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, located on the "Bluff" in

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, Japan. The school started as a division of Gyosei Gakuin in 1888 and was established as an independent school by the Marianists in 1901. St. Joseph closed with the graduating class of June 2000. It served

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primarily to the expatriate community in Yokohama. The school was the host to Japan's first Scout troop, established in 1911.

Alumni

* Ureo Egawa (Willy Mueller), class of 1921, actor * Charles J. Pedersen, class of 1922, awarded the

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in 1987 * Andy Albeck (1921–2010), head of

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'', October 8, 2010; page AA7. *

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, class of 1921, Japanese-American artist and landscape architect *

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(Otto Sevaldsen) (1935–2006), class of 1949, actor, singer, stand-up comedian, emcee, and film producer * Paul Blum, American intelligence officer *

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References

{{reflist Educational institutions disestablished in 2000 Defunct Catholic schools in Japan Educational institutions established in 1901 Marianist schools International schools in Yokohama 1901 establishments in Japan