# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shigeru-kayano
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:49:31.414Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shigeru-kayano"
name: "Shigeru Kayano"
slug: "shigeru-kayano"
description: "Kayano Shigeru  was a Japanese politician and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan. He was one of the last speakers of the Ainu language."
tagline: "Ainu politician (1926-2006)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Shigeru_Kayano.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1926-06-15"
deathDate: "2006-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.46
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.61850933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2040457"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Shigeru"
    title: "Kayano Shigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Shigeru"
    title: "Kayano Shigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Shigeru"
    title: "Kayano Shigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%90%B1%E9%87%8E%E8%8C%82"
    title: "萱野茂"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%80%EC%95%BC%EB%85%B8_%EC%8B%9C%EA%B2%8C%EB%A3%A8"
    title: "가야노 시게루"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Shigeru"
    title: "Kayano Shigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Shigeru"
    title: "Kayano Shigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BE%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%83"
    title: "Каяно, Сигэру"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Kayano"
    title: "Shigeru Kayano"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%83"
    title: "Каяно Сігеру"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%90%B1%E9%87%8E%E8%8C%82"
    title: "萱野茂"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_min_nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayano_Sigeru"
    title: "Kayano Sigeru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%90%B1%E9%87%8E%E8%8C%82"
    title: "萱野茂"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a13e5da5-4b6a-422a-91f7-5f34d9fd405a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290222"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump