Yoji Shinkawa

Japanese artist and illustrator
Person human Q509721
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Yoji Shinkawa

Summary

Yoji Shinkawa is a human[1]. Born in Hiroshima[2], he… he was born on +1971-12-25T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an illustrator[4], character designer[5], mechanical designer[6], television producer[7], and art director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,018 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yoji Shinkawa's place of birth was Hiroshima[2].
  • Yoji Shinkawa was born on +1971-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yoji Shinkawa held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Yoji Shinkawa worked as an illustrator[4].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's professions included character designer[5].
  • Yoji Shinkawa worked as a mechanical designer[6].
  • Yoji Shinkawa worked as a television producer[7].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's professions included art director[8].
  • Among Yoji Shinkawa's employers was Konami[11].
  • Among Yoji Shinkawa's employers was Kojima Productions[12].
  • Yoji Shinkawa was educated at Kyoto Seika University[13].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's image is recorded as Yoji Shinkawa - LCG25 - 1226 04 (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Yoji Shinkawa is recorded as male[15].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 254232021[17].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1070297[18].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00949602[19].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's Commons category is recorded as Yoji Shinkawa[20].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03k__w[21].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's family name is recorded as Shinkawa[22].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's given name is recorded as Yōji[23].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[24].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '新川洋司'}[25].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's Metacritic ID is recorded as person/yoji-shinkawa[26].
  • Yoji Shinkawa's name in kana is recorded as しんかわ ようじ[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hiroshima[2], Yoji Shinkawa… he was born on +1971-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Yoji Shinkawa's education included a stint at Kyoto Seika University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include illustrator[4], character designer[5], mechanical designer[6], television producer[7], and art director[8]. Employers include Konami[11], a video game developer[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1969[30], headquartered in Tokyo[31] and Kojima Productions[12], a business[32], in Japan[33], founded in 2015[34], headquartered in Tokyo[35].

Why It Matters

Yoji Shinkawa ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,018 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Yoji Shinkawa born?

Yoji Shinkawa was born in Hiroshima[2].

What did Yoji Shinkawa do for work?

Yoji Shinkawa worked as illustrator[4], character designer[5], mechanical designer[6], television producer[7], and art director[8].

Where did Yoji Shinkawa go to school?

Yoji Shinkawa was educated at Kyoto Seika University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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