Yoji Totsuka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yoji Totsuka

Japanese physicist

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1942

Place of Birth: Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 10-Jul-2008

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Yoji Totsuka (?? ??, Totsuka Yoji, March 6, 1942 – July 10, 2008) was a Japanese physicist and Special University Professor, Emeritus, University of Tokyo.
Totsuka died on July 10, 2008 from colorectal cancer. His doctoral advisor - the Nobel Prize winning physicist Masatoshi Koshiba was told that if Totsuka can extend his lifespan by eighteen months, he must receive the prize.