was a Japanese

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, founder of the " pure anarchism" school of thought. He was born in the town Tsu of

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, and lost his parents when he was a child. He was a leading figure of the anarchist movement in Japan. He not only translated the works of prominent anarchist European thinkers, he also advanced their theories. He was a fierce opponent of capitalism and syndicalism. He graduated in 1912 from Kōbe Shin Gakkō (Kōbe Theological School) with a degree in theology and was employed as a

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clergyman in a succession of provincial churches between 1912–24.

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1886 births Date of birth missing People from Tsu, Mie 1934 deaths Date of death missing Place of death missing Japanese anti-capitalists Japanese anarchists 20th-century Japanese translators {{Anarchist-stub