Akira Yoshino vs Haruki Murakami
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Haruki Murakami (1949–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1949 to 2026.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Haruki Murakami (1949–present)
- — Born in Kyoto, Japan Verified
- — Entered Waseda University in Tokyo Verified
- — Married Yoko Takahashi Verified
- — Opened the jazz bar Peter Cat in Tokyo Verified
- — Published his first novel, Hear the Wind Sing Verified
- — Left Japan to live and write abroad Verified
- — Published Norwegian Wood Verified
- — Published The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Verified
- — Published Kafka on the Shore Verified
- — Received the Franz Kafka Prize in Prague Verified