Celebrities who studied at University of Tokyo 186 profiles

186 profiles in this database, most often politician, bureaucrat, diplomat. They include Norikazu Suzuki, Yūichirō Tamaki, Yoichi Ochiai, Junya Ogawa, Hayato Sumino. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".

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Norikazu Suzuki

鈴木憲和

Japanese politician and University of Tokyo graduate

Yūichirō Tamaki

玉木雄一郎

Japanese politician and former bureaucrat from Kagawa Prefecture

Yoichi Ochiai

落合陽一

New media artist from Japan

Junya Ogawa

小川淳也

Kagawa-born politician and former Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General

Hayato Sumino

角野隼斗

Musician from Japan

Yōsuke Tsuruho

鶴保庸介

Politician from Japan

Teruyuki Kagawa

香川照之

Acclaimed Japanese actor and kabuki performer, two-time Blue Ribbon Award winner

Yukio Hatoyama

鳩山由紀夫

Politician from Japan

Hiroyuki Konishi

小西洋之

Outspoken Japanese politician from Tokushima

Seiichiro Murakami

村上誠一郎

Politician from Japan

Seiji Kihara

木原誠二

Politician from Japan

Yoichi Miyazawa

宮澤洋一

Japanese LDP politician, ex-tax commission chief

Sadakazu Tanigaki

谷垣禎一

Politician from Japan

Isao Takahata

高畑勲

Film director from Japan

Kensuke Ōkoshi

大越健介

Journalist

Yōichi Masuzoe

舛添要一

Political scientist from Japan

Takushi Izawa

伊沢拓司

Tarento from Japan

Mitsuko Ishii

石井苗子

Actor from Japan

Tatsuji Sugimoto

杉本達治

Bureaucrat from Japan

Midori Matsushima

松島みどり

Politician from Japan

Taku Yamazoe

山添拓

Politician

Chizuko Ueno

上野千鶴子

Sociologist from Japan

Katsunobu Kato

加藤勝信

Politician from Japan

Kunio Hatoyama

鳩山邦夫

Japanese politician and member of the Hatoyama political dynasty

Ryūhō Ōkawa

大川隆法

Religious leader from Japan

Kazuo Shii

志位和夫

Politician from Japan

Kengo Kuma

隈研吾

Japanese architect celebrated for nature-integrated design and natural materials

Kazuo Ueda

植田和男

Economist from Japan

Tamayo Marukawa

丸川珠代

Politician from Japan

Natsuo Yamaguchi

山口那津男

Veteran Japanese politician, attorney, and long-serving Komeito party leader

Masanori Hata

畑正憲

Japanese zoologist and essayist known as Mutsugorō

Hideya Sugio

杉尾秀哉

Japanese CDP councillor, ex-TBS journalist

Koichi Sugiyama

すぎやまこういち

Composer of the Dragon Quest series and pioneer of Japanese video game music

Keiichi Ishii

石井啓一

Vice Speaker of Japan's House of Representatives

Yasutoshi Nishimura

西村康稔

Japanese LDP politician and former trade minister

Kōbō Abe

安部公房

Pioneering Japanese novelist and playwright known for surrealist, existential fiction

Keisuke Suzuki

鈴木馨祐

Japanese politician and former bureaucrat

Naoko Yamazaki

山崎直子

Japanese astronaut, second Japanese woman in space

Yōko Kamikawa

上川陽子

Former Japanese foreign and justice minister

Lully Miura

三浦瑠麗

Japanese international relations scholar and commentator

Masanao Ozaki

尾﨑正直

Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, ex-Kōchi governor

Hiromasa Nakano

中野洋昌

Former Japanese transport minister

Shinji Miyadai

宮台真司

Japanese sociologist and film critic

Hodaka Maruyama

丸山穂高

Ex-lawmaker censured for a war-with-Russia remark

Motohisa Furukawa

古川元久

DPP lawmaker, ex-national strategy minister

Sōichi Noguchi

野口聡一

Japanese astronaut who flew to space on three different types of spacecraft

Ken Saitō

齋藤健

Former Japanese trade, justice and farm minister

Yutaka Matsuo

松尾豊

Japanese AI researcher at the University of Tokyo

Kazuhiko Shigetoku

重徳和彦

Politician from Japan

Takeaki Matsumoto

松本剛明

Japanese foreign minister in 2011

Hidehisa Otsuji

尾辻秀久

Politician from Japan

Sou Fujimoto

藤本壮介

Japanese architect of the Expo 2025 Grand Ring

Fusae Ōta

太田房江

Japan's first female prefectural governor

Hideaki Ōmura

大村秀章

Governor of Aichi Prefecture

Yoshihide Yoshida

吉田圭秀

Japanese general, Chief of Joint Staff 2023–25

Eikei Suzuki

鈴木英敬

Japanese lawmaker, ex-governor of Mie

Ōki Matsumoto

松本大

Japanese chairman of Monex Group

Takenori Kanzaki

神崎武法

Komeito politician and former prosecutor with a University of Tokyo legal career

Tomoko Akane

赤根智子

Japanese judge, prosecutor, diplomat, and legal scholar

Okafuji Masahiro

岡藤正広

Japanese business executive born in Osaka

Satsuki Eda

江田五月

Japanese politician, lawyer, and former judge

Hideyo Hanazumi

花角英世

Niigata-born politician and University of Tokyo graduate

Hiroyuki Hosoda

細田博之

Japanese politician and long-serving Diet member from Shimane

Yoshinori Ohsumi

大隅良典

Biologist from Japan

Masakazu Tokura

十倉雅和

Veteran Japanese business leader from Hyogo Prefecture

Eiichiro Washio

鷲尾英一郎

Niigata-born politician and triple-licensed accounting professional

Makoto Yamashita

山下真

Lawyer and politician from Yamanashi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

濱口竜介

Acclaimed Japanese auteur behind Drive My Car

Hayato Suzuki

鈴木隼人

Tokyo-born politician and University of Tokyo graduate

Shigeru Okada

岡田茂

Postwar Japanese film producer and University of Tokyo graduate

Sakura Uchikoshi

打越さく良

Lawyer-turned-politician from Hokkaido

Takatoshi Nishiwaki

西脇隆俊

Kyoto-born politician and civil servant

Fumio Watanabe

渡辺文雄

University of Tokyo-educated stage and screen actor

Yukio Sakaguchi

坂口征夫

Engineer, judoka, and mixed martial artist from the University of Tokyo

Shigeyuki Goto

後藤茂之

Japanese politician and University of Tokyo graduate

Takahiro Yokomichi

横路孝弘

Hokkaido-born lawyer and longtime politician

Ryūta Ibaragi

伊原木隆太

Okayama politician and businessman with a University of Tokyo pedigree

Hideo Nakata

中田秀夫

Japanese horror film director and author

Junichi Kanda

神田潤一

Japanese politician from Aomori

Takashi Yamashita

山下貴司

Japanese politician, lawyer, and former prosecutor from Kagawa

Takashi Kimura

木村敬

Japanese politician and University of Tokyo graduate

Daizo Kusuda

楠田大蔵

Japanese politician from Fukuoka, University of Tokyo graduate

Kizō Hisamoto

久元喜造

Japanese politician from Hyogo Prefecture, University of Tokyo graduate

Takahito Miki

御木貴日止

Japanese religious leader and University of Tokyo graduate

Norihiko Akagi

赤城徳彦

Japanese politician from Ibaraki Prefecture

Hirobumi Niki

仁木博文

Tokushima-born physician-turned-politician

Katsuya Nakanishi

中西勝也

Osaka-born University of Tokyo graduate and businessman

Hirohisa Fujii

藤井裕久

Japanese politician and former baseball player, fiscal policy veteran

Masaaki Shirakawa

白川方明

Japanese economist and University of Tokyo graduate honored with France's Legion of Honor

Kentaro Sonoura

薗浦健太郎

Japanese politician from Kagawa Prefecture

Toru Miyamoto

宮本徹

Japanese politician from Hyogo Prefecture

Ayako Hatta

八田亜矢子

University of Tokyo graduate turned fashion model and TV talent

Yoshiyuki Kasai

葛西敬之

Japanese railway executive and economist honored with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

Kaname Tajima

田嶋要

Japanese politician from Aichi Prefecture

Shunji Kōno

河野俊嗣

Japanese politician from Hiroshima Prefecture

Nariaki Nakayama

中山成彬

Japanese politician and University of Tokyo graduate honored with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

Hiroyuki Ishige

石毛博行

Japanese bureaucrat from Choshi, Chiba

Nobukatsu Kanehara

兼原信克

Japanese diplomat and jurist, recipient of the French Legion of Honor

Yasuzō Masumura

増村保造

Bold postwar Japanese film director and screenwriter

Tomohiko Taniguchi

谷口智彦

Japanese journalist from Kagawa Prefecture

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