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24 Notable alumni of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies is ranked #2,787 in the world and #178 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Yasuo Ogata

1. Yasuo Ogata

1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Yasuo Ogata is a former Japanese politician who served as the Vice Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party. He was a member of the House of Councillors from 2000 to 2010. In 1989, Ogata appealed to the Supreme Court of Japan to reopen a case where five officers were investigated for possible violations of the Telecommunications Enterprise Law after an...
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Jinzai Kiyoshi

2. Jinzai Kiyoshi

1903-1957 (aged 54)
playwright novelist linguist poet literary critic
Kiyoshi Jinzai was a Japanese novelist, Russian translator and literary critic active during the Shōwa period of Japan.
Terao Hisashi

3. Terao Hisashi

1855-1923 (aged 68)
mathematician astronomer surveyor teacher
Hisashi Terao was a Japanese astronomer and mathematician. He graduated from the Tokyo imperial University as well as from the University of Paris, and he was one of the founding members and the first principal of The Tokyo Academy of Physics (now Tokyo University of Science). Notable students that studied under him include Shin Hirayama, Hisashi Kimura, and Kiyotsugu Hirayama....
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Morishige Takei

4. Morishige Takei

1890-1949 (aged 59)
composer classical guitarist
Morishige Takei was a Japanese composer and court official during the reign of Emperor Showa.
Hiroshi Saitō

5. Hiroshi Saitō

1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Hiroshi Saitō is a Japanese politician who served as the governor of Yamagata Prefecture.
Hiroaki Katō

6. Hiroaki Katō

1983-. (aged 43)
translator singer-songwriter interpreter actor
Hiroaki Katо̄, known by his stage name Hiro, is a Japanese singer, actor, songwriter, TV presenter, radio host, Indonesian language lecturer, and translator who is active in Indonesia. He is known for his love for Indonesia, which he expresses through his works.
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Korehito Kurahara

7. Korehito Kurahara

1902-1999 (aged 97)
literary critic writer translator
Korehito Kurahara was a Japanese Marxist literary critic. He wrote under the name Soichiro Furukawa.
Yamaoka Kōtarō

8. Yamaoka Kōtarō

1880-1959 (aged 79)
interpreter ethnologist
Mitsutarō Yamaoka, also known as Umar Yamaoka (Japanese: ウマル・ヤマオカ) was a Japanese Islamic scholar known for being the first Japanese pilgrim to Mecca.
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Junpei Gomikawa

9. Junpei Gomikawa

1916-1995 (aged 79)
writer novelist
Shigeru Kurita, known by his pen name Junpei Gomikawa (五味川 純平, Gomikawa Junpei), was a Japanese novelist. He is best known for his 1958 World War II novel The Human Condition (Ningen no joken), which became a best seller. The novel became the basis for Masaki Kobayashi's film trilogy The Human Condition as well as a radio drama. His eighteen-volume...
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Jo Iimura

10. Jo Iimura

1888-1976 (aged 88)
military personnel
Jo Iimura was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Pacific War.
Yasuhiro Matsuda

11. Yasuhiro Matsuda

1965-. (aged 61)
historian political scientist
Yasuhiro Matsuda is a Japanese professor of international politics at the University of Tokyo.
Yayori Matsui

12. Yayori Matsui

1934-2002 (aged 68)
journalist
Yayori Matsui was a Japanese journalist and women's rights activist noted for her work to raise awareness of sex slaves and sex tourism in post-war Asia. In 1961 she began work as a journalist for the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, retiring in 1994 to work as a full-time social activist, founding numerous women's organizations and writing on gender inequality in Japan...
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Kazuyuki Hamada

13. Kazuyuki Hamada

1953-. (aged 73)
critic political scientist politician
Kazuyuki Hamada is a Japanese politician. He has served one term in the House of Councillors for the Tottori At-large district. After being elected in 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party, he changed parties three times before unsuccessfully seeking re-election as an independent candidate in 2016.
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Chen Chih-hsiung

14. Chen Chih-hsiung

1916-1963 (aged 47)
politician
Chen Chih-hsiung was a Taiwanese independence activist.
Teijirō Toyoda

15. Teijirō Toyoda

1885-1961 (aged 76)
military personnel businessperson diplomat politician
Teijirō Toyoda was a career naval officer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1941 and as admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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Naniwa Kawashima

16. Naniwa Kawashima

1866-1949 (aged 83)
spy
Kawashima Naniwa was a Japanese continental rōnin, known for his activities supporting the Qing dynasty. He was the foster father of the Japanese spy Kawashima Yoshiko, who was the biological daughter of the Manchu Prince Su Shanqi.
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Nankichi Niimi

17. Nankichi Niimi

1913-1943 (aged 30)
children's writer poet writer
Nankichi Niimi was a Japanese author, sometimes known as the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan.
Yūko Nakamura

18. Yūko Nakamura

1975-. (aged 51)
actor
Yūko Nakamura is a Japanese actress, born on 7 January 1975 in Fukui, Japan. She won the award for best actress at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2001 for the film Firefly (Hotaru) and the award for best supporting actress at the 28th Yokohama Film Festival for Strawberry Shortcakes.
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Masahiko Shimada

19. Masahiko Shimada

1961-. (aged 65)
writer poet novelist university teacher
Masahiko Shimada is a Japanese writer. He has won the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, the Itō Sei Literature Prize, and the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. His work has been translated into English.
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Jun Ishikawa

20. Jun Ishikawa

1899-1987 (aged 88)
translator poet novelist writer
Kiyoshi Ishikawa, known by his pen name Jun Ishikawa (written in the same kanji), was a Japanese modernist author, translator and literary critic active during the Shōwa era.
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O Sonfa

21. O Sonfa

1956-. (aged 70)
critic journalist
O Sonfa, also known by her Korean name Oh Seon-hwa (Korean: 오선화), was a professor in the School of International Relations at Takushoku University in Tokyo. She is currently a professor of International Relations at Tokyo International University. She is also active as an author and journalist in Japan. She is a critic in many fields such as current issues,...
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Ryohei Suzuki

22. Ryohei Suzuki

1983-. (aged 43)
actor
Ryohei Suzuki is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro.
Yukihide Takekawa

23. Yukihide Takekawa

1952-. (aged 74)
record producer composer novelist visiting professor lyricist
Yukihide Takekawa is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer from Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture. He is best known for being the vocalist to the band Godiego as well as his solo career and his work as an author. Some of his compositions have been featured in video game, anime, films, and television drama soundtracks. These include the Galaxy Express 999...
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Masabumi Hosono

24. Masabumi Hosono

1870-1939 (aged 69)
explorer
Masabumi Hosono was a Japanese civil servant. He survived the sinking of the Titanic on 15 April 1912 but found himself condemned and ostracized by the Japanese public, press, and government because of a misconception that he decided to save himself rather than go down with the ship. Hosono's grandson is Haruomi Hosono, leading member of the Japanese band Yellow...
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