5 Notable alumni of Fukushima University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Fukushima University is ranked #2,532 in the world and #158 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Fukushima University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Fukushima University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kumiko Imura
1981-. (aged 45)
hurdler
long jumper
sprinter
track and field coach
athletics competitor
Kumiko Imura is a Japanese long jumper.
2. Tomo Iwabuchi
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Tomo Iwabuchi is a member of both the Japanese Communist Party and the Japanese House of Councillors. She was elected to her seat in the national proportional representation block in 2016. Iwabuchi is opposed to nuclear reactors in Japan, advocating for their elimination and against their reactivation.
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3. Sayaka Aoki
1986-. (aged 40)
hurdler
athletics competitor
sprinter
Sayaka Aoki is a Japanese track and field sprinter and hurdler, who specializes in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. She competed for her country as part of the Japanese women's 4 × 400 metres relay team at the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the World Championships in Athletics three times (2007, 2009, 2015). She has been a...
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4. Fuminori Nakamura
1977-. (aged 49)
writer
novelist
Fuminori Nakamura is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, The Thief (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received.
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5. Emi Kaneko
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Emi Kaneko is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Fukushima Prefecture, she did her undergraduate study at Hosei University and later earned master's degrees from California State University, Fresno and Fukushima University. After serving in the town assembly of Hobara, Fukushima for...
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