7 Notable alumni of Osaka City University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Osaka City University is ranked #753 in the world and #30 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Osaka City 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 Osaka City University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jun'ichi Seki
1935-2024 (aged 89)
internist
politician
Junichi Seki was a Japanese politician. An independent, he served as mayor of Osaka from 2003 to 2007.
2. Motoi Oyama
1951-. (aged 75)
athlete
businessperson
Motoi Oyama is a Japanese businessman specializing in footwear. After graduating from Department of Commerce of Osaka City University, in January 1982 he joined ASICS where he worked ever since. In July 2001 he became President of ASICS Europe, and between June 2004 and February 2008 held senior manager positions at the central ASICS offices. On 8 February 2008, he...
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3. Eiichi Yamashita
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Eiichi Yamashita is a former Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Toyonaka, Osaka, he graduated from Kyoto University and received a master's degree in law from Osaka City University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.
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4. Shinya Yamanaka
1962-. (aged 64)
biologist
physicist
university teacher
researcher
surgeon
Shinya Yamanaka is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate. He is a professor and the director emeritus of Center for iPS Cell (induced Pluripotent Stem Cell) Research and Application, Kyoto University; as well as a senior investigator at the UCSF-affiliated Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, California and a professor of anatomy at University of California, San...
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5. Takeshi Kaikō
1930-1989 (aged 59)
editing staff
peace activist
journalist
screenwriter
short story writer
Takeshi Kaikō, also known as Ken Kaikō, was a Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, literary critic, and television documentary writer. He was distinguished by his knowledge, intellect, sense of humor and conversational skills, and although his style has been criticized as wordy and obtuse, he was one of the more popular Japanese writers in the late Shōwa period.
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6. Hideo Hashimoto
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
Hideo Hashimoto is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
7. Tokushichi Nomura II
1878-1945 (aged 67)
art collector
entrepreneur
politician
Tokushichi Nomura II was a Japanese businessman, investor and politician. He was the founder of the Nomura Group zaibatsu and Nomura Securities, and served as a member of the House of Peers.
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