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Murakami, Haruki
(Encyclopedia) Murakami, HarukiMurakami, Harukihär&oomacr;ˈkē m&oobreve;rˌäkäˈmē [key], 1949–, Japanese novelist. He lived in Europe and the United States from 1986 to 1995. Widely considered…Akutagawa, Ryunosuke
(Encyclopedia) Akutagawa, RyunosukeAkutagawa, Ryunosukery&oobreve;nôˈs&oobreve;kĕˌ äk&oomacr;ˈtäˈgäˈwä [key], pseud. of Chōkōdō ShujinChōkōdō Shujinchōkōˈdō sh&oomacr;ˈjĭn [key], 1892…Sesshu
(Encyclopedia) SesshuSesshusĕsˈsh&oomacr;ˌ [key], 1420–1506, foremost Japanese master of ink painting (suiboku) and Zen Buddhist priest, also known as Sesshu Toyo. He may have studied under…Say, Allen
(Encyclopedia) Say, Allen, 1937–, Japanese-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Yokohama, Japan, as James Allen Koichi Moriwaki Seii. After an apprentceship with a well-known…Miyake, Issey
(Encyclopedia) Miyake, Issey, 1938–, Japanese fashion designer, b. Hiroshima, grad. Tama Art Univ., Tokyo, 1964. He came to Paris in 1965 and designed for Guy Laroche (1966–68) and Givenchy (1968–69…determinism
(Encyclopedia) determinism, philosophical thesis that every event is the inevitable result of antecedent causes. Applied to ethics and psychology, determinism usually involves a denial of free will,…Babson, Roger Ward
(Encyclopedia) Babson, Roger Ward, 1875–1967, American businessman and statistician, b. Gloucester, Mass. In 1904 he founded the Babson Statistical Organization, Inc., whose business and financial…July 2010 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…Uno, Sosuke
(Encyclopedia) Uno, Sosuke, 1922–98, Japanese politician, b. Moriyama, Shiga prefecture. He attended Kobe Univ. of Commerce and served in the Japanese army in World War II. A member of the Liberal…haiku
(Encyclopedia) haikuhaikuhīˈk&oomacr; [key], an unrhymed Japanese poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature. It usually consists of 17…Trending
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