Yoshihisa Maitani was a Japanese camera designer known for his work at Olympus, especially the development of the PEN series and the OM system. He built his first camera at age ten and held four patents by sixteen. Maitani played a significant role in camera development at Olympus, leading to the sale of over 17 million PEN cameras and the award-winning Olympus XA. He retired in 1996 but continued as a consultant, receiving several awards, including from the Photographic Society of Japan. He passed away on July 30, 2009, from respiratory failure.
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Place of Birth: Ōnohara
Place of Death: Hachiōji
Cause of Death: respiratory failure
Educated At: Waseda University
Occupation: designer
Spouses: Keiko Maitani
Employers: Olympus
Awards Received: The Photographic Society of Japan award | PMA Hall of Fame
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Ephemeris for January 8, 1933
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for January 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Capricorn 59 | 18 Capricorn 40 | 20 Aries 22 |
| Moon | 12 Gemini 44 | 11 Taurus 11 | 22 Libra 18 |
| Mercury | 0 Capricorn 24 | 0 Capricorn 23 | 25 Pisces 35 |
| Venus | 22 Sagittarius 53 | 5 Pisces 49 | 17 Aries 31 |
| Mars | 19 Virgo 22 | 29 Cancer 9 | 0 Virgo 51 |
| Jupiter | 22 Virgo 59 | 12 Gemini 27 | 14 Virgo 18 |
| Saturn | 5 Aquarius 6 | 15 Pisces 5 | 14 Aquarius 51 |
| Uranus | 19 Aries 29 | 23 Taurus 29 | 23 Aries 10 |
| Neptune | 9 Virgo 58 | 27 Pisces 25 | 7 Virgo 46 |
| Pluto | 22 Cancer 26 | 1 Aquarius 18 | 21 Cancer 14 |
| Rahu | 10 Pisces 29 | 1 Aries 5 | 5 Pisces 37 |
| Ketu | 10 Virgo 29 | 1 Libra 5 | 5 Virgo 37 |
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