is a Japanese writer. After attending the
University of Tokyo he went to the United States for further education. He received his B.A. from
San Jose State University
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in 1955 and his MFA from
University of Iowa
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in 1958. His novel ''Chōnan no shukke'' (長男の出家) or ''My Young Son Becomes a Zen Monk'' won the
Akutagawa Prize in 1988.
Japan Times
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People from Muroran
Writers from Hokkaido
San Jose State University alumni
University of Iowa alumni
1930 births
Living people
Akutagawa Prize winners
International Writing Program alumni
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