This is an alphabetical list of writers who are
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
ese, 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.
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Japanese literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanes ...
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List of Japanese women writers
The following is a list of Japanese women writers and manga artists.
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*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''
* Ryun ...
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List of novelists
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Lists of authors
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