ "Kyakuhon, shōsetsuka Yamada Taiichi" . Chunichi Shimbun the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011 .^ "21年前の広末涼子の早稲田入学の大騒動は何だったのか？" . AERA dot. (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2024 .^ Whiting, Robert . You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage Departures, 1989), p. 36.^ as an honorary post
^ Okushima and Nakamura (eds.), p.53
^ Okushima and Nakamura (eds.), p.51
^ Okushima and Nakamura (eds.), p.63
^ Okushima and Nakamura (eds.), p.65
^ Okushima and Nakamura (eds.), p.68
^ Masaru Ibuka Auditorium (Hall) is in the International Conference Center.
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