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Makoto Ōoka
, Poetry International, 2006 () was a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s,"Why Millions in Japan Read All About Poetry" ''New York Times''. March 6, 2000. Awards Source: *1993: Cultural Prize of the Municipality of Tokyo *1993: Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France) *1995: Japan Academy of the Arts Prize for poetry and criticism *1996: Asahi Prize *1996: Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia *1997: Cultural Merit Award *2002: Japan Foundation Award The Japan Foundation Awards honor individuals and organizations for significant contributions to "the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries." History Activities in an academic or cultural field have been presented ... Bibliography *''The Japanese and Mt. Fuji'' (Tokyo: Graphic-sha, 1984) *''Uta no saijiki'' (Gakushu Kenkyusha, 1985) *''A Play of Mirrors: Eight Major Poets of Modern Japan'' (Santa Fe: Katy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mishima, Shizuoka
file:Mishima-city-office.JPG, Mishima City Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 109,803 in 49,323 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Mishima is located in far eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, at the northern end of Izu Peninsula and in the foothills of Mount Fuji. Surrounding municipalities *Kanagawa Prefecture **Hakone, Kanagawa, Hakone *Shizuoka Prefecture **Kannami, Shizuoka, Kannami **Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, Nagaizumi **Numazu, Shizuoka, Numazu **Shimizu, Shizuoka, Shimizu **Susono, Shizuoka, Susono Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Mishima has remained stable over the past 25 years. Climate Mishima has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from June to September. The average annual temperatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Academy Prize (academics)
The is a prize awarded by the Japan Academy in recognition of academic theses, books, and achievements. Overviews An award ceremony has been held every year since 1911. Up to nine of these Prizes are awarded every year. There have been 676 winners and 592 winning works as of 2005. They comprise a certificate, medal, and prize money of one million yen. Ceremony The ceremony is held on the premises of the Japan Academy in Ueno park. The Emperor of Japan, Emperor has been visiting it since 1949. The three prizes awarded during the ceremony are: * Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy, The Imperial Prize * Japan Academy Prize * Duke of Edinburgh Prize After the ceremony some laureates give lectures on the topics of their research. Recipients (of Japan Academy Prize) * 2020 ** Minoru Ozima *2016 (106th) ** Kazutoshi Mori ** Yoshihiro Kawaoka *2015 (105th) ** Hideo Hosono ** Hiroaki Mitsuya *2014 (104th) ** Isamu Akasaki ** Takao Kondo ** Hiraku Nakajima * 2013 (103rd) **Yosh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath Laureates
Struga ( ; , sq-definite, Struga) is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality. Name The name Struga was first mentioned in the 11th century. It is of Slavic origin. and means a "river bed". The ancient name of the city is Enchalon (Εγχαλών), the ancient Greek word for eel, which may be related to the Illyrian Enchele tribe that was known to live in the region. According to E. Hamp, a connection with Albanian ’ngjalë’ makes it possible that the name Enchele was derived from the Illyrian term for eels, which may have been anciently related to Greek and simply adjusted to the Greek pronunciation. In Polybius the word 'Enchele' is written with a voiceless aspirate ''kh'', ''Enchelanes'', while in Mnaseas it was replaced with a voiced ''ng'', ''Engelanes'', the latter being a typical feature of the Ancient Macedonian and north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaths From Respiratory Failure
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as '' Turritopsis dohrnii'', are biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. As of 2022, an estimated total of almost 110 billion humans have died, or roughly 94% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Deaths
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1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. * January 30 – Charlie Chaplin comedy drama film ''City Lights'' receives its public premiere at the Los Angeles Theater with Albert Einstein as guest of honor. Contrary to the current trend in cinema, it is a silent film, but with a score by Chaplin. Critically and commercially successful from the start, it will place consistently in lists of films considered the best of all time. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Fitzsimmons (translator)
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Tom Fitzsimmons may refer to: * Tom Fitzsimmons (baseball) * Tom Fitzsimmons (actor) Tom Fitzsimmons (born October 28, 1947) is an American television actor. He is known for playing Franklin Ford III in the American drama television series '' The Paper Chase''. Life and career Fitzsimmons was born in San Francisco, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsujii Takashi
was a Japanese businessperson, author and poet, also known by the pen names and . Background Tsutsumi was the son of Yasujirō Tsutsumi, founder of the Seibu Railway company and a long-serving member, and eventually speaker, of Japan's House of Representatives. He was born in Tokyo in 1927. During his childhood, he lived with his mother Misao and half-sister Kuniko. Misao wrote traditional Japanese poetry, which was Tsutsumi's initial introduction to writing. He later took up the practice himself, writing ''waka'' by his teen years; however, he would not publish any of his work until his late 20s. After receiving his degree in economics from the University of Tokyo in 1951, he re-enrolled as a literature student and worked as a secretary to his father. He joined the Seibu Department Stores in 1954. Following the death of his father in 1964, he led the spin-off of its logistics business to form the Saison Group, which eventually included the Seibu department stores, Seiyu s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wing Tek Lum
Wing Tek Lum (Chinese: 林永得; born November 11, 1946 Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American poet. Together with a brother he also manages a family-owned real estate company, Lum Yip Kee, Ltd. Life He graduated from Brown University in 1969, where he majored in engineering. He edited the university’s literary magazine. He graduated from the Union Theological Seminary, with a master's degree in divinity in 1973. He worked as a social worker, and met Frank Chin. In 1973, he moved to Hong Kong to learn Cantonese. His work appeared in ''New York Quarterly''. Under the guidance of Makoto Ooka, he participated with Joseph Stanton and others in the collaborative renshi poem ''What the Kite Thinks''. Awards * 1970 Poetry Center Award (now known as the Discovery/''The Nation'' Award) * 1988 American Book Award * 2013 Elliot Cades Award for Literature Works * * Anthologies * * * * References External links"WING TEK LUM", ''Asian-American Poets''*"One Should Not Sleep Anymore: Poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katydid Books
Katie Lee (October 23, 1919 – November 1, 2017) was an American folk singer, actress, writer, photographer and environmental activist. From the 1950s, Lee often sang about rivers and white water rafting. She was a vocal opponent of Glen Canyon Dam, which closed its gates in 1963, and called for the canyon to be returned to its natural state. For her environmental activism, she was often called "the Desert Goddess of Glen Canyon." Her obituary in ''The New York Times'' states, "Ms. Lee never forgave the builders of the Glen Canyon Dam and said the only thing that prevented her from blowing it up was that she did not know how."Sandomir, Richard"Katie Lee, Folk Singer Who Fought to Protect a Canyon, Dies at 98" ''The New York Times'', November 13, 2017, p. B7 Early life Kathryn Louise Lee was born in Aledo, Illinois on October 23, 1919, to decorator Ruth (Detwiler) and architect and homebuilder Zanna Lee. When she was three months old, her family moved to Tucson, Arizona. She gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
