Yujiro Motora (November 1, 1858 – December 13, 1912), sometimes also known as Yuzero Motora, was one of the earliest Japanese psychologists.
He was the first doctorally prepared psychologist from Japan, having studied under G.
Stanley Hall in the United States in the 1880s.
A number of Motora's students became influential psychologists.
Motora served on the faculty of the Tokyo Imperial University from the late 1880s until his death.
He translated the works of eminent Western psychologists into Japanese, and he conducted early work in clinical psychology.
He authored influential work related to attention span and the education of disabled children.