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Honorary Citizens of Musashino CitySeibo Kitamura(1884?1987)Teiyu Amano Shinichiro Tomonaga Genkichi Arai(1884?1980)(1906?1979)(1904?1983)Nominated in 1962Sculptor (Recipient of Order of Culture)From Meiji to Showa periods, he longled the sculpture society in Japan andcreated the masterpiece,“PeaceStatue”(Nagasaki City), symbolizingpeace against atomic bombs.Nominated in 1962Philosopher (Person of Cultural Merit)He made a faithful Japanese translationof the“Critique of Pure Reason”by Immanuel Kant, the foundationfor modern philosophy, and introducedwestern philosophy to Japan.He also practiced his own philosophyas an excellent educator, makingprofound impact on the educationsector and the world of thought.Nominated in 1967Physicist (Recipient of Order of Culture,Nobel Prize Winner for Physics)He received a Nobel Prize in Physicsin 1965 for“basic research of quantumelectrodynamics”with two otherresearchers. He played a leading rolein the advancement of learning andimprovement in education as thegreatest authority of theoretical physicsin Japan.Nominated in 1980Former Mayor of Musashino CityAs the first Mayor of Musashino City,he made efforts in improving theurban infrastructure, as well as waterand sewage systems during his fourterms of office, totaling 16 years, andcontributed to the foundation buildingof Musashino City.Fumio Niwa Saburo Nagakura Takashi Sugimura Minoru Oda(1904?2005)(1920?)(1926?)(1923?2001)Nominated in 1992Novelist (Recipient of Order of Culture)He left many works behind him, including“Kaisen (Naval Engagement),”which was written during World War IIand became a bestseller. At the sametime, he fostered the growth of manynew writers, including Ms. Harumi(Jakucho) Setouchi, by presiding overthe self-published periodical,“Bungakusha(Person of Letters).”Nominated in 1992Physicist (Recipient of Order of Culture)He proposed the“electric chargetransfer theory”in physical chemistry,which paved open a new field inmolecular chemistry. He achievedgreat success in“electronic theoreticalresearch on molecular compounds,”etc. He has served as the President ofUniversity of The Musashino ChiikiJiyu since its opening.Nominated in 1992Cancer Biochemist(Recipient of Order of Culture)He specializes in oncology andbiochemistry and received variousawards for his experimental researchon stomach cancer and research oncarcinogens, etc.Nominated in 1997Cosmophysicist(Recipient of Order of Culture)He achieved great success in X-rayastronomy in astrophysics by inventingan X-ray astronomy imagingdevice,“Modulation Collimator(Japanese Sudare Korimeetaa).”Masao Ito Rinko Yamazaki Kazuhiko Nishijima Miyohei Shinohara(1928?)(1919?)(1926?2009)(1919?2012)Nominated in 1997Brain Neurophysiologist(Recipient of Order of Culture)He continued research on the structureand functions of neural circuitsof the cerebellum and discovered the“synaptic plasticity.”He brought newdevelopments in research related tothe complex mechanisms of memoryand learning of the human brain.Nominated in 2002DoctorShe established an internationalhospital in Harbin, China immediatelyafter World War II and engagedin medical practice. Thereafter, sheopened a clinic in Musashino Cityand donated the neighboring land forbuilding the Kitamachi SeniorCitizens Center that contributes tosenior care services.Nominated in 2007Physicist (Recipient of Order of Culture)He discovered the concept of thestrangeness in the sorting of elementaryparticles in the theoretical fieldof particle physics. He achieved apioneering result which is known as“Nishijima-Gell-Mann Formula”andmade significant contributions to thedevelopment of basic physics.Nominated in 2007Economist (Recipient of Order of Culture)He is internationally known for hisempirical studies based on detailedstatistical data. He assumed manyimportant posts such as President ofthe Japan Association of Economicsand Econometrics and President ofthe Statistics Council of the GeneralAdministrative Agency of the Cabinetand contributed to decision-makingon government policies.54