Biography.guide
Home › People › Engineer › Yoshiaki Arata
Portrait of Yoshiaki Arata

Yoshiaki Arata

1924 – 2018

Japanese engineer

Engineer Metallurgist
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Yoshiaki Arata

Lived 1924 – 2018 (aged 94). Yoshiaki Arata was a Japanese engineer and metallurgist.

was a Japanese physicist. Arata was one of the pioneering researchers into nuclear fusion in Japan He was reported to be a strong nationalist, speaking only Japanese in public.

Arata started researching and publishing in the field of cold fusion around 1998, together with his colleague Yue Chang Zhang.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Osaka, Osaka University
Employers
University of Osaka
Awards
Person of Cultural Merit; The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star; Order of Culture; Japan Academy Prize

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Yoshiaki Arata's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Yoshiaki Arata?

Japanese engineer (1924-2018)

When was Yoshiaki Arata born?

Yoshiaki Arata was born on 22 May 1924 in Kyoto.

When did Yoshiaki Arata die?

Yoshiaki Arata died on 5 June 2018.

What was Yoshiaki Arata's occupation?

Yoshiaki Arata was an engineer and metallurgist.

What nationality was Yoshiaki Arata?

Yoshiaki Arata was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yoshiaki Arata

· Wikidata: Q2552373

· DBpedia: Yoshiaki Arata

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Yoshiaki Arata. https://biography.guide/yoshiaki-arata/

MLA: "Yoshiaki Arata." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/yoshiaki-arata/.

Chicago: "Yoshiaki Arata." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/yoshiaki-arata/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:32 UTC