6 Notable alumni of Meijo University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Meijo University is ranked #1,392 in the world and #95 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Meijo 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 Meijo University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Bow Ditama
mangaka
Bow Ditama is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, best known for the creation of the Kissxsis series. His first major commercial work was in collaboration with writer Bunjūrō Nakayama as the illustrator of Mahoromatic. He has been active since 1990, and started his career making hentai dōjinshi. His first work was the series I like, because I like in...
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2. Nanako Wakita
1997-. (aged 29)
female shogi player
Nanako Wakita is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.
3. Isamu Akasaki
1929-2021 (aged 92)
researcher
engineer
physicist
professor
Isamu Akasaki was a Japanese electronics engineer specializing in the field of semiconductor technology. He is best known for co-inventing the bright gallium nitride (GaN) p–n junction blue LED in 1989 and subsequently the high-brightness GaN blue LED as well.
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4. Yuma Yamamoto
2000-. (aged 26)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Yuma Yamamoto is a Japanese athlete specialising in the Middle-distance and Long-distance running. She represented her country at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships, the 2023 World Athletics Championships, 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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5. Hiroki Kondoh
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Hiroki Kondō is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
6. Akira Yoshino
1948-. (aged 78)
researcher
engineer
inventor
chemist
Akira Yoshino is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi Kasei Corporation and a professor at Meijo University in Nagoya. He created the first safe, production-viable lithium-ion battery, which became used widely in cellular phones and notebook computers. Yoshino was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 alongside M. Stanley Whittingham and John B. Goodenough.
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