This is an alphabetical list of writers who are
Japanese, or are famous for having written in the
Japanese language
is spoken natively by about 128 million people, primarily by Japanese people and primarily in Japan, the only country where it is the national language. Japanese belongs to the Japonic or Japanese- Ryukyuan language family. There have been ...
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Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names, family name followed by given name to ensure consistency although some writers are known by their western-ordered name.
See also
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Japanese literature
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List of Japanese women writers
The following is a list of Japanese women writers and manga artists.
A
*Hotaru Akane (born 1983), blogger, lyricist
* Akiko Akazome (1974–2017), novelist
* Akazome Emon (956–1041), waka poet
*Risu Akizuki (born 1958), manga writer
*Akira Aman ...
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List of Japanese people
This is a list of notable Japanese people.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Japanese.
Architects
Artists
Athletes
Authors
* Kobo Abe, author of '' The Woman in the Dunes''
* Ryuno ...
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List of novelists
Well-known authors of novels, listed by country:
''See also'': Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors
Afghanistan
* Aliyeh Ataei (born 1981)
*Khaled Hosseini (born 1965)
Albania
* Dritero Agol ...
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Lists of authors
The following are lists of writers:
Alphabetical indices
A – B – C – D –
E – F –
G – H –
I – J –
K – L –
M – N –
O – P � ...
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