Shigeru Yokota

Japanese human rights activist whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea (1932-2020)
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Shigeru Yokota

Summary

Shigeru Yokota is a human[1]. He was born in Tokushima[2]. He was born on +1932-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Kawasaki[4]. He died on +2020-06-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a human rights defender[6] and bank employee[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokushima[2], Shigeru Yokota…
  • Shigeru Yokota died in Kawasaki[4].
  • Shigeru Yokota was born on +1932-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shigeru Yokota died on +2020-06-05T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Among Shigeru Yokota's spouses was Sakie Yokota[9].
  • A child of Shigeru Yokota was Megumi Yokota[10].
  • A child of Shigeru Yokota was Takuya Yokota[11].
  • Shigeru Yokota held citizenship in Japan[12].
  • Shigeru Yokota held citizenship in Empire of Japan[13].
  • Shigeru Yokota worked as a human rights defender[6].
  • Shigeru Yokota worked as a bank employee[7].
  • Shigeru Yokota was employed by Bank of Japan[14].
  • Shigeru Yokota's education included a stint at Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School[15].
  • Shigeru Yokota's religion is recorded as Japan Evangelical Church Association[16].
  • Shigeru Yokota's image is recorded as Shigeru Yokota cropped 1 Shigeo Iizuka Caroline Kennedy Shigeru Yokota Sakie Yokota and Glyn Davies 20140130 1.jpg[17].
  • Shigeru Yokota is recorded as male[18].
  • Shigeru Yokota's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Shigeru Yokota's family is recorded as Yokota family[20].
  • Shigeru Yokota's ISNI is recorded as 0000000060015440[21].
  • Shigeru Yokota's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88416014[22].
  • Shigeru Yokota's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2009033214[23].
  • Shigeru Yokota's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01115900[24].
  • Shigeru Yokota's Commons category is recorded as Shigeru Yokota[25].
  • The cause of death was senility[26].
  • Shigeru Yokota's family name is recorded as Yokota[27].

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Origins and Family

Shigeru Yokota was born in Tokushima[2]. He was born on +1932-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Shigeru Yokota's education included a stint at Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[6] and bank employee[7]. Shigeru Yokota was employed by Bank of Japan[14].

Personal Life

Shigeru Yokota was married to Sakie Yokota[9]. Children include Megumi Yokota[10], a Japanese teacher[28], 1964–1994[29], of Japan[30] and Takuya Yokota[11], a social activist[31], b. 1968[32], of Japan[33]. His religion is recorded as Japan Evangelical Church Association[16].

Death and Burial

Shigeru Yokota died on +2020-06-05T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Kawasaki[4]. The cause of death was senility[26].

Why It Matters

Shigeru Yokota ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Shigeru Yokota born?

Shigeru Yokota was born in Tokushima[2].

Where did Shigeru Yokota die?

Shigeru Yokota died in Kawasaki[4].

Who was Shigeru Yokota married to?

Shigeru Yokota's spouses include Sakie Yokota[9].

What did Shigeru Yokota do for work?

Shigeru Yokota worked as human rights defender[6] and bank employee[7].

Where did Shigeru Yokota go to school?

Shigeru Yokota was educated at Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School[15].

References

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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