Japan's ten great inventors (chosen by the Japan Patent Office in 1985)
The top 3 according to 81 votes from people: Sakichi Toyoda · Jōkichi Takamine · Kyōta Sugimoto. (Updated May 4, 2021.)
To mark 100 years of Japan's industrial property system, ten great Japanese inventors were chosen on Invention Day, 18 April 1985: from Sakichi Toyoda's wooden hand loom to Kōkichi Mikimoto's cultured pearls, Kikunae Ikeda's umami seasoning and Hidetsugu Yagi's antenna, in order of patent number.
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Top 10
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1
Sakichi Toyoda
Wooden hand loom (Japanese patent no. 1195).
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2
Jōkichi Takamine
Adrenaline (Japanese patent no. 4785).
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3
Kyōta Sugimoto
Japanese typewriter (Japanese patent no. 27877).
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4
Kōkichi Mikimoto
Cultured pearls (Japanese patent no. 2670).
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5
Umetarō Suzuki
Vitamin B1 (Japanese patent no. 20785).
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6
Yasujirō Niwa
Phototelegraphy (fax) system (Japanese patent no. 84722).
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7
Kikunae Ikeda
Monosodium glutamate (umami seasoning) (Japanese patent no. 14805).
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8
Tokushichi Mishima
MK magnet steel (Japanese patent no. 96371).
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9
Kōtarō Honda
KS magnet steel (Japanese patent no. 32234).
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10
Hidetsugu Yagi
Yagi antenna (Japanese patent no. 69115).
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