Tokyo Institute of Technology: Class Profile & Alumni

Tokyo Institute of Technology Alumni

International Students

17

% of international students in the university

1802

Total International Students in the university

Tokyo Tech, founded in 1881 and based in Meguro, Tokyo, is Japan’s premier science and engineering university—known globally for its research impact and notable alumni across STEM, politics, and business

Alumni Name	Notable Achievement / Famous For	Degree	Graduating Year
Hideki Shirakawa	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2000); discovered conductive polymers	BSc Chem Eng, PhD	1961, 1966
Naoto Kan	94th Prime Minister of Japan (2010–2011)	BSc (assumed Engineering)	N/A
Yoshinori Ohsumi	Nobel Prize in Medicine (2016)	Professor (no degree)	N/A
Satoru Iwata	Former CEO of Nintendo	Alumnus (engineering/programming)	N/A
Yukio Hatoyama	93rd Prime Minister of Japan; former assistant professor at Tokyo Tech	Faculty (no degree)	N/A
Tadamichi Yamamoto	UN Special Representative for Afghanistan	Alumnus (assumed)	N/A
Hideo Hosono	Pioneer materials scientist; discovered iron-based superconductors; Japan Prize	PhD (Tokyo Metropolitan Univ)	N/A
Toshitada Doi	Led development of Sony Aibo robot; CD co-inventor	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Heitaro Nakajima	Pioneer in digital audio; major in audio research	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Kenjiro Takayanagi	Built first all-electronic television receiver; “father of Japanese TV”	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Akitoshi Kawazu	Creator behind early Final Fantasy and SaGa series arc in gaming	Alumnus (Gaming/Computer Science)	N/A
Toshikazu Sunada	Renowned mathematician; spectral geometry, Ihara zeta, periodic graph theory	Alumnus (Mathematics)	N/A
Mohamad Khatami	Former President of Iran	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Naoki Sada Orihara	First woman to graduate Tokyo Tech (1931); pioneer for women in STEM	BSc Dye Chemistry	1931
Pailin Chuchottaworn	Former CEO, PTT (Thailand); founder, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Yoichi Ochiai	Renowned computer graphics & digital media researcher	Alumnus (Tech)	N/A
Hiroshi Mikitani	Entrepreneur; founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten	Alumnus (Engineering/Business)	N/A
Takahito Tokita	CEO & CDXO of Fujitsu; Class of 1987	BSc Metallurgical Eng	1987
Takashi Taniguchi	Leader in materials science; h‑BN crystal pioneer	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Julia Nesheiwat	U.S. Homeland Security Advisor (2020–21)	Alumnus (Engineering)	N/A
Kenzo Fujisue	Member, Japanese House of Councillors	MSc (Tokyo Tech)	N/A
Tetsuo Saito	Japanese environment minister; long-serving Diet member	Alumnus (Engineering/Policy)	N/A