Famous People with Name Kotaro

Kotaro Shimomura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotaro Shimomura: was a Japanese chemical engineer known for many famous inventions.When about 12 years of age, he attended the Kumamoto Yogakko where American soldier Capt. L. L. James was engaged. In 1876, he was studying theology in Doshisha. He went to America in 1885 when 25 years of age, and he entered the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He took the degree of B.S. He went to Johns Hopkins University where he worked in organic chemistry under Prof. Ira Remsen. He also obtained practical technique of Solvay in Bruxelles.

Kotaro Oshio            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotaro Oshio: he is best known for his work on the steel string guitar. Oshio is a part of Sony Music Japan's SME Records division.Oshio's music is classified within various categories including pop, new age, and jazz. He became internationally renown after performing a live jam session with B.B. King at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2002, and his style has drawn comparisons with other highly regarded musicians such as Michael Hedges. Oshio's musical technique includes fingerpicking, tap harmonics, and a unique strumming style referred to as a "nail attack" in which he slaps the strings with the nails of his middle and ring fingers.

Kotaro Iizawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotaro Iizawa: a Japanese photography critic, historian of photography, and magazine editor.Iizawa founded Déjà-vu in 1990 and was its editor in chief until 1994. He coedited the 41-volume series Nihon no Shashinka with Shigeichi Nagano and Naoyuki Kinoshita.

Kotaro Nagasaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotaro Nagasaki: a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He attended a law school at Cornell University in the United States while still in the ministry. In 2005 he left the ministry and was elected to the Diet for the first time.

Kotaro Tamura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kotaro Tamura: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a current member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He was a member of Prime Minister Abe's government, serving as his Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy, where he worked toward opening up Japanese businesses to foreign investment. A native of Tottori, he received his BA from Waseda University, his MBA from Keio University, his MA from Yale, and his LLM from Duke Law School. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2002.