Tune Sakai

Tsune Sakai
酒井 恒
Born(1903-05-19)May 19, 1903
Kanade, Ōi, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died(1986-02-22)February 22, 1986
Japan
Alma materTokyo Bunrika University
Known forStudies on crabs
AwardsKanagawa Cultural Award (1952), Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon (1973), Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (1974)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Carcinology
InstitutionsTokyo Bunrika University, Yokohama National University, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University
Thesis Studies on Japanese Crabs  (1939)

Tsune Sakai (Japanese: 酒井 恒, May 19, 1903 – February 22, 1986) was a Japanese zoologist known for his research on crabs. He was a professor at Yokohama National University and served as the first president of the Carcinological Society of Japan.

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