3 Notable alumni of Nagoya Institute of Technology
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Nagoya Institute of Technology is ranked #1,041 in the world and #58 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Nagoya Institute of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Nagoya Institute of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Taiichi Ohno
1912-1990 (aged 78)
engineer
inventor
businessperson
industrial engineer
Ohno Taiichi was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System, which inspired Lean Manufacturing in the U.S. He devised the seven wastes (or muda in Japanese) as part of this system. He wrote several books about the system, including Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production.
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2. Ryotaro Tanose
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Ryotaro Tanose is a retired Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
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3. Yutaka Banno
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Yutaka Banno is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended Nagoya Institute of Technology both as undergraduate and graduate. Upon graduation, he joined Japanese National Railways in 1985 and JR Central in 1987 when Japanese National Railways was privatized. He...
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