10 Notable alumni of Seikei University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Seikei University is ranked #2,105 in the world and #136 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Seikei 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 Seikei University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Keiji Furuya
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Keiji Furuya is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, serving as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.
2. Luke Takamura
1964-. (aged 62)
songwriter
guitarist
musician
Luke Takamura is a Japanese musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as guitarist of the heavy metal band Seikima-II from 1987 to 1999, and for various temporary reunions since. From 2002 to 2020, he was the lead singer and guitarist of the rock trio Canta. Luke was voted the tenth greatest Japanese guitarist in a 2019 poll held...
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3. Maria Kamiyama
1987-. (aged 39)
fashion model
beauty pageant contestant
model
Maria Kamiyama is a Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2011 and then represented Japan at Miss Universe 2011.
4. Yūsuke Tōyama
1979-. (aged 47)
professional shogi player
Yūsuke Tōyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.
5. Kiichi Nakai
1961-. (aged 65)
actor
singer
Kiichi Nakai is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981.
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6. Hironobu Abe
1952-. (aged 74)
businessperson
Hironobu Abe; born May 30, 1952) is a Japanese businessman. He is the CEO of AB Communications and former CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation Packaging. A scion of the Satō–Kishi–Abe family, he is the eldest son of politician Shintaro Abe, and the older brother of former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and former minister of defense Nobuo Kishi. Abe was...
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7. Kwon Ri-se
1991-2014 (aged 23)
model
singer
Kwon Ri-se, known professionally as Rise, was a South Korean singer. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Ladies' Code under Polaris Entertainment. Prior to her joining Ladies' Code, she was crowned "Miss Korea Japan Jin" in the Miss Korea Japan 2009 pageant and represented Japan in Miss Korea 2009. She was one of the Top 12...
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8. Ira Ishida
1960-. (aged 66)
novelist
Ira Ishida is a Japanese novelist and TV commentator.
9. Mariko Koike
1952-. (aged 74)
novelist
Mariko Koike is a Japanese novelist.
10. Shinzō Abe
1954-2022 (aged 68)
politician
Shinzo Abe was a Japanese statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving for nearly nine years.
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