was a Japanese writer, social critic and public figure. He is the author of several best-selling books in Japan. His autobiography ''Toppamono'' sold 600,000 copies and has since been translated into English.
In 1985, Miyazaki was named by the
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
police as the prime suspect in the
Glico Morinaga case, a 17-month saga of kidnapping and corporate extortion. He was later cleared.
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Shinichiro Kurimoto
is a Japanese author and former politician. He is also an economic anthropologist and a philosopher who introduced the ideas of Karl Polanyi and his younger brother Michael Polanyi to Japan. He was a professor at universities such as Meiji Un ...
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1945 births
2022 deaths
Japanese writers
People from Kyoto Prefecture
Writers from Kyoto Prefecture
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People from Kyoto
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Waseda University alumni
Yakuza members
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