GENOME MAP
and PERSONALITY QUIRKS
We are growing this information to try to learn what our progeny may face and for which to prepare. If you had or have a medical condition to contribute to our data bank, please email your webservants. If you know what your family members died of, please email your webservants the names, conditions, and ages at death.
Known Medical Conditions
George Juichi Fujimori had and Catherine Keiko Fujimori has asthma.
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Both Christina Yamaoka Kusaba and Julia Yamaoka Thorn had inguinal hernias, Julia at age 57 in 2009.
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Both Christina Yamaoka Kusaba and Julia Yamaoka Thorn had endometroid carcinoma, Julia at age 58 in 2010.
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Don Hiroshi Yamaoka was diagnosed with high blood pressure at age 40. Julia Yamaoka Thorn was diagnosed at age 50.
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Causes of Death
Accidental Death.
Masami Fujimori died from an accidental drowning at age 8 on 7/26/1922.
Unknown Cause of Death.
Bessie Kiyome Sakakura died from an unknown cause at age 46 on 2/10/1946. Jean Takako Fujimori Yamaoka McLaughlin - Although her illness was digestive related, I am unsure of exactly how she died in 2004.
Hae Fujimori died at age 74 (in 1956) of complications of diabetes.
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George Juichi Fujimori died at age 77 in 1957. Melody had atrial fibrillation. No blood relation to Juichi - Don Hiroshi Yamaoka suffered a stroke at age 47 but survived in 1968. No blood relation to Juichi nor to Don- Shigeo Takeda who was suffering from dementia, died of dementia/stroke at age 86 on 1/3/1973.
Image hyperlinked to source, Stroke - Cerebral Vascular Accident or CVA?: Symptoms, Treatment, Avoidance
Mitsuye Takeda Inokuma died from complications following an emergency hysterectomy surgery at age 38 on 8/13/1960.
Rose Shinko Fujimori Iguichi and her daughter Sumi Iguchi both had heart disease. Rose died at age 93 in 1992. Sumi died at age 70 in 1993. No blood relation to Juichi - Alice Takeda Kataoka died of congestive heart failure at age 91 on 1/10/2023.
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Ken Kenzo Fujimori died at age 81 (1998) of lung cancer.
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Dr. John Katsumi Kenzo Fujimori died at age 84 in 2000 from congestive heart failure and prostate cancer.
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Jean Takako Fujimori died at age 84 (2003) of complications with gastrointestinal problems unable to eat or digest food. She had a GI tube inserted and an inability to swallow.
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Caroline Tsugiye Fujimori suffered a brain aneurysm at age 84 (2005) and passed away two days later. The morning it began, she had a terrible headache and nausea.
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Bill Norio Sakakura died of ALS at 75 in 2010.
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Dave Hideyaki Sakakura died of stomach cancer at age 85 in 2015.
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Rose Takeda died of acute kidney failure at age 97 on 11/27/2021.
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Personality Quirks
Dr. John Katsumi Fujimori and Dr. Arthur Yoshikazu Sakakura were geniuses but could be difficult to deal with. John learned German, Latin, and Japanese for his medical degrees in both Japan and the USA. Yet, he had an enigmatic personality at home which was different in his warm interactions with Jean Takako and her children. Yoshikazu was Rohwer HS valedictorian and entered MIT at age 16. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Physics. Yet he was aloof and called by students Professor Sock-it-to-me. He resisted West Coast Fujimori and Yamaoka family outreaches to him.
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Jean Takako Fujimori Yamaoka has been reported as spoiled and self-centered in youth. Before the war she attended the exclusive Ochanomizu Kateriya with girls from the Japanese Imperial family. The WWII Rohwer Camp ordeal did no good for her mental balance. Seemingly divorced from reality, she was agony to live with. She once told her daughter Julia that her own mother Hae Fujimori was much, much worse, more demanding, and more violent in her emotional and verbal abuse.
Are there any more Mommy Dearests out there? We could start a support group!
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