Famous People with Name Genichi

Genichi Kawakami            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genichi Kawakami: was the president of the Yamaha Corporation from 1950 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1983. He is often credited with the international success of Yamaha and was also widely influential as a community music educator.Kawakami was a graduate of Takachiho College of Commerce. He started working for Yamaha in 1937, where his father, Kaichi Kawakami had been the president since 1927. Kawakami succeeded his father and introduced motorcycle production to Yamaha (Yamaha Motor Corporation). Retired in 1976, he wrote several books on music and founded the largest and most popular system of community music schools in the world. He died in Hamamatsu at the age of 90 of natural causes.

Genichiro Takahashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genichiro Takahashi: a Japanese novelist.Takahashi was born in Onomichi city, Hiroshima prefecture and attended the Economics Department of Yokohama National University without graduating. As a student radical, he was arrested and spent half a year in prison, which left him at a loss linguistically. As part of his rehabilitation, his doctors encouraged him to start writing. Since April 2005, he has been a professor at the International Department of Meiji Gakuin University. Takahashi's current wife, Tanikawa Naoko and former wife Murai Yuzuki were also both authors.

Genichiro Sata            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genichiro Sata: a Japanese politician that serves in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is presently the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. He was elected by the first district of the Japanse prefecture of Gunma. In 2005, he was the Chief Deputy Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Genichiro Tenryu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Genichiro Tenryu: is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his sumo fighting name or "shikona". Scouted by Giant Baba, the All Japan

Fukuchi Genichiro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Fukuchi Genichiro: was a Japanese critic and author. Also known under the pseudonym Fukuchi Ochi.He was born in Nagasaki and traveled Europe as a translator. In 1874, he became a main writer for Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun newspaper. In 1882, he formed the Constitutional Imperial Party.