Since its founding in 1858, Keio University has nurtured many leaders in society who have contributed to the modernization and industrialization of Japan. The university’s alumni have played key roles in virtually all areas, including politics, finance, business, manufacturing, media and art. Here are some of the Keio University alumni who have played key roles in developing Japan as one of the world’s leading nations.

Keio University Alumni

Academia

Zheng Nanning	President of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Ken Sakamura	Creator of TRON; professor at the University of Tokyo
Hiromoto Watanabe	First president of the Imperial University (now The University of Tokyo)

Business and Industry

Yoshiharu Fukuhara	Honorary chairman of Shiseido Co., Ltd.
Yoshitoshi Kitajima	President of Dai Nippon Printing Company, Ltd.
Yuzaburo Mogi	Chairman and CEO of Kikkoman Corporation
Katsuaki Watanabe	Vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation
Kazuyasu Kato	President of Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.
Kakutaro Kitashiro	Chairman of IBM Japan, Ltd.
Nobutada Saji	President and chairman of Suntory Holdings Limited
Yoshiaki Sakito	President of Apple Computer Japan

Design

Rei Kawakubo	Fashion designer; founder of Comme des Garçons
Yohji Yamamoto	Fashion designer

Entertainment

Ennosuke Ichikawa III	Kabuki actor
Misako Konno	Actress; ambassador of the United Nations Development Program

Finance

Taizo Nishimuro	Former CEO of Toshiba Corporation
Kensuke Hotta	Chairman of Morgan Stanley Japan
Lernchai Marakarn	Governor of the Bank of Thailand
Shigeharu Suzkui	President and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group
Tarisa Watanagase	Governor of the Bank of Thailand
Masanori Mochida	President of Goldman Sachs Japan

Media

Toru Shoriki	Owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun
Michisada Hirose	Chairman of the National Association of Commercial Broadcasting in Japan
Shoichi Ueno	Owner of the Asahi Shimbun
Takehiko Kiyohara	Chairman of the Sankei Shimbun
Takuo Takihana	President of the Yomiuri Shimbun
Nagayoshi Sumida	President of the Sankei Shimbun
Shintaro Kubo	President of Nippon Television Network

Medical Research

Taro Takemi	Former president of the World Medical Association and Japan Medical Association
Shichiro Ishikawa	President of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer; doctor in the Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine

Literature

Shusaku Endo	Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist; recipient of the Order of Culture
Daigaku Horiguchi	Poet; translator

Politics

Tsuyoshi Inukai	Former prime minister of Japan
Sommai Hoontrakill	Minister of finance of Thailand
Masajuro Shiokawa	Former chief cabinet secretary of Japan
Tamisuke Watanuki	President of the People's New Party of Japan
Keiichi Inamine	Former governor of Okinawa
Masaharu Ikuta	President of Japan Post; CEO of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Ryutaro Hashimoto	Former prime minister of Japan
Junichiro Koizumi	Former prime minister of Japan
Takeo Kawamura	Former chief cabinet secretary of Japan
Hirofumi Nakasone	Former minister of foreign affairs of Japan
Akira Amari	Former minister of state in charge of administrative reform in Japan
Shigeru Ishiba	Former minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Japan
Andrew Thomson	Minister of sport and tourism for Australia

Space Science

Chiaki Mukai	JAXA astronaut; first Japanese woman in space
Akihiko Hoshide	JAXA astronaut

Transportation

Ichizo Kobayashi	Founder of Hankyu Railway; former minister of commerce and industry for Japan
Yoji Ohashi	Chairman of the board for All Nippon Airways

SFC Alumni

Kohei Hayamizu	Social entrepreneur; president of Soundpower Cooperation
Shigeru Yamamato	Social entrepreneur; founder of Kotoba no Atelier
Yusuke Miyaji	Social entrepreneur; president of Miyaji Pork Co.
Akimitsu Sano	Social entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Cookpad Inc.
Kumi Imamura	Social entrepreneur; founder and executive director of NPO Katariba
Eriko Yamaguchi	Social entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Motherhouse Co., Ltd.
Teruhide Sato	Social entrepreneur; president and CEO of netprice.com, Ltd.
Shinnosuke Honjo	Deputy president of Rakuten
Gaku Hashimoto	Member of the Liberal Democratic Party
Satoru Kumagai	Member of the Democratic Party of Japan
Theodor Holm Nelson	Computer architect
Ryo Sakaguchi	VFX creator for Digital Domain; co-recipient of the 2008 Scientific and Engineering Academy Award
Yuichi Sugiyama	Game creator
Chiaki Suzuki	Programmer involved in development of the universal edition of Microsoft Word
Takuro Yonezawa	Researcher; recipient of the 2008 IBM PhD Fellowship Award
Yo Hitoto	Pop singer
Hiro Mizushima	Model; actor
Chiaki Kamakura	Announcer for the Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Takahiko Fujii	Announcer for the Nippon Television Network Corporation
Nobutake Kimura	Fighter pilot; first Japanese person to receive the Education and Training Command Commander's trophy from the Air Education and Training Command of the United States Air Force
Yukari Umezawa	Professional go player
Akiyoshi Tanaka	Poet; United Nations WAFUNIF goodwill ambassador
Mahoro Uchida	Curator at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Enrico Isamu Oyama	Artist
Akina Yanagi	Movie director