Yoichi Azuma

Yoichi Azuma (東 洋一; born 1949) is a Japanese paleontologist, geologist, and museum curator. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of dinosaur research in Japan and played a central role in establishing Fukui Prefecture as the country's most important dinosaur fossil region.

He has served as Director and later Special Director of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Professor Emeritus at Fukui Prefectural University, Visiting Professor at The Open University of Japan, and President of the Asian Dinosaur Association.