Masahiko Nomi

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Masahiko Nomi (能見正比古 Nomi Masahiko, July 18, 1925 - October 30, 1981) was a Japanese journalist who has taken over the idea of Japanese blood type theory of personality from Takeshi Furukawa. He was also known as a sumo essayist.

Nomi was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa in 1925. He graduated from the engineering faculty of Tokyo University, and after the graduation he enrolled to the law faculty of the same university. During this time he started his career as a writer.

His first book on the subject, Ketsueki-gata de Wakaru Aisho (Understanding Affinity by Blood Type) became a best seller in 1971. He wrote more than ten popular books. After his death in 1981, his son, Toshitaka Nomi inherited the study.