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Book by machida sonoko

machida sonoko

町田 そのこ

Novelist

Sonoko Machida (born 1980) is a Japanese novelist from Fukuoka Prefecture. She won the 15th Women's R-18 Literary Award in 2016 for “Cameroon's Blue Fish” and made her literary debut the following year with the short story collection Chocolate Gourami Swimming in the Night Sky, which includes the…

Book by machidori satoshi

machidori satoshi

待鳥 聡史

Political scientist, professor at Kyoto…

Satoshi Machidori (born 1971) is a Japanese political scientist and Professor at the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University. His research specializes in comparative politics, American politics, Japanese politics, and political institutions, with a particular focus on democracy, political parties,…

Book by machiko satonaka

machiko satonaka

里中 満智子

Manga artist

Machiko Satonaka (born 1948) is a Japanese manga artist from Osaka. She made her debut in 1964 at the age of sixteen, while still in high school, after “Pia no Shozo” (Portrait of Pia) won the inaugural Kodansha New Manga Artist Award. Her work ranges from girls’ manga to historical narratives,…

Book by Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright

マデレーン・オルブライト

Diplomat, politician

Madeleine Albright (1937–2022) was an American diplomat and politician. Born into a diplomatic family in Prague, Czechoslovakia, she spent the Second World War in Britain. After returning to her home country, she moved with her family to the United States in 1948. She graduated from Wellesley…

Book by Madhumita Murgia

Madhumita Murgia

マドゥミタ・ムルジア

Science writer, Editor

Madhumita Murgia is an Indian-born journalist specializing in artificial intelligence and its social consequences. She studied biological sciences at the University of Oxford and worked on AIDS vaccine research before training in science journalism at New York University. After working at Wired UK…

Book by Madison Smart Bell

Madison Smart Bell

マディソン・スマート・ベル

Novelist

Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957) is an American novelist. All Souls' Rising (untranslated into Japanese), the first volume of his trilogy about the Haitian Revolution, was a finalist for the 1995 National Book Award. The novel portrays conflicts over race and colonial rule through the lives of…

Book by MAEDA Daizen

MAEDA Daizen

前田 大然

Professional soccer player

Daizen Maeda (1997–) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward. Renowned for his exceptional pace, relentless work rate, and high-intensity pressing, he first established himself at Matsumoto Yamaga before playing for Yokohama F. Marinos and Portugal's C.S. Marítimo. He later…

Book by MAEDA Hideki

MAEDA Hideki

前田 英樹

French literary scholar, literary/film…

Hideki Maeda (born 1951) is a Japanese literary and cultural critic. Professor Emeritus at Rikkyo University, his work spans philosophy, literature, art, film, and Japanese intellectual history. He is widely known for his studies of thinkers such as Ferdinand de Saussure, Henri Bergson, Kobayashi…

Book by MAEDA Hiroyuki

MAEDA Hiroyuki

前田 裕之

Nihon Keizai Shimbun editorial board…

Hiroyuki Maeda (born 1962) is a Japanese writer and former editorial writer for *Nikkei*. After graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Economics, he worked as an economic journalist and editorial writer at *Nihon Keizai Shimbun* before becoming an independent author. His writing…

Book by MAEDA Mitsuho

MAEDA Mitsuho

前田 満穂

Former actor, manager

Mitsuho Maeda (born 1949) is a Japanese former actor and businessman who performed under the names Jiro Chiba and Jiro Yabuki. Originally from Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, he is the younger brother of actor Sonny Chiba. After training at the Bungakuza theatre company’s acting institute, he made his…

Book by MAEHARA Katsuya

MAEHARA Katsuya

前原 勝矢

Psychiatrist

Katsuya Maehara is a psychiatrist who trained in neurology in the United States after graduating from Juntendo University. His writing on handedness and bodily laterality examines differences involving the hands, feet, eyes, and ears, using familiar features of the body to explore how the brain…

Book by MAEKAWA Teijiro

MAEKAWA Teijiro

前川 貞次郎

Western historian

Teijiro Maekawa (1911–2004) was a Japanese historian specializing in European history. After graduating from the Faculty of Letters at Kyoto Imperial University, he served as an associate professor at Kyoto University’s Institute for Research in Humanities and later as a professor in its Faculty of…

Book by MAENO Kazuo

MAENO Kazuo

前野 一雄

Medical journalist

Kazuo Maeno is a journalist who has reported on medicine and health and served as head of medical information at the Yomiuri Shimbun. His writing and commentary consider how specialist knowledge can be communicated to patients and the public, and how medicine and the media can work toward better…

Book by Magda Szabo

Magda Szabo

サボー・マグダ

Novelist, Poet

Magda Szabó (1917–2007) was a Hungarian novelist and poet, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Hungarian literature. Her works explore themes of family, memory, history, women's lives, and the relationship between the individual and the state. Although she…

Book by Maggie Nelson

Maggie Nelson

マギー・ネルソン

Writer

Maggie Nelson (born 1973) is an American writer, poet, and critic whose genre-defying work blends memoir, philosophy, literary criticism, and cultural theory. She explores gender, sexuality, art, embodiment, and family with intellectual rigor and personal candor, expanding the possibilities of…

Book by Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

マギー・スミス

Writer

Maggie Smith (born 1977) is an American poet, essayist, and author. She is best known for her lyrical and accessible writing on family, loss, hope, resilience, and renewal. Her poem *Good Bones* became an international sensation, establishing her as one of the most widely read contemporary American…

Book by makate asai

makate asai

朝井 まかて

Novelist

Makate Asai (born 1959) is a Japanese writer of historical fiction. After graduating from the Faculty of Literature at Konan Women’s University, she worked as a copywriter for an advertising production company. She made her literary debut in 2008 after receiving an encouragement award in the…

Book by Makenna Goodman

Makenna Goodman

メイケナ・グッドマン

Novelist, Editor

Makenna Goodman is an American novelist and editor based in Vermont. Alongside a career in publishing that has spanned two decades, she has contributed literary criticism, essays, interviews, and short fiction to publications including The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, and the Los…

Book by MAKIGUCHI Shoji

MAKIGUCHI Shoji

牧口 松二

Marketing researcher

Shoji Makiguchi is a Japanese marketing scholar and Professor in the Faculty of Commerce at Kyushu Sangyo University. After joining Hakuhodo, he worked at Hakuhodo Consulting, where he specialized in brand strategy and corporate consulting, eventually serving as President and CEO and later…

Book by makiko uchidate

makiko uchidate

内館 牧子

Screenwriter, Writer

Makiko Uchidate (1948–2025) was a Japanese screenwriter and novelist born in Akita and raised in Tokyo. After graduating from Musashino Art University, she worked at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for thirteen and a half years before making her debut as a screenwriter in 1988. Her television work…

Book by makime manabu

makime manabu

万城目 学

Novelist

Manabu Makime (1976–) is a Japanese novelist known for blending fantasy, history, and humor in stories set in Japan's ancient capitals. Born in Osaka, he graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in law before leaving a career in the chemical industry to become a writer. He made his literary…

Book by makino yo

makino yo

牧野 洋

Journalist, Translator

Yo Makino is a Japanese journalist and translator covering business, economics and the media. Born in Tokyo in 1960, he graduated from Keio University’s Faculty of Economics and completed graduate study in journalism at Columbia University. He joined Nikkei in 1983, worked as a New York…

Book by Makoto Yukimura

Makoto Yukimura

幸村 誠

Manga artist

Makoto Yukimura (born 1976) is a Japanese manga artist known for historical and science fiction works distinguished by meticulous research and powerful character-driven storytelling. His manga explore human growth, inner conflict, and the pursuit of peace through richly developed narratives,…

Book by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell

マルコム・グラッドウェル

Journalist, Writer

Malcolm Gladwell (1963–) is a Canadian journalist born in England. After working for The Washington Post, he joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1996. Combining social-science research with reporting on individual lives, he examines the forces behind familiar events and assumptions. In “The…

Book by Manisha Sinha

Manisha Sinha

マニーシャ・シンハ

American history researcher

Manisha Sinha is an Indian-born American historian. She earned her Ph.D. from Columbia University and is a professor of American history at the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on slavery and abolition, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. In "The Slave’s Cause: A History of…

Book by Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

毛 沢東

Politician, thinker, founding member of…

Mao Zedong (1893–1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political leader, and political theorist. A founding member of the Chinese Communist Party, he emerged as its dominant leader through the Long March, the war against Japan, and the Chinese Civil War. In 1949, he proclaimed the establishment of the…

Book by Marc G. Berman

Marc G. Berman

マーク・G・バーマン

Environmental neuroscience/cognitive…

Marc G. Berman is an American cognitive neuroscientist, psychologist, and author. He specializes in cognitive neuroscience, environmental psychology, and the relationship between natural environments and human cognition. He is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, where he directs…

Book by Marc Levinson

Marc Levinson

マルク・レビンソン

Economist, Historian

Marc Levinson is an American economist, historian, journalist, and author specializing in international trade, transportation, globalization, and economic history. He worked as a business writer at Newsweek and as finance and economics editor of The Economist before joining JPMorgan Chase, where he…

Book by Marc Russell Benioff

Marc Russell Benioff

マーク・ベニオフ

Entrepreneur, founder, chairman and CEO…

Marc Benioff is an American business executive and the co-founder, chair and CEO of Salesforce. After thirteen years at Oracle, he co-founded Salesforce in 1999, building a business that delivers customer relationship management software through the cloud. From the company’s beginnings, he…

Book by Marcel Dirsus

Marcel Dirsus

マーセル・ディルサス

Political scientist, visiting…

Marcel Dirsus is a German political scientist specializing in authoritarianism, coups, and regime change. His research examines how dictatorships survive, why they collapse, and what determines whether countries can successfully transition afterward. He has been affiliated with institutions…

Book by Marcel Proust

Marcel Proust

マルセル・プルースト

Novelist

Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was a French novelist and one of the major figures of twentieth-century literature. Born in Auteuil, then on the outskirts of Paris, he suffered from asthma from childhood and moved between literary circles and Parisian high society before devoting his later years to…

Book by Marcel Theroux

Marcel Theroux

マーセル・セロー

Novelist, journalist, documentary maker

Marcel Theroux (1968–) is a British-American novelist, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. Born in Kampala, Uganda, he spent his early childhood in Singapore and grew up in London. He won the Somerset Maugham Award for “The Confessions of Mycroft Holmes,” while his post-apocalyptic novel “Far…

Book by Marcia Hutchinson

Marcia Hutchinson

マーシャ・ハッチンソン

Novelist

Marcia Hutchinson (born 1962) is a British novelist who grew up in Bradford with Jamaican parents of the Windrush generation. She became the first pupil from her comprehensive school to attend Oxford and studied law at Brasenose College. After working as a solicitor, she founded Primary Colours, an…

Book by Marco Iansiti

Marco Iansiti

マルコ・イアンシティ

Management scholar

Marco Iansiti is a management scholar studying technology strategy and the management of innovation. He studied physics at Harvard University and received his doctorate in 1988. After research in low-temperature electronics and microfabrication, he joined Harvard Business School in 1989 and…

Book by Marcus du Sautoy

Marcus du Sautoy

マーカス・デュ・ソートイ

Mathematician, group theorist,…

Marcus du Sautoy (born 1965) is a British mathematician specializing in group theory and number theory. He is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and holds the Simonyi Professorship for the Public Understanding of Science. A Fellow of the Royal Society, he has combined mathematical…

Book by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

マーガレット・アトウッド

Novelist, Poet

Margaret Atwood (born 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in contemporary literature. Her work explores feminism, environmental change, authoritarianism, and the social consequences of scientific and technological advances.…

Book by Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

マーガレット・ミッチェル

Novelist

Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she studied at Smith College before working as a reporter for "The Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine." After leaving journalism because of an injury, she devoted herself to writing what became her only…

Book by Margaret O'Mara

Margaret O'Mara

マーガレット・オメーラ

Historian, Professor of History,…

Margaret O'Mara (born 1970) is an American historian whose work examines the development of Silicon Valley and the relationship between technology, politics, and public policy. She is the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Chair and Professor of American History at the University of Washington. She earned…

Book by Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

マーガレット・サッチャー

Politician, 71st Prime Minister, Member…

Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013) was a British politician who served as the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister from 1979 to 1990. Born in Grantham, England, she studied chemistry at Oxford before qualifying as a barrister. Elected to Parliament in 1959, she became education secretary and…

Book by Margo Jefferson

Margo Jefferson

マーゴ・ジェファーソン

Journalist, editor-in-chief of Newsweek…

Margo Jefferson (born 1947) is an American critic, journalist, memoirist, and academic. A longtime book and arts critic for *The New York Times*, she received the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for her incisive writing on literature, race, culture, and the performing arts. Widely regarded as one…

Book by Mari Yoshihara

Mari Yoshihara

吉原 真里

American culture researcher, professor…

Mari Yoshihara, born in 1968, is a scholar of American cultural history. Born in New York City and raised in Tokyo, she is a professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and the University of Tokyo’s Center for Global Education. Her research encompasses U.S.–East Asian relations, gender,…

Book by Maria Semple

Maria Semple

マリア・センプル

Novelist, Screenwriter

Maria Semple (born 1964) is an American novelist and screenwriter. After studying English at Barnard College, she worked as a television writer on shows including "Arrested Development," "Mad About You," and "Ellen" before turning to fiction. Her novel "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" spent more than a…

Book by Maria Stepanova

Maria Stepanova

マリア・ステパノヴァ

Poet, Novelist, Journalist

Maria Stepanova (born 1972) is a Moscow-born poet, essayist, and journalist. The author of numerous poetry collections and books of essays, she also helped establish and edit the independent Russian cultural publication Colta.ru. She left Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is…

Book by Mariah Blake

Mariah Blake

マライア・ブレイク

Journalist

Mariah Blake is an American investigative journalist whose reporting focuses on environmental health, corporate misconduct, public policy, and government accountability. A graduate of Barnard College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she has written for publications including…

Book by Mariana Mazzucato

Mariana Mazzucato

マリアナ・マッツカート

Economist, Professor of Economics,…

Mariana Mazzucato (born 1968) is an Italian economist specializing in innovation, industrial policy, and public value. She is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL) and the founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose…

Book by Marianne Wiggins

Marianne Wiggins

マリアンヌ・ウィギンズ

Novelist

Marianne Wiggins (1947–) is an American novelist born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who also spent many years living in Europe. Her fiction interweaves history and personal memory to explore love, loss, family ties, and humanity’s impact on the natural and social worlds. “Evidence of Things Unseen”…

Book by Mariano Mattei

Mariano Mattei

マリアーノ・マッティ

Cybersecurity/AI expert

Mariano Mattei is a cybersecurity and AI specialist based in the United States and an adjunct professor in the Computer and Information Sciences Department at Temple University. He began his career as a software engineer and spent more than 19 years at IBM, where his responsibilities included…

Book by Marie Ndiaye

Marie Ndiaye

マリー・ンディアイ

Novelist, Playwright

Marie NDiaye (born 1967) is a French novelist and playwright. Born to a French mother and a Senegalese father, she published her first novel in 1985 at seventeen. Her fiction explores rejection and control within families, and isolation following migration, through her characters’ uncertain…

Book by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

マリーケ・ルカス・ライネフェル…

Writer

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 1991, now publishing as Lucas Rijneveld) is a Dutch novelist and poet. Born in Nieuwendijk in the Netherlands, Rijneveld grew up on a dairy farm in a devout Christian family, experiences that profoundly shaped their fiction. Widely regarded as one of the most…

Book by Marietje Schaake

Marietje Schaake

マリエッチェ・スハーケ

Politician, Member of the European…

Marietje Schaake (born 1978) is a Dutch politician, international policy expert, and author. She studied liberal arts at Leiden University and international relations in the United States and Italy. From 2009 to 2019, she served as a Member of the European Parliament, where she focused on digital…

Book by mariko hayashi

mariko hayashi

林 真理子

Novelist, Essayist

Mariko Hayashi (born 1954) is a Japanese novelist and essayist from Yamanashi Prefecture. After graduating in literary arts from Nihon University’s College of Art, she worked as a copywriter before launching her writing career with the 1982 essay collection “Runrun o Katte Ouchi ni Kaero.” She won…

Book by Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson

マリリン・ロビンソン

Novelist, Essayist

Marilynne Robinson (1943–) is an American novelist and essayist. Born in Idaho, she taught creative writing for many years at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her debut novel, “Housekeeping,” which follows two sisters and the unsettled history of their family in a lakeside town, received…

Book by Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

マルジャン・サトラピ

Manga artist, Illustrator

Marjane Satrapi (born 1969) is an Iranian-born writer, graphic novelist, and filmmaker whose work explores revolution, exile, identity, and freedom with striking honesty, wit, and visual simplicity. She is best known for *Persepolis*, an autobiographical graphic memoir that recounts her childhood…

Book by Mark Adams

Mark Adams

マーク・アダムス

Journalist, travel writer, editor

Mark Adams (born 1967) is an American journalist, travel writer and editor from Oak Park, Illinois. He has worked as a contributing editor for National Geographic Adventure and written for publications including GQ and Rolling Stone. His nonfiction combines historical research with journeys that…

Book by Mark Buckwell

Mark Buckwell

マーク・バックウェル

Cloud Security Architect

Mark Buckwell is a British cloud security architect, consultant, author, and educator with more than 30 years of experience in information security and cloud architecture. He has designed and delivered security solutions for organizations across finance, government, and other regulated industries.…

Book by Mark Changizi

Mark Changizi

マーク・チャンギージー

Theoretical neuroscientist

Mark Changizi is a theoretical neurobiologist who investigates the evolutionary foundations of vision, language, music, and emotional expression. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Virginia and received a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Maryland. He pursued…

Book by Mark Coeckelbergh

Mark Coeckelbergh

マーク・クーケルバーク

Philosopher of Technology

Mark Coeckelbergh is a Belgian philosopher of technology and Professor of Philosophy of Media and Technology at the University of Vienna. His research examines human relationships with AI and robots, moral responsibility in technological systems, and the effects of technology on democracy and the…

Book by Mark Costello

Mark Costello

マーク・コステロ

Novelist

Mark Costello is an American novelist and former federal prosecutor. He published his first novel, “Bag Men,” under the pseudonym John Flood while working as a prosecutor in New Jersey. His novel “Big If,” a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction, follows Secret Service agents…

Book by Mark Koyama

Mark Koyama

マーク・コヤマ

Economic historian, political economist

Mark Koyama is an economic historian and political economist studying the origins of economic growth, state capacity, religious freedom, and institutional development. Born in Britain, he studied modern history and economics at the University of Oxford and completed his doctorate in economics in…

Book by Mark Mazower

Mark Mazower

マーク・マゾワー

Historian, specialist in modern Greek…

Mark Mazower (born 1958) is a British historian and Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University. His research focuses on modern European history, the Balkans, international history, and the history of war, empire, and global governance. Renowned for combining meticulous archival…

Book by Mark Schieritz

Mark Schieritz

マルク・シーリッツ

Journalist

Mark Schieritz (born 1974) is a German journalist covering economic and financial policy and politics. He studied political science and economics at the University of Freiburg and the London School of Economics, where he earned a master’s degree. He began his journalistic career at Financial Times…

Book by Mark Z. Danielewski

Mark Z. Danielewski

マーク・Z・ダニエレブスキー

Novelist

Mark Z. Danielewski (1966–) is an American novelist. Born in New York City, he studied English literature at Yale University. His debut novel, “House of Leaves,” combines multiple narrators, extensive footnotes, and unconventional typography in a story centered on a nonexistent documentary film,…

Book by Markus Brunnermeier

Markus Brunnermeier

マーカス・ブルネルマイヤー

Economist, Professor at Princeton…

Markus K. Brunnermeier (1969–) is a German economist and the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Economics and director of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. His research examines financial crises, asset-price bubbles, liquidity, monetary policy, and international finance, with…

Book by Markus Gabriel

Markus Gabriel

マルクス・ガブリエル

Philosopher

Markus Gabriel (born 1980) is a philosopher working in epistemology, ontology, and the philosophy of mind, and a proponent of New Realism. He studied philosophy, classical philology, and German literature in Hagen, Bonn, and Heidelberg. In 2005 he received his doctorate at Heidelberg for research…

Book by Marlon James

Marlon James

マーロン・ジェームス

Writer

Marlon James (born 1970) is a Jamaican novelist whose ambitious fiction explores history, colonialism, race, violence, and power through richly layered narratives and distinctive literary styles. He gained international recognition with *A Brief History of Seven Killings*, a sweeping novel inspired…

Book by Martha Hodes

Martha Hodes

マーサ・ホーデス

Historian

Martha Hodes is an American historian and professor at New York University. Her research examines race, slavery, the Civil War, family, and individual experience in nineteenth-century America. In "Mourning Lincoln," Hodes reconstructs public and private reactions to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination…

Book by Martha McPhee

Martha McPhee

マーサ・マクフィー

Novelist

Martha McPhee (1965–) is an American novelist whose work explores family relationships, memory, and the pursuit of social and financial success. She made her novel debut with “Bright Angel Time” in 1997. Its sequel, “Gorgeous Lies,” was a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award for Fiction,…

Book by Martin Cruz Smith

Martin Cruz Smith

マーティン・クルーズ・スミス

Journalist, Novelist

Martin Cruz Smith (1942–2025) was an American novelist born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He worked as a journalist before turning to fiction and became known for his crime novels featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko. His breakthrough novel, “Gorky Park,” opens with the discovery of three bodies…

Book by Martin Ford

Martin Ford

マーティン・フォード

Futurist, writer related to advanced…

Martin Ford is an American futurist and technology entrepreneur whose work focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation on employment, inequality, the economy, and society. Drawing in part on his experience founding and running a Silicon Valley software company, he has…

Book by Martin Seay

Martin Seay

マーティン・シー

Novelist, Essayist

Martin Seay is an American novelist and essayist originally from Texas. He holds undergraduate degrees from Trinity University and an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte and was a fiction fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown in 2005–2006. His fiction, essays,…

Book by MARUYAMA Atsushi

MARUYAMA Atsushi

丸山 篤史

Science writer

Atsushi Maruyama writes about evolution, the brain, and information for general readers. His work examines how people select from the information surrounding them and how evolution has shaped this process. It uses everyday perception as a starting point for asking how humans understand their world.

Book by MARUYAMA Hiroshi

MARUYAMA Hiroshi

丸山 弘志

Railway technology researcher

Hiroshi Maruyama researched railway technology at the Railway Technical Research Institute, including levitated railway systems. His writing for general readers explains how railways work, connecting the engineering behind trains with the familiar experience of travel.

Book by Marwan Hisham

Marwan Hisham

マルワン・ヒシャム

Journalist

Marwan Hisham is a Syrian journalist. He joined anti-government demonstrations in his hometown of Raqqa in 2011 and later reported covertly from the city after it came under the control of the Islamic State, documenting civilian life and war while concealing his identity. Since 2014, he has covered…

Book by Mary Gaitskill

Mary Gaitskill

メアリー・ゲイツキル

Novelist, essayist, short story writer

Mary Gaitskill (born 1954) is an American novelist and short story writer celebrated for her psychologically incisive fiction exploring desire, power, intimacy, trauma, and moral ambiguity. Renowned for her precise prose and unflinching emotional honesty, she has become one of the most distinctive…

Book by Mary L. Gray

Mary L. Gray

メアリー・Ｌ・グレイ

Anthropologist, Harvard University…

Mary L. Gray is an American anthropologist and media scholar whose ethnographic research examines how digital technologies transform labor, identity, and human rights. She spent more than a decade as a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and has held academic affiliations with Indiana…

Book by Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

メアリー・シェリー

Novelist

Mary Shelley (1797–1851) was an English novelist best known for pioneering modern science fiction. The daughter of philosopher William Godwin and writer Mary Wollstonecraft, and the wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, she published "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" in 1818. The novel follows…

Book by Mary-Frances O'Connor

Mary-Frances O'Connor

マリー=フランシス・オコナー

Psychologist, Professor of Psychology,…

Mary-Frances O'Connor is an American psychologist and neuroscientist. She is a professor at the University of Arizona, where she studies the neuroscience of grief and bereavement, investigating how the brain adapts to the loss of loved ones. Her best-known book, "The Grieving Brain: The Surprising…

Book by Marytza K. Rubio

Marytza K. Rubio

マリッツァ・K・ルビオ

Novelist

Marytza K. Rubio is an American fiction writer and teaching artist based in Santa Ana, California. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing: Latin America from Queens University of Charlotte. Her debut collection, “Maria, Maria & Other Stories,” brings together ten stories set across the cities and…

Book by Masaaki Okuhara

Masaaki Okuhara

奥原 正明

Agriculture and forestry official,…

Masaaki Okuhara (born 1955) is a Japanese agricultural-policy specialist and former senior civil servant. After graduating from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 1979 and served as director-general of its Management…

Book by Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara

Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara

奥野 正寛

Economist

Masahiro Okuno-Fujiwara (born 1947), who also publishes as Masahiro Okuno, is a Japanese economist applying microeconomics and game theory to industrial policy, economic institutions, and cooperation. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1969 and earned his PhD in economics at Stanford…

Book by Masako Sakagawa

Masako Sakagawa

坂川 雅子

Translator

Masako Sakagawa is a Japanese translator of medical anthropology and nursing ethics. Born in Tokyo in 1934, she completed a master’s degree in English language and literature at the University of Tokyo and taught at Toho Gakuen and Nagano College of Nursing. Her translation of Margaret Lock’s Twice…

Book by masako watanabe

masako watanabe

わたなべ まさこ

Manga artist

Masako Watanabe (1929–2026) was a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo and a pioneer of manga for girls. She debuted in 1952 with “Shokoshi” and moved from rental-library manga into girls’ magazines. Her “Garasu no Shiro,” a melodrama about two girls whose fortunes diverge over a secret of birth,…

Book by Masami Endo

Masami Endo

遠藤 真美

Translator

Masami Endo is a Japanese translator working on publishing and commercial translation in economics, management, and finance. She translated Richard Thaler’s “Misbehaving,” an account of the development of behavioral economics through observations that challenged assumptions of consistently rational…

Book by masami yuki

masami yuki

ゆうき まさみ

Manga artist

Masami Yuki (born 1957) is a Japanese manga artist whose career has spanned science fiction, comedy, police drama, and historical fiction. His works are known for their richly developed settings, engaging characters, and approachable storytelling, earning him a wide readership across generations.…

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Masashi Niwano

庭野 匡思

glaciologist, meteorologist,…

Masashi Niwano is a glaciologist, meteorologist, and climate scientist specialising in interactions between the atmosphere and snow and ice. He graduated from the Meteorological College in 2004, worked at the Toyama Local Meteorological Office and Tokyo Regional Headquarters, and joined the…

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Masashi Yanagisawa

柳沢 正史

Sleep medicine science researcher

Masashi Yanagisawa (born 1960) is a sleep scientist who investigates the molecular and neural mechanisms controlling sleep and wakefulness. He studied medicine at the University of Tsukuba and completed its doctoral program in medical sciences. In 1988 he discovered endothelin, a biologically…

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Masayuki Ito

伊藤 雅之

Religious sociologist

Masayuki Ito (born 1964) is a Japanese sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion and contemporary spirituality. Born in Nagoya, he graduated from Ritsumeikan University’s College of Social Sciences in 1989 and earned his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998.…

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Masha Gessen

マーシャ・ゲッセン

Journalist, Writer, Translator

Masha Gessen, also writing as M. Gessen (born 1967), is a journalist, author, and translator whose reporting examines Russian politics, authoritarianism, human rights, and LGBTQ issues. Born in Moscow, they emigrated to the United States with their family in 1981. They later returned to Russia,…

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Mason Coile

メイソン・コイル

Novelist

Mason Coile was the pseudonym of Canadian novelist Andrew Pyper (1968–2025). Writing under this name, he specialized in horror blended with science fiction, exploring themes such as artificial intelligence, technology, and human identity. Pyper was one of Canada's most acclaimed thriller writers,…

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Mason Currey

メイソン・カリー

Writer

Mason Currey is an American writer and editor born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, he has held editorial positions at Metropolis, Print and Core77, and contributed to publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times. His work…

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Masud Husain

マスード・フセイン

Clinical neurologist, neuroscientist,…

Masud Husain is a British neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, a Professorial Fellow of New College, Oxford, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brain. Internationally recognized for his pioneering research on…

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masuda miri

益田 ミリ

Illustrator, Manga artist, Essayist

Miri Masuda (born 1969) is a Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and essayist from Osaka. Combining spare drawings with carefully observed dialogue and narration, she explores the small doubts and discomforts that arise around work, marriage, family, aging, and time spent alone. She received the…

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masuji ibuse

井伏 鱒二

Novelist

Masuji Ibuse (1898–1993) A Japanese novelist born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He emerged as a literary writer in 1929 with works including "Sansho-uo" and became known for a restrained style that combines understated humor with close observation of ordinary people's lives. He received the Naoki Prize…

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MASUYAMA Shinji

増山 信司

Scientific terminology dictionary editor

Shinji Masuyama is an editor of scientific reference works. Together with Nobuyuki Yoshigahara, he edited an English–Japanese dictionary of scientific terms. The work organizes vocabulary to support readers in understanding scientific writing across languages.

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mato

真斗

Manga artist, Illustrator

Mato is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator best known as the original illustrator of the "Pokémon Adventures" manga series (published in Japan as "Pocket Monsters SPECIAL"). Debuting in 1993, she established the series' distinctive visual style through dynamic action scenes and expressive…

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MATOBA Tomoyuki

的場 知之

Translator

Tomoyuki Matoba is a Japanese translator of nonfiction, focusing on biology, evolution, and relationships between humans and other animals. Tom Lathan’s “Lost Wonders,” published in Japanese as “21 Seiki ni Zetsumetsu shita Ikimonotachi,” traces individual stories of extinct species to examine the…

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MATSUDA Irino

松田 いりの

Novelist

Irino Matsuda (born 1991) is a Japanese novelist. She won the 61st Bungei Prize in 2024 for her debut novel "Hyper Taikutsu." Her fiction is known for blending everyday reality with surreal imagination, creating a distinctive style that combines humor with an unsettling sense of dislocation. Her…

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MATSUDA Makoto

松田 誠

Housing Writer

Makoto Matsuda writes about home renovation. His guide to remodeling covers subjects ranging from interiors to building structures. The work helps general readers connect their everyday living spaces with an understanding of how buildings are made.

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MATSUDA Shunsuke

松田 俊介

Linguist, Assistant Professor,…

Shunsuke Matsuda is a Japanese linguist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Tokyo. He earned his B.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Tokyo. Specializing in the linguistics of Japanese Sign Language (JSL), his research explores the grammar,…

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MATSUDA Yasuhiro

松田 康博

Researcher of Chinese and Taiwanese…

Yasuhiro Matsuda (born 1965) is a Japanese political scientist and Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia and the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo. After graduating from Reitaku University, he earned a master's degree in…

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MATSUHASHI Shinzo

松橋 真三

Film producer

Shinzo Matsuhashi (born 1969) is a film producer involved in the development and production of Japanese cinema. Born in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, he graduated from the School of Law at Waseda University and joined WOWOW in 1994. He began his producing career with Battle Royale and became…

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MATSUI Ryugo

松居 竜五

Minakata Kumagusu, Comparative Culture…

Ryugo Matsui (born 1964) is a Japanese scholar of comparative culture, a professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Ryukoku University, and director of the Minakata Kumagusu Archives. Born in Kyoto Prefecture, he left the doctoral program at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of…

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MATSUI Yasuhiro

松井 康浩

Russian/Soviet modern history researcher

Yasuhiro Matsui (born 1960) is a Japanese historian of modern Russia and the Soviet Union. He taught at Kagawa University and Kyushu University, studying Soviet politics through both its institutions and the experiences of people who lived under them. “Soren Seiji Chitsujo to Seinen Soshiki”…

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matsui yusei

松井 優征

Manga artist

Yusei Matsui (born 1979) is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture. He made his debut with “Neuro: Supernatural Detective,” which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2005. In “Assassination Classroom,” a powerful creature threatening to destroy Earth becomes the teacher of Class…

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matsuie masashi

松家 仁之

Novelist, Editor

Masashi Matsuie, born in 1958, is a Japanese novelist and editor. At Shinchosha, he founded the Shincho Crest Books series of international literature and the quarterly magazine Kangaeru Hito, and also served as editor in chief of Geijutsu Shincho. His first full-length novel, “Kazan no Fumoto de,”…

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MATSUKAWA Tadaki

松川 正毅

Legal scholar, lawyer

Tadaki Matsukawa (born 1952) is a Japanese legal scholar and attorney specializing in civil law, particularly family and inheritance law, as well as French law. He is Professor Emeritus at Osaka University and a professor at the Faculty of Law at Osaka Gakuin University. His research has addressed…

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matsukuma hiroshi

松隈 洋

Architect

Hiroshi Matsukuma (born 1957) is a Japanese architectural historian and Professor at Kanagawa University, as well as Professor Emeritus of Kyoto Institute of Technology. After studying architecture at Kyoto University, he began an academic career devoted to the history, preservation, and…

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MATSUMARU Satomi

松丸 さとみ

Translator

Satomi Matsumaru is a Japanese translator and writer working on English-language books about business, psychology, and health. In Annie Murphy Paul’s “The Extended Mind,” she introduces research on thinking with the body, physical surroundings, and other people, extending the discussion of…

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MATSUMIYA Katsuyoshi

松宮 克昌

Translator

Katsuyoshi Matsumiya translates English-language writing on religion, history, and society. He graduated from Sophia University’s Faculty of Humanities and served as a councilor of the Japan Association of Translators. His translation of Catherine Nixey’s The Darkening Age examines the destruction…

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MATSUMOTO Jiro

松本 次郎

Manga artist

Jiro Matsumoto (born 1970) is a Japanese manga artist. After receiving the runner-up prize in the general category of the Chiba Tetsuya Award in 1992, he developed a distinctive body of work portraying violence, war, madness, and social alienation through detailed, abrasive artwork and unsettling…

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matsumoto seicho

松本 清張

Novelist

Seicho Matsumoto (1909–1992) was a Japanese novelist born in Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture. After working in a variety of jobs, including as a printer, he joined the Asahi Shimbun and began his literary career in earnest in his forties. He received the Akutagawa Prize in 1953 for "Aru 'Kokura Nikki'…

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MATSUMOTO Tsuyoshi

松本 剛史

Translator

Tsuyoshi Matsumoto (born 1959) is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction and nonfiction. Born in Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated in sociology from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Letters. His translations of Ross Thomas’s novels, including “Chinaman’s Chance” and “The Seersucker…

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MATSUMOTO Yu

松本 裕

Translator

Yu Matsumoto is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on economics, development, and social issues. He began translating professionally in 2006, working on publications from English into Japanese and on commercial material in both directions. He translated Angus Deaton’s “The Great…

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MATSUMURA Kazuo

松村 一男

Mythologist, religious historian

Kazuo Matsumura (1953–) is a Japanese scholar of mythology and the history of religions, and professor emeritus at Wako University. Drawing on comparative mythology, he has studied Greek, Japanese, and Indo-European mythological traditions, examining how stories of gods, heroes, and goddesses…

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MATSUMURA Kazushi

松村 一志

Sociologist

Kazushi Matsumura (born 1988) is a Japanese sociologist specializing in the sociology of science and science and technology studies. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University. His research explores how…

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matsunaga miho

松永 美穂

Translator/German literary scholar

Miho Matsunaga is a Japanese scholar and translator of German-language literature and a professor at Waseda University. Her translation of Bernhard Schlink’s “The Reader” received the Special Prize of the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award. She has translated many of Schlink’s works, including…

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MATSUNAGA Tomoko

松永 智子

Communication history, educational…

Tomoko Matsunaga (born 1985) is a Japanese media historian and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Communication Studies at Tokyo Keizai University. She received her Ph.D. in Education from Kyoto University and specializes in media history, journalism, and the relationship between politics and…

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MATSUO Basho

松尾 芭蕉

Haiku master

Matsuo Basho (1644–1694) was a poet of the early Edo period who developed a distinctive style of haikai, the linked-verse tradition from which modern haiku emerged. Born in Iga Province, he served Todo Yoshitada as a young man and studied poetry with him in the tradition of Kitamura Kigin. After…

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matsuo yutaka

松尾 豊

Engineer, Professor, Department of…

Yutaka Matsuo (1975–) is a Japanese artificial intelligence researcher. After earning a PhD in engineering from the University of Tokyo, he worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and as a visiting scholar at Stanford University. He is…

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MATSUOKA Kazuko

松岡 和子

Translator, theater critic

Kazuko Matsuoka (born 1942) is a Japanese translator and theater critic. Born in Xinjing, now Changchun, China, she graduated from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University and completed a master’s degree at the University of Tokyo. She taught English at Tokyo Medical and Dental University before leaving…

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MATSUSHIMA Yoshihiko

松島 芳彦

Writer, translator

Yoshihiko Matsushima is a journalist and translator covering Russian and Soviet politics and history. Born in Tokyo in 1957, he graduated in Russian from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, joined Kyodo News, and studied at Leningrad State University. His assignments included reporting from Moscow…

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matsushita kounosuke

松下 幸之助

Businessman, inventor, author

Konosuke Matsushita (1894–1989) was a Japanese industrialist who founded Matsushita Electric Industrial, now the Panasonic Group, as well as PHP Institute and the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. Born in Wakayama Prefecture, he moved to Osaka at the age of nine and became an…

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MATSUSHITA Ryunosuke

松下 龍之介

Novelist

Ryunosuke Matsushita (born 1991) is a Japanese novelist and engineer. After earning a master's degree in engineering from the Chiba Institute of Technology, he built a career designing and proposing high-pressure pump systems while pursuing fiction writing. He made his literary debut in 2025 after…

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MATSUURA Shunsuke

松浦 俊輔

Philosophy of science researcher,…

Shunsuke Matsuura (born 1956) is a Japanese scholar of the philosophy of science and a translator of science, intellectual history, and the history of science. He taught and researched the philosophy of science at Nagoya Institute of Technology. He co-translated Robin Dunbar’s “Grooming, Gossip and…

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Matt Pottinger

マット・ポッティンジャー

Hoover Institution Distinguished…

Matt Pottinger (born 1973) is an American national security expert and former government official. After working as a journalist in China for Reuters and *The Wall Street Journal*, he served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the first Trump administration. As Senior Director…

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Matt Ridley

マット・リドレー

Science journalist

Matt Ridley (born 1958) is a British science writer and journalist. His work explores evolution, genetics, innovation, and economics, connecting scientific discoveries with broader historical and social developments. His best-known book, "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom,"…

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Matthew Campbell

マシュー・キャンベル

Journalist, Bloomberg Businessweek…

Matthew Campbell is a Canadian journalist and author. A reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek, he has covered crime, corruption, international finance, geopolitics, and environmental issues from more than twenty-five countries. He is the author of The Man Who Stole the Gods and co-author, with Kit…

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Matthew Cobb

マシュー・コブ

Zoologist, Professor of Zoology,…

Matthew Cobb (1957–) is a British zoologist and historian of science. Emeritus Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, he is known both for his research on animal behaviour and olfaction and for his widely acclaimed books on the history of biology and neuroscience. Combining…

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Matthew Desmond

マシュー・デスモンド

Sociologist

Matthew Desmond is a sociologist studying poverty, housing insecurity and racial inequality. He earned his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010, joined Harvard's Society of Fellows and later taught at Princeton. As principal investigator of the Eviction Lab, he combined research…

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Matthew Stewart

マシュー・スチュワート

Philosopher, Historian

Matthew Stewart (1963–) is an American philosopher and historian. He studied political philosophy at Princeton University and earned a doctorate from the University of Oxford for research on Nietzsche and German idealism. After working as a management consultant, he became an independent scholar…

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Matthew Sweet

マシュー・スウィート

Journalist, cultural historian,…

Matthew Sweet is a British journalist, cultural historian, and broadcaster, and a Fellow of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. He has presented BBC programmes including “Free Thinking” and “Sound of Cinema” and worked as film critic for the Independent on Sunday. His writing…

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Matti Friedman

マッティ・フリードマン

Journalist, Writer

Matti Friedman is a Canadian-Israeli journalist and nonfiction author. Born in Toronto, he immigrated to Israel at the age of seventeen and later served in the Israel Defense Forces before beginning a career in journalism. He was a reporter and editor in the Jerusalem bureau of the Associated Press…

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Maupassant

モーパッサン

Writer, Playwright, Poet

Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) was a French novelist and short-story writer. Born in Normandy, he developed his craft under the guidance of Gustave Flaubert. His breakthrough came in 1880 with “Ball of Fat,” and over roughly a decade he produced more than 300 short stories and novellas and six…

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Maureen Howard

モーリーン・ハウァド

Novelist, essayist

Maureen Howard was an American novelist and essayist concerned with family, memory and women's lives. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she taught creative writing at institutions including Yale and Columbia. Bridgeport Bus followed a woman seeking to leave her hometown and the family relationships…

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Maurice Druon

モ−リス・ドリュオン

Historical novelist, politician, French…

Maurice Druon (1918–2009) was a French novelist and politician born in Paris. During the Second World War, he participated in the Resistance and Free French movement and co-wrote the lyrics of “Le Chant des partisans” with his uncle, Joseph Kessel. Elected to the Académie française in 1966, he…

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Maurice Maeterlinck

モーリス・メーテルリンク

Poet, playwright, essayist

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French. Born in Ghent, he became a leading figure in Symbolist theatre and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. His best-known play, “The Blue Bird,” follows Tyltyl and Mytyl, the children of a poor…

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Max Boot

マックス・ブート

Writer, editorial writer, military…

Max Boot (born 1969) is an American military historian, journalist, and the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Specializing in military history, national security, and U.S. foreign policy, he has written extensively on warfare,…

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Max Porter

マックス・ポーター

Writer

Max Porter (born 1981) is a British novelist and former editor. After a career in publishing, he emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature, acclaimed for works that blur the boundaries between fiction, poetry, and essay. His writing explores themes of grief, family,…

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Max Weber

マックス・ヴェーバー

Sociologist, Economist

Max Weber (1864–1920) was a German sociologist and economist who examined the emergence of modern society through comparative studies of religion, authority, bureaucracy, and economic life. In “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism,” he explored how ascetic religious beliefs fostered…

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Maxine Hong Kingston

マキシーン・ホン・キングストン

Novelist, essayist

Maxine Hong Kingston is a writer of family, memory and language in Chinese American experience. Raised in California, she lived in Hawaii and later taught creative writing for many years at UC Berkeley. The Woman Warrior combined stories heard from her mother, Chinese traditions and memories of…

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Maya Jasanoff

マヤ・ジャサノフ

British imperial history researcher

Maya Jasanoff is a historian of modern Britain, the British Empire and migration. She studied at Harvard and Cambridge and completed her doctorate at Yale before teaching at Harvard. Her work connects archival research with biographical narrative. Liberty's Exiles followed loyalists who left the…

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mayuzumi madoka

黛 まどか

Haiku poet

Madoka Mayuzumi is a Japanese haiku poet born in Kanagawa Prefecture. In 1994, her sequence of fifty poems, “B-men no Natsu,” meaning “Summer on the B Side,” received an encouragement award at the 40th Kadokawa Haiku Prize. She founded and led the haiku magazine Gekkan Hepburn in 1996, and her…

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Maz Evans

マズ・エヴァンズ

Children’s author, Novelist

Maz Evans is a British children’s author and novelist whose work ranges from comic fantasy and adventure stories to crime fiction for adults. She began her writing career in national journalism and also works as a scriptwriter, lyricist and narrator of her own audiobooks. Her first adult novel,…

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Megha Majumdar

メガ・マジュムダール

Novelist, Editor

Megha Majumdar is an Indian-born novelist and editor. Raised in Kolkata, she moved to the United States to attend Harvard University and subsequently studied social anthropology at Johns Hopkins University. She worked in publishing at Catapult in New York. Her debut novel, A Burning (2020), centres…

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Meghan O'Rourke

メーガン・オルーク

Nonfiction writer, Poet, Critic

Meghan O'Rourke (born 1976) is an American nonfiction writer, poet, critic, and editor. A graduate of Yale University, she has written for *The New Yorker*, *Slate*, and *The New York Times*, and currently serves as editor of *The Yale Review*. Her work is acclaimed for its thoughtful exploration…

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megumi saburo

恵 三朗

Manga artist

Saburo Megumi is a Japanese manga artist from Hokkaido. She illustrates “Fragile: Byōrii Kishi Keiichirō no Shoken,” a medical manga written by Bin Kusamizu. The series follows pathologist Keiichirō Kishi, who diagnoses diseases by examining patients’ cells and tissues and refuses to compromise…

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Mehran Gul

メーラン・グル

Technology writer

Mehran Gul is an author who studies how companies and countries innovate. After undergraduate study at the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan, he attended graduate school at Yale, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, Fox International Fellow, and Teaching Fellow. In 2009–10, his Fox…

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Mel Robbins

メル・ロビンズ

Author, Podcaster, Lawyer

Mel Robbins (born 1968) is an American author, speaker, and podcast host. After beginning her career as a lawyer, she turned her focus to personal development, drawing on insights from behavioral science and psychology to help people build better habits, strengthen relationships, and create…

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Meredith Broussard

メレディス・ブルサード

Data journalist, AI ethics researcher

Meredith Broussard is a data journalist and AI ethics researcher working on artificial intelligence in investigative reporting and the social consequences of technological systems. She earned a BA from Harvard University and an MFA from Columbia University. Her career included software development…

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Michael Allaby

マイケル・アラビー

Writer

Michael Allaby was a British science writer whose work covered ecology, weather, and the environment. Following magazine-editing work, he produced popular science books and reference dictionaries. His writing connected accessible explanations of natural processes with larger questions about…

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Michael Bar-Zohar

マイケル・バー＝ゾウハー

Writer, non-fiction writer, historian,…

Michael Bar-Zohar (born 1938) is an Israeli historian, novelist, and former member of parliament whose work examines Israeli political leadership and intelligence history. Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, he immigrated to Israel in 1948. He studied economics and international relations at the Hebrew…

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Michael Chabon

マイケル・シェイボン

Writer, Screenwriter

Michael Chabon (born 1963) is an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, he earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of California, Irvine. Widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary American novelists, Chabon is…

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Michael Cunningham

マイケル・カニンガム

Novelist

Michael Cunningham (born 1952) is an American novelist. After studying English literature at Stanford University, he earned an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary American novelists, Cunningham is celebrated for his lyrical prose and profound…

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Michael D. Lemonick

マイケル・ルモニック

Science writer

Michael D. Lemonick is a science writer with a particular interest in astronomy. He has written more than fifty science cover stories for Time and contributed to numerous other publications. His reporting connects discoveries about the universe and life with the researchers and investigations…

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Michael Dorris

マイケル・ドリス

Novelist, indigenous researcher

Michael Dorris was a novelist and scholar who founded Dartmouth's Native American Studies department and served as its first chair. He taught Native American studies and anthropology and participated in the successful campaign to remove the college's Indian mascot. A Yellow Raft in Blue Water told…

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Michael E Porter

マイケル・ポーター

Management scholar, Economist

Michael E Porter is a scholar of management and economics whose research examines company strategy, industry structure, and national and regional competitiveness. He studied aerospace engineering at Princeton University and earned an MBA and a doctorate in business economics at Harvard. Applying…

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Michael E. Long

マイケル・ロング

Speechwriter, screenwriter, playwright

Michael E. Long, also known as Mike Long and published in Japanese as Michael Long, is a speechwriter, screenwriter, and playwright who has also written nonfiction about science and human behaviour. He studied physics and mathematics at Murray State University and pursued graduate studies in…

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Michael H. Bernstein

マイケル・H・バーンスタイン

Experimental Psychologist

Michael H. Bernstein is an American experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author whose research explores the intersection of cognitive science and medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown…

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Michael John Harrison

マイケル・ジョン・ハリスン

Novelist, Science fiction writer,…

M. John Harrison (born 1945) is a British novelist and critic whose work crosses the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, and literary fiction. He began publishing short fiction in New Worlds in 1968 and also worked for the influential magazine as an editor and critic.…

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Michael L. Dertouzos

マイケル・ダートウゾス

Computer Scientist

Michael L. Dertouzos (1936–2001) was a Greek-born American computer scientist and one of the pioneers of the information age. After earning his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he joined its faculty and served as Director of the MIT Laboratory for…

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Michael Lewis

マイケル・ルイス

Nonfiction writer, financial journalist

Michael Lewis (1960–) is an American nonfiction writer and journalist. He studied art history at Princeton University and earned a master’s degree from the London School of Economics before working as a bond salesman at the investment bank Salomon Brothers. Drawing on that experience, he made his…

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Michael Marx

マイケル・マークス

Environmental activist

Michael Marx is an American environmental campaigner and corporate-campaign strategist. After serving as campaign director at Rainforest Action Network, he founded Corporate Ethics International to promote corporate social and environmental accountability. Over more than thirty years, he has helped…

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Michael Paterniti

マイケル・パタニティ

Journalist, Essayist

Michael Paterniti is an American journalist and essayist whose long-form reporting has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Harper’s, and The New York Times Magazine. An eight-time National Magazine Award nominee, he is also known for “Driving Mr. Albert,” an account of his cross-country journey with the…

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Michael Polanyi

マイケル・ポランニー

Physical chemist, social scientist,…

Michael Polanyi (1891–1976) was a Hungarian-born British chemist, philosopher of science, and social thinker. After making major contributions to physical chemistry, he turned to philosophy, where he explored the nature of scientific knowledge and the importance of intellectual freedom. He is best…

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Michael Reynolds

マイケル・レイノルズ

Architect

Michael Reynolds (born 1945) is an American architect who developed the self-sufficient housing concept known as the Earthship. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 1969, he settled in Taos, New Mexico, and began experimenting with buildings made from natural and discarded…

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Michael Robotham

マイケル・ロボサム

Novelist

Michael Robotham (born 1960) is an Australian novelist whose crime fiction explores the psychology of people caught up in violence and the pressures within families. Raised in small country towns, he began as a cadet newspaper journalist in Sydney in 1979. Over the next fourteen years he wrote for…

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Michael S. Gazzaniga

マイケル・S・ガザニガ

Psychologist, cognitive neuroscientist

Michael S. Gazzaniga (born 1939) is an American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist whose research has examined the functions of the cerebral hemispheres and the communication between them. After studying at Dartmouth College, he earned a doctorate in psychobiology at the California Institute…

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Michael S. Molasky

マイク・モラスキー

Japanese culture researcher, professor…

Michael S. Molasky (born 1956) is an American scholar of Japanese culture and writer on music. Born in St. Louis, he studied Japanese literature at the University of Chicago and later taught at the University of Minnesota, Hitotsubashi University, and Waseda University. His work ranges from postwar…

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Michael Sandel

マイケル・サンデル

Philosopher, political philosopher,…

Michael J. Sandel (born 1953) is an American political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University. Specializing in political philosophy, ethics, and theories of justice, he is widely recognized for bringing philosophical debate to a broad public…

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Michael Steinberger

マイケル・スタインバーガー

Journalist, author

Michael Steinberger (born 1967) is a journalist and author covering food, wine, politics, economics, and technology. He worked as the Hong Kong correspondent for Maclean’s and wrote a wine column for Slate. His work has appeared in the Financial Times and The New Yorker, and he became a…

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Michael Thomas

マイケル・トーマス

Professor of English, Hunter College

Michael Thomas is an American novelist and memoirist whose work explores race, family, poverty, addiction, and the emotional lives of Black men in America. Known for his lyrical prose and psychological depth, he teaches English at Hunter College in New York. His debut novel, *Man Gone Down*, won…

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Michael V. Hayden

マイケル・V・ヘイデン

Retired Air Force general, news agency…

Michael V. Hayden (born 1945) is an American retired four-star Air Force general and intelligence official. Following a distinguished military career, he served as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), the first Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and later Director of the…

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Michael White

マイケル・ホワイト

Poet, memoirist

Michael White is an American poet and memoirist. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Utah and has taught creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. His poetry collections have received honors including the Colorado Prize for Poetry and the Vassar Miller Prize. "Travels…

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Michael White

マイケル・ホワイト

Social worker, family therapist

Michael White (1948–2008) was an Australian social worker and family therapist. Based at the Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, he developed narrative therapy with New Zealand family therapist David Epston. White advanced practices such as externalizing conversations, which separate people from the…

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Michael White

マイケル・ホワイト

Science journalist, biographer

Michael White (1959–2018) was a British science journalist and biographer. After studying at King’s College London and teaching chemistry in Oxford, he worked as science editor of the British edition of GQ and as a columnist for the Sunday Express. He wrote widely for general readers about the…

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Michel Chion

ミシェル・シオン

Film researcher, critic, composer

Michel Chion (born 1947) is a French film scholar, critic and composer from Creil. Alongside his research, he composes musique concrète, working with recorded sounds as musical material, and has directed films and video works. His writing examines how voices, noises and music interact with images,…

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Michelle Adams

ミシェル・アダムズ

Lawyer, University of Michigan Law…

Michelle Adams is an American legal scholar specializing in constitutional law, civil rights, race, and education policy. A professor at the University of Michigan Law School, her research examines how legal institutions have shaped racial segregation and inequality in the United States. Her book…

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Michelle Alexander

ミシェル・アレクサンダー

Writer, lawyer, civil rights activist

Michelle Alexander (born 1967) is an American legal scholar, civil rights advocate, and writer whose work focuses on race, criminal justice, and systemic inequality in the United States. She is best known for examining how mass incarceration has reshaped the American justice system and perpetuated…

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Michelle Bowdler

ミシェル・バウドラー

Director of Health and Wellness, Tufts…

Michelle Bowdler is an American public health expert and social activist. A graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, she has worked in university health and wellness leadership, including as Executive Director of Health and Wellness at Tufts University, while advocating for more…

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Michelle T. King

ミシェル・T・キング

China researcher, associate professor…

Michelle T. King is an American historian and Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Specializing in late imperial Chinese history, gender history, and family history, her research examines the lives of women, domestic life, and social change in Ming and Qing…

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MICHIMOTO Miho

道本 美穂

Translator

Miho Michimoto is a Japanese translator specializing in nonfiction in the social sciences and humanities. She graduated in sociology from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Letters. A. C. Grayling’s “Who Owns the Moon?” uses precedents from Antarctica, the oceans, and Africa to consider who…

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Michio Kaku

ミチオ・カク

Theoretical physicist, Science writer

Michio Kaku (born 1947) is a theoretical physicist and science writer whose research has focused on string field theory and the unification of fundamental interactions. He graduated from Harvard University in 1968 and received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, in…

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Mick Herron

ミック・ヘロン

Novelist

Mick Herron is a British novelist working in espionage and crime fiction. Raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, he studied English literature at Oxford. He initially wrote poetry before turning to fiction, producing about 350 words a day while commuting from Oxford to his job as a subeditor in London. His…

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MIFUNE Yumiko

御舩 由美子

Translator

Yumiko Mifune (born 1962) is an English-to-Japanese translator of nonfiction in fields including cultural history, psychology, neuroscience, and health. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, she worked as a piano teacher, among other occupations, before becoming involved in book translation. In 2016, she…

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Mike Bird

マイク・バード

Economic and financial journalist,…

Mike Bird is a British financial journalist and author, serving as Wall Street Editor at The Economist. Previously, he worked as a financial columnist and market reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering global markets and business across Asia, Europe, and the United States. His work focuses…

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Mike Isaac

マイク・アイザック

Technology journalist

Mike Isaac is a journalist covering Silicon Valley companies and the technology industry. At The New York Times, he has reported extensively on Uber, Facebook, and other major technology businesses, and his Uber coverage won the Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business reporting. His reporting…

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Mike Omer

マイク・オマー

Novelist

Mike Omer (born 1979) is a novelist of crime fiction, psychological suspense, and fantasy. Born in Israel and based in Ireland, he worked as a journalist, game developer, and CEO of the game company Loadingames before pursuing his writing career. After publishing young-adult fiction, he turned…

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Mike Pence

マイク・ペンス

Politician, lawyer, 48th Vice President…

Mike Pence (born 1959) is an American politician, lawyer, and former Vice President of the United States. After graduating from Hanover College, he earned a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001…

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Mike W. Craven

マイク・W・クレイヴン

Novelist

Mike W. Craven (born 1968), who publishes as M. W. Craven, is a British novelist of crime fiction and thrillers. Born in Carlisle and raised in Newcastle, he joined the British Army at sixteen. After leaving military service, he studied social work at Newcastle University and joined the probation…

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Mikhail Bulgakov

ミハイル・ブルガーコフ

Novelist, Playwright

Mikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940) was a Russian-language novelist and playwright born in Kyiv, in present-day Ukraine. He worked as a doctor before turning to writing, but Soviet authorities restricted the publication and performance of many of his satirical works. His novel of Kyiv after the Russian…

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MIKI Naoko

三木 直子

Translator

Naoko Miki is a Japanese translator of English-language books on nature, the environment, psychology, and everyday life. Born in Tokyo, she graduated from International Christian University and worked in advertising production before becoming independent. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass”…

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MIKI Toshiya

三木 俊哉

Translator

Toshiya Miki is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on business, international affairs, and science. He entered industrial and publishing translation after working as a company employee. His translation of Scott Sonenshein’s “Stretch” introduces an approach to making better use of resources already…

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mikiya mochiduki

望月 三起也

Manga artist

Mikiya Mochizuki (1938–2016) was a Japanese manga artist. Born in Yokohama, he made his debut in 1960 with “Tokudane o oe,” a story about pursuing a news scoop. His best-known series, “Wild 7,” follows Hiba and six fellow members of an unconventional police unit as they confront violent criminals…

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Mikko Hyppönen

ミッコ・ヒッポネン

Computer Security Specialist

Mikko Hyppönen (born 1969) is a Finnish cybersecurity researcher and technology expert. For more than three decades, he has investigated malware, cybercrime, and digital threats, serving for many years as Chief Research Officer at F-Secure (now WithSecure) and later as Principal Research Advisor.…

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miko yasu

泰 三子

Manga artist

Miko Yasu is a Japanese manga artist and former police officer. After serving in a prefectural police force for approximately ten years, she left the profession in 2017 to become a full-time manga artist. Her representative work, “Police in a Pod,” follows rookie officer Mai Kawai and Seiko Fuji, a…

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MIMAKI Seiko

三牧 聖子

International relations…

Seiko Mimaki (born 1981) is a Japanese political scientist and Professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, she specializes in U.S. political and diplomatic history, international relations, and peace studies. After conducting…

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Min Jin Lee

ミン・ジン・リー

Writer

Min Jin Lee (born 1968) is a Korean-born American novelist whose work explores immigration, identity, discrimination, history, and the resilience of families across generations. After emigrating to the United States as a child, she developed a literary voice distinguished by meticulous historical…

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Minae Mizumura

水村 美苗

Novelist, Critic

Minae Mizumura (born 1951) is a Japanese novelist whose work explores language, literature, and cultural identity through the lens of both Japanese and American experience. Raised partly in the United States, she writes fiction and criticism that examines the place of Japanese literature in a…

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minagawa hiroko

皆川 博子

Novelist

Hiroko Minagawa (born 1930) is a Japanese novelist. Born in Keijo, Korea, then under Japanese rule, she attended Tokyo Woman's Christian University and made her literary debut in 1972 with "Umi to Jujika." Her fiction ranges across mystery, fantasy, historical fiction, and period novels. She…

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minami jikisai

南 直哉

Zen monk of the Soto sect

Jikisai Minami (born 1958) is a Japanese Soto Zen priest. Born in Nagano Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University, worked at a department store, and entered the Buddhist priesthood in 1984. He trained for approximately twenty years at Eiheiji, one of the principal temples of the Soto school,…

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MINAMISAWA Aika

南沢 篤花

English-Japanese translator

Aika Minamisawa is an English-to-Japanese translator whose work spans economics, social issues, philosophy, psychology, and business. She graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Osaka Prefecture University and the Faculty of Letters at Keio University. Examining how monetary values are…

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minamoto taro

みなもと 太郎

Manga artist

Taro Minamoto (1947–2021) was a Japanese manga artist and manga historian from Kyoto Prefecture. He made his professional debut in 1967 with “Aniki Kanpai” and pursued research and criticism on manga history and visual expression alongside his work as a cartoonist. His representative work,…

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minato kanae

湊 かなえ

Novelist

Kanae Minato (1973–) A Japanese novelist who made her literary debut with "Kokuhaku" in 2008, after the story "Seishokusha," which became its opening chapter, won the Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize in 2007. "Kokuhaku" went on to win the 2009 Japan Booksellers' Award. Minato has also received the…

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MINATOGAWA Ai

湊川 あい

Manga artist

Minatogawa Ai (born 1989) is a Japanese manga artist who explains information technology through comics and diagrams. Drawing on her experience as a web designer, she creates introductory books that show beginners where technical skills come into use. “Wakaba-chan to Manabu Web Site Seisaku no…

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Mineko Nomachi

能町 みね子

Essayist, Illustrator, Writer,…

Mineko Nomachi (born 1979) is a Japanese writer, essayist, manga artist, and illustrator. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, she made her literary debut in 2006 with "Okama Dakedo OL Yattemasu." Since then, she has become one of Japan's most distinctive essayists, celebrated for her wit, keen…

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MINEMACHI Yuji

嶺町 優司

Computer-related authors

Yuji Minemachi contributed to a Japanese introductory book on computer viruses. The coauthored work explains their nature and basic countermeasures, helping computer users understand the problem and consider appropriate responses.

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Ministry of Interior Research Group

内務省研究会

Ministry of the Interior Study Group

The Ministry of Home Affairs Study Group is a Japanese research collective composed of historians, public administration scholars, and practitioners specializing in modern Japanese political and administrative history. The group conducts collaborative research on the Ministry of Home Affairs, local…

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Mioko Nishida

西田 美緒子

Translator

Mioko Nishida is a Japanese translator working from English into Japanese. She graduated in English literature from Tsuda College. Her translations include nonfiction for general readers on psychology, animal behaviour and natural science. Explaining how bodily movements can convey emotions beyond…

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Miranda July

ミランダ・ジュライ

Novelist, film director, artist

Miranda July (born 1974) is an American novelist, filmmaker, and artist from Vermont. After leaving the University of California, Santa Cruz, she began making performance work in Portland, Oregon. Her practice spans film, performance, visual art, and literature, and her first feature film won the…

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Miri Yu

柳 美里

Playwright, novelist, living in Japan

Yu Miri (1968–) is a Korean-Japanese playwright and novelist. Beginning her career in theatre, she has written fiction, plays, and essays about fractured families, life and death, the Korean experience in Japan, and people pushed to the margins of society. She received the Akutagawa Prize in 1997…

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Miriam Toews

ミリアム・テイヴズ

Writer

Miriam Toews (born 1964) is a Canadian novelist whose fiction explores faith, family, freedom, loss, and the lives of women with compassion, wit, and emotional depth. Raised in a Mennonite community in Manitoba, she draws extensively on that background in her writing. Her acclaimed novel *Women…

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Mischa Berlinski

ミーシャ・ベルリンスキー

Novelist, Journalist

Mischa Berlinski (1973–) is an American novelist and journalist. Born in New York, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and later worked as a journalist in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia. His debut novel, “Fieldwork,” follows a fictional reporter investigating an American…

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Missouri Williams

ミズーリ・ウィリアムズ

Novelist, Editor

Missouri Williams (born 1992) is a British novelist and editor whose work has appeared in The Nation, The Baffler, Granta, and other publications. Her debut novel, "The Doloriad," published in 2022, depicts an isolated family struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world and won the 2023…

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MISUMI Juji

三隅 二不二

Social psychologist

Juji Misumi was a social psychologist who studied group dynamics and leadership. He worked at Kyushu University and became the founding director of the Institute for Group Dynamics. His work connected research with practical activity in organizations and communities, examining how leaders and…

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mita norihusa

三田 紀房

Manga artist

Norifusa Mita (born 1958) is a manga artist who has incorporated practical knowledge and professional systems into stories about university entrance examinations, investing, and medical education. Born in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, he graduated from Meiji University’s School of Political Science…

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MITACHI Eiji

御立 英史

Translator

Eiji Mitachi is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on business, philosophy, society, and health. His work includes books on customer service and empowerment, examining how organizations respond to people and develop their employees’ abilities. In Scott Hershovitz’s “Nasty, Brutish, and Short,” he…

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Mitchell Duneier

ミッチェル・ダナイアー

Sociologist, ethnographer, professor at…

Mitchell Duneier (born 1957) is an American sociologist and author specializing in urban sociology, race, poverty, inequality, and ethnographic research. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and is the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton…

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Mitsue Yoda

依田 光江

Translator

Mitsue Yoda is a Japanese translator of technical documents and nonfiction books. After graduating from Ochanomizu University’s Faculty of Home Economics, she worked as a systems engineer for an international IT company before becoming a freelance translator. She also teaches translation. Her…

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MITSUI Hirotaka

三井 宏隆

Social psychologist

Hirotaka Mitsui is a social psychologist who has taught and researched at institutions including Keio University. His work examines interpersonal relationships, identity, and social stigma. His writing for general readers explains how relationships with other people develop and shape human…

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MITSUNAGA Haruhiko

光永 悠彦

Educational psychologist, Associate…

Haruhiko Mitsunaga (born 1979) is a Japanese educational psychologist and Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya University. His research specializes in psychometrics, educational measurement, and test theory, with particular emphasis on item response…

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mitsuru adachi

あだち 充

Manga artist

Mitsuru Adachi (born 1951) is a Japanese manga artist from Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture. He made his debut in 1970 with "Kieta Bakuon" and has combined sports such as baseball and swimming with stories of family, romance, and decisions about the future. His representative work, "Touch," centers on…

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mitsuteru yokoyama

横山 光輝

Manga artist

Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934–2004) was a Japanese manga artist from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He made his professional debut in 1955 with the rental manga "Oto Nashi no Ken" and established his reputation with "Tetsujin 28-go," serialized from the following year. He subsequently worked across numerous…

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miura hideyuki

三浦 英之

Asahi Shimbun reporter, reportage writer

Hideyuki Miura (born 1974) is a Japanese journalist and nonfiction writer. After completing graduate studies at Kyoto University, he joined The Asahi Shimbun and has continued reporting from areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and conflict zones in Africa. His representative work,…

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MIURA Midori

三浦 みどり

Russian interpreter/translator

Midori Miura (1949–2012) was a Japanese interpreter and translator of Russian. A graduate of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, she worked on literary translations and film subtitles. She developed a friendship with Svetlana Alexievich and interpreted for her during visits to Japan. Among her…

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MIURA Motohiro

三浦 元博

International journalist, translator

Motohiro Miura (born 1950) is a Japanese international-affairs journalist and translator specializing in contemporary European politics and history and in journalism. Born in Shiga Prefecture, he graduated from the Russian Department of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and joined Kyodo News in…

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miura shion

三浦 しをん

Novelist, essayist

Shion Miura (born 1976) is a Japanese novelist and essayist from Tokyo. Her fiction explores dedication to work and relationships that extend beyond conventional ideas of family and friendship, often with humour. She won the Naoki Prize in 2006 for “Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken,” a novel about a…

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MIWA Miyako

三輪 美矢子

Translator

Miyako Miwa is a Japanese translator of English-language books on learning, work, and psychology. She graduated from the College of Liberal Arts at International Christian University. She translated Jim Kwik’s “Limitless” and its expanded edition, which discuss beliefs about learning, motivation,…

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miwa nishikawa

西川 美和

Film director, Screenwriter, Novelist

Miwa Nishikawa (born 1974) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and novelist. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, she graduated from Waseda University’s School of Letters, Arts and Sciences. She began working on film productions while still a student, joining crews on films by Hirokazu Kore-eda and…

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Miwa Seki

関 美和

Translator, investor

Miwa Seki (born 1965) is a Japanese translator and investor whose work focuses on economics, business, and technology. Raised in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, she graduated from Keio University’s Faculty of Letters and worked at Dentsu and Smith Barney before earning an MBA at Harvard Business…

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MIYAJIMA Akemichi

宮島 明道

Novelist, DJ

Akemichi Miyajima (born 1980) is a Japanese novelist, DJ, and DJ instructor. He began DJing at the age of sixteen and won the Japanese DMC Championship twice, in 2002 and 2007. In 2003, he founded Miyajima Juku, a DJ school that has trained numerous professional DJs. In 2025, his novel "Uma to…

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MIYAJIMA Mina

宮島 未奈

Novelist

Mina Miyajima (born 1983) is a Japanese novelist from Shiga Prefecture. She made her literary debut in 2021 with “Arigatō Seibu Ōtsu-ten,” later collected in Naruse Takes the World, which won the 2024 Japan Booksellers' Award as well as the Tsubota Joji Literature Award. Set primarily in her native…

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MIYAJIMA Takashi

宮島 喬

Sociologist, Professor Emeritus of…

Takashi Miyajima (born 1940) is a Japanese sociologist and professor emeritus at Ochanomizu University. After leaving the doctoral program in sociology at the University of Tokyo, he taught at Ochanomizu University, Rikkyo University, and Hosei University. Drawing on French sociology, particularly…

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miyake kaho

三宅 香帆

Writer, Book critic

Kaho Miyake (born 1994) is a Japanese literary critic and lecturer at Kyoto City University of Arts. Specializing in modern Japanese literature, she explores novels, essays, and popular culture while connecting literary criticism with contemporary society and everyday life. She is also widely known…

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MIYAMOTO Hiroaki

宮本 弘曉

Economist

Hiroaki Miyamoto (born 1977) is a Japanese economist and Professor at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University. After earning degrees from Keio University, he received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has served as a professor at the…

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MIYAMOTO Hiroyuki

宮本 博幸

Virtual reality technology writer

Hiroyuki Miyamoto contributed to an introductory Japanese book on virtual reality. The coauthored work examines the principles behind virtual experiences and their possible applications, introducing the connections between computing and human perception.

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MIYAMOTO Masaoki

宮本 正興

African literature scholar, professor…

Masaoki Miyamoto (born 1941) is a Japanese Africanist, cultural anthropologist, and Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. After graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, he pursued a lifelong career researching the history, cultures, languages, and societies of…

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MIYAMOTO Shotaro

宮本 正太郎

Astronomer

Shotaro Miyamoto (1912–1992) was an astronomer at Kyoto University and director of Kwasan Observatory. His research on the solar corona and the atmosphere of Mars contributed to the development of astrophysics in Japan. He combined observation and theory while also introducing astronomy to general…

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MIYAMOTO Yoshikazu

宮本 喜一

Translator, Journalist

Yoshikazu Miyamoto is a journalist, author, and translator writing on business and industry. Born in Nara in 1948, he graduated from Hitotsubashi University’s faculties of sociology and economics. He worked in public relations and marketing at Sony and in marketing at Microsoft before becoming…

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MIYANAGA Masataka

宮永 正隆

Music critic

Masataka Miyanaga (born 1960) is a Japanese music critic, producer, editor, and author best known for his expertise on The Beatles. Born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and began his career as an editor for Ribon, a leading manga magazine published by Shueisha.…

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miyano makiko

宮野 真生子

Associate Professor, Faculty of…

Makiko Miyano (1977–2019) was a Japanese philosopher specializing in Japanese philosophy, intellectual history, and ethics. After studying at Kyoto University, she served as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at Fukuoka University. Her research focused on the philosophy of Shūzō Kuki,…

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miyao tomiko

宮尾 登美子

Novelist

Tomiko Miyao (1926–2014) was a Japanese novelist whose works vividly portrayed the lives of women against the backdrop of Japan's traditional society. Born in Kochi, she experienced wartime Manchuria and the hardships of repatriation after World War II, experiences that profoundly shaped her…

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miyashita hideki

宮下 英樹

Manga artist

Hideki Miyashita (born 1976) is a Japanese manga artist from Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. He made his debut in Weekly Young Magazine in 2001 with "Haru no Tegami," which received the Grand Prize at the 44th Tetsuya Chiba Awards. His representative work, "Sengoku," follows the historical warrior…

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MIYASHITA Mitsumasa

宮下 充正

Sports Scientist

Mitsumasa Miyashita is a sports scientist whose work examines physical activity and training. He taught and researched at the University of Tokyo and other institutions. His writing connects the theory and practice of training with athletic performance, children’s development, and the role of…

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MIYASHITA Ryo

宮下 遼

Turkish literature researcher,…

Ryo Miyashita (born 1981) is a scholar of Turkish literary history and Istanbul’s urban culture, as well as a translator and novelist. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and pursued graduate study at the University of Tokyo, earning a doctorate. He has taught…

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MIYATA Akira

宮田 章

Media researcher

Akira Miyata is a Japanese media researcher and senior researcher at the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute. His research focuses on the history of NHK radio and television documentaries, examining how their production techniques and forms of expression have developed alongside changes in…

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miyata osamu

宮田 律

Islamic researcher, director of the…

Osamu Miyata (born 1955) is a Japanese scholar of Islamic regional studies from Yamanashi Prefecture. He taught Middle Eastern and African studies and international politics at the University of Shizuoka, and founded the Center for Contemporary Islamic Studies in 2012. “Monogatari Iran no Rekishi”…

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MIYAWAKI Saki

宮脇 さき

Individual investor

Saki Miyawaki (born 1997) is a Japanese individual investor and entrepreneur. Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, she began investing in domestic real estate while studying at Ochanomizu University and later expanded her investments overseas, including properties in Georgia, Turkey, and the United Arab…

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miyawaki shunzo

宮脇 俊三

Editor, travel writer

Shunzō Miyawaki (1926–2003) was a Japanese travel writer and editor who established railway travel writing as a distinct literary genre. After a distinguished editorial career at Chūōkōronsha, where he helped launch the influential Chūkō Shinsho series, he devoted himself to writing travel…

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miyawaki takao

宮脇 孝雄

Translator

Takao Miyawaki is a Japanese translator of English-language literature who also writes essays and books on translation. His work spans mysteries, horror, and contemporary fiction. His translations of Clive Barker introduce unsettling worlds in which ordinary life opens onto fears involving the body…

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miyazaki hayao

宮崎 駿

Film director, animator, manga artist

Hayao Miyazaki (born 1941) is a Japanese animation filmmaker, animator, and manga artist from Tokyo. He joined Toei Animation in 1963 and, after working on numerous television and theatrical productions, co-founded Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata and others in 1985. His representative manga,…

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miyazaki ichisada

宮崎 市定

Oriental historian

Ichisada Miyazaki (1901–1995) was a Japanese historian of East Asia whose research centered on Chinese history. A graduate of Kyoto Imperial University, he later served as a professor at Kyoto University. Examining economic conditions, social structures, and everyday life as well as political…

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MIYAZAWA Takayuki

宮沢 孝幸

Virologist, veterinarian, Associate…

Takayuki Miyazawa (1964–) is a Japanese veterinarian and virologist. He spent many years at Kyoto University, where his research focused on veterinary virology, particularly the evolution of animal viruses, retroviruses, and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). During the COVID-19 pandemic, he…

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miyuki miyabe

宮部 みゆき

Novelist

Miyuki Miyabe (born 1960) is a Japanese novelist from Tokyo. She made her literary debut in 1987 after winning the All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomers' Award for Our Neighbor's Crime. Writing across genres including mystery, historical fiction, fantasy, and horror, she is renowned for her…

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MIZOGUCHI Fumio

溝口 文雄

Artificial intelligence/cognitive…

Fumio Mizoguchi researches artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and software and has taught at Tokyo University of Science. His introduction to groupware examines how computer systems can support collaboration, connecting technology with the ways people share information and produce…

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MIZUDE Koki

水出 幸輝

Media history researcher, sociologist

Koki Mizuide is a Japanese media historian and sociologist who serves as an associate professor in the Faculty of Sociology at Kansai University. His research explores how memories of disasters are constructed, transmitted, and sometimes forgotten through newspapers, television, and other media.…

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MIZUHARA Hajime

水原 一

Japanese literature scholar

Hajime MizuhMizuhara (1925–2008) was a Japanese scholar of classical literature and a professor at Komazawa University. He specialized in medieval literature, particularly military tales and setsuwa narratives centered on “The Tale of the Heike.” By comparing different textual versions, he examined…

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MOCHIDUKI Mamoru

望月 衛

Translator

Mamoru Mochizuki is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on finance, economics, and decision-making. Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s “The Black Swan” examines rare events with large consequences and biases in how people understand uncertainty. Mochizuki co-translated Andrew W. Lo’s…

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mogi kenichiro

茂木 健一郎

Neuroscientist

Kenichiro Mogi (born 1962), also known internationally as Ken Mogi, is a Japanese neuroscientist. Born in Tokyo, he studies the relationship between brain and mind through qualia—the subjective qualities of experiences such as seeing colors or hearing sounds. “No to kuoria” examines how a physical…

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MOGI Sakutaro

茂木 作太郎

Translator

Sakutaro Mogi (born 1970) is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on military affairs, international events, and the aviation industry. Born in Tokyo and raised in Chiba Prefecture, he moved to the United States at seventeen and graduated from The Citadel in South Carolina. His…

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mogi yuzaburo

茂木 友三郎

Businessman, Director Honorary Chairman…

Yuzaburo Mogi (born 1935) is a Japanese business executive and Honorary Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kikkoman. Born in Chiba Prefecture, he joined the company after graduating from Keio University and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1961. He helped develop the…

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Mohamed El-Erian

モハメド・エラリアン

Economist, businessman, CEO of Pimco

Mohamed El-Erian (1958–) is an Egyptian-American economist, investor, and financial commentator. He has held senior leadership positions at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and PIMCO, and is widely recognized for his analysis of the global economy, financial markets, and central banking. He…

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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

モハメド・ムブガル=サール

Writer

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990) is a Senegalese novelist who writes in French. Born in Dakar and raised in Diourbel, he studied literature and philosophy at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. His novel “The Most Secret Memory of Men,” which follows a young writer searching…

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Mohsin Hamid

モーシン・ハミッド

Novelist

Mohsin Hamid (born 1971) is a Pakistani novelist and essayist whose fiction explores globalization, migration, identity, capitalism, and social change with imagination and moral insight. Blending realism with elements of allegory and magical realism, he has become one of the leading voices in…

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Moises Naim

モイセス・ナイム

Journalist, Columnist

Moisés Naím is a Venezuelan journalist and columnist whose work focuses on international politics and economics. He earned a master’s degree and a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and taught business and economics at IESA in Caracas, where he also served as dean. His public…

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Moises Velasquez‐Manoff

モイセズ・ベラスケス=マノフ

Science writer

Moises Velasquez-Manoff is a science journalist who studied science writing at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He covered science and the environment for The Christian Science Monitor and has contributed to publications including The New York Times Magazine and Scientific…

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Mokugyoan

木魚庵

Writer, Kosuke Kindaichi researcher

Mokugyoan (1967–) is a Japanese writer and researcher specializing in Kosuke Kindaichi, the fictional detective created by Seishi Yokomizo. Describing himself as a “student of Kosuke Kindaichi,” he established the website “Kindaichi Kosuke Hakubutsukan” in 1995 and has contributed articles on…

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mokumokuren

モクモクれん

Manga artist

Mokumokuren is a Japanese manga artist who made their commercial serialization debut with “The Summer Hikaru Died.” The series ranked first in the boys’ category of “Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023.” Set in a rural community, it follows Yoshiki, a teenager who realizes that his childhood friend Hikaru…

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Molly Antopol

モリー・アントポル

Novelist

Molly Antopol is an American fiction writer and an associate professor of English and creative writing at Stanford University. Drawing partly on her Eastern European Jewish family history, she examines how the Cold War, migration, and political movements shape family relationships, marriages, and…

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Molly Crabapple

モリー・クラブアップル

Painter, illustrator, journalist

Molly Crabapple is an American artist, illustrator, and journalist. After documenting Occupy Wall Street from the ground, she developed a form of visual reportage that combines writing and drawing, reporting from Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, Greek refugee camps, the U.S.–Mexico border, and Puerto Rico…

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MOMOI Rumiko

桃井 緑美子

Translator

Rumiko Momoi is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on history, natural science, and the structures of society. She entered translation after working for a foreign-owned company. As a co-translator of Brian Fagan’s “The Little Ice Age,” she worked on a history connecting climatic cooling with…

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Mona Susan Power

モナ・スーザン・パワー

Novelist, short story writer

Mona Susan Power (1961–) is a Native American novelist and short-story writer. Born and raised in Chicago, she is an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and is of Yanktonai Dakota heritage. She graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School before earning an MFA from the Iowa…

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Monique Roffey

モニーク・ロフェイ

Novelist, Essayist

Monique Roffey (born 1965) is a Trinidadian-born British novelist and essayist. Born in Port of Spain, she moved to Britain as a teenager, studied English and film at the University of East Anglia, and earned a doctorate in creative writing at Lancaster University. Maintaining connections with both…

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Morgan Thomas

モーガン・トーマス

Novelist, short story writer

Morgan Thomas is an American fiction writer from the Gulf Coast. A graduate of the University of Oregon’s MFA program, they write about the body, history, place, and changing forms of identity through transgender and genderqueer characters. Their story collection “Manywhere” follows people crossing…

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Morgan W. Mccall

モーガン・マッコール

Organizational psychologist, leadership…

Morgan W. McCall Jr. is an American organizational psychologist and leadership-development scholar. He is professor emeritus of management and organization at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. After earning his Ph.D. from Cornell University, he served as director…

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MORI Akitane

森 昭胤

Brain researcher

Akitane Mori conducted research on brain function and biochemistry at Okayama University. His publishing work introduces the structure and functions of the brain and its disorders, helping readers approach the brain as a biological system.

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MORI Basil

森 バジル

Novelist

Bajiru Mori (born 1992) is a Japanese novelist from Miyazaki Prefecture and a graduate of Kyushu University. He received an Excellence Award in the autumn division of the 23rd Sneaker Awards in 2018 and the 30th Seicho Matsumoto Prize in 2023. Combining mystery, coming-of-age fiction, science…

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mori eto

森 絵都

Novelist

Eto Mori (born 1968) is a Japanese novelist and writer of children’s literature. After graduating from Waseda University, she made her literary debut by winning the Kodansha Award for New Writers of Children’s Literature for "Rizumu" in 1990. Beginning with stories about the loneliness and family…

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MORI Hideto

森 秀人

Critic/Writer

Hideto Mori wrote criticism and books on angling. In Fishing Science, he approaches fishing through scientific and technological questions. His work broadens the experience of angling into an investigation of nature, equipment, and practical knowledge.

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MORI Kikuhisa

森 菊久

Science writer

Kikuhisa Mori wrote an accessible introduction to gyroscopes. His book connects the behavior of a spinning top with technologies used in aircraft, leading readers from familiar motion to engineering applications.

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MORI Masahiro

森 政弘

Robotic Engineer

Masahiro Mori was a roboticist and professor emeritus at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He proposed the uncanny valley, describing how an increasingly humanlike robot can at some point provoke unease. Through robotics research and education in making things, he explored the relationship between…

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MORI Natsuki

森 夏樹

Translator

Natsuki Mori translates works on history, archaeology, and the history of science. Armand Marie Leroi’s The Lagoon, published in Japanese as Aristotle: The Creation of Biology, examines ancient Greek natural inquiry through the observation of animals and other living things. Ben Wilson’s Metropolis…

Book by MORI Yuko

MORI Yuko

森 祐子

Junior high school Japanese language…

Yuko Mori is a Japanese-language teacher and teacher-librarian who has worked at junior high schools and special needs schools in Nagano Prefecture since 1992. She has been involved in developing school libraries and improving access to books for children with disabilities. A qualified librarian,…

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moriizumi takehito

森泉 岳土

Manga artist

Takehito Moriizumi (born 1975) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Tokyo. He made his commercial manga debut in 2010 when “Mary in the Forest” appeared in “Monthly Comic Beam.” His distinctive technique involves drawing lines with water, dropping calligraphy ink onto them, and adding…

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MORIO Akira

森生 明

Management consultant

Akira Morio (born 1959) is a Japanese management consultant and expert in corporate valuation and mergers and acquisitions. After graduating from Kyoto University and Harvard Law School, he worked in M&A advisory at the Industrial Bank of Japan and Goldman Sachs, later serving in corporate strategy…

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MORISHIMA Yutaka

森島 豊

Theologian

Yutaka Morishima (born 1976) is a Japanese theologian and professor in the School of Cultural and Creative Studies at Aoyama Gakuin University. He studied theology at Tokyo Union Theological Seminary and earned his doctorate at Seigakuin University. After serving as pastor of Nagasaki Peace…

Book by MORISHITA Suu

MORISHITA Suu

森下 suu

Manga artist

Suu Morishita is the shared pen name of a two-woman Japanese manga team whose members divide the writing and illustration. They first attracted wide attention with “Hibi Chochou,” published in English as “Like a Butterfly,” a romance about two reserved high school students told through subtle…

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morita akio

盛田 昭夫

Engineer, businessman, Sony founder

Akio Morita (1921–1999) was a Japanese business executive and co-founder of Sony. After studying physics at Osaka Imperial University, he established Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, the company that became Sony, with Masaru Ibuka in 1946. While Ibuka concentrated largely on technological development, Morita…

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morita masao

森田 真生

Independent researcher

Masao Morita (born 1985) is a Japanese independent researcher whose work centers on mathematics. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Mathematics and has continued his research outside conventional academic institutions. Based in Kyoto, he presents live events…

Book by MORITAKI Takeya

MORITAKI Takeya

森滝 丈也

Toba Aquarium curator/keeper

Takeya Moritaki (1969–) is a curator and aquarist at the Toba Aquarium. After graduating from the Department of Biology at the University of Toyama, he joined the aquarium in 1992 and has worked primarily with aquatic invertebrates and fish. He helped turn the giant isopod into one of the…

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MORIUCHI Kaoru

森内 薫

Translator

Kaoru Moriuchi is a Japanese translator working from English and German. She graduated from Sophia University’s Department of French Studies. Her translations include fiction and nonfiction on war, German society, history, and psychology. Timur Vermes’s “Look Who’s Back” uses Hitler’s appearance in…

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MORIYAMA Megumi

森山 恵

Poet, Translator

Megumi Moriyama is a Japanese poet and translator born in Tokyo. She studied English literature at the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo and completed its graduate program in the same field. Alongside writing poetry, she translates English literature into Japanese. With her elder sister,…

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MORIYAMA Sei

森山 世衣

Novelist

Sei Moriyama is a Japanese novelist from Osaka Prefecture. Drawing on personal experience in women’s athletics, Moriyama won the Matsumoto Seicho Prize in 2026 for the debut novel “Hinata no Chukeiten,” a coming-of-age mystery about a girls’ high-school ekiden team. The story follows Mugi, captain…

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Morton D. Davis

モートン．Ｄ・デービス

Mathematics writer

Morton D. Davis is the author of Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction. Using situations involving competition and cooperation, the book explains how mathematical ideas can illuminate choices and conflicting interests. It connects theoretical reasoning with decisions encountered in everyday life.

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MOTEGI Masahiro

茂木 真弘

Folk performing arts researcher

Masahiro Motegi (born 1952) is a Japanese researcher of local folk performing arts. Born in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, he graduated from Ashikaga Institute of Technology (now Ashikaga University). He has devoted many years to documenting and studying Japanese folk songs, Bon dances, festivals, and…

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mouri jinpachi

毛利 甚八

Author, original graphic author,…

Jinpachi Mouri (1958–2015) was a Japanese manga scriptwriter and nonfiction writer from Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. After graduating from Nihon University’s College of Art, he worked as a magazine writer and wrote the manga “Kasai no Hito,” illustrated by Osamu Uoto. The series follows…

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mouri mamoru

毛利 衛

Astronaut, Scientist, Director of…

Mamoru Mohri (born 1948) is a Japanese astronaut and scientist from Yoichi, Hokkaido. After conducting materials science research at Hokkaido University, he was selected as an astronaut in 1985. In 1992, he became the first Japanese person to fly aboard the Space Shuttle, conducting materials and…

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moyoko yasuno

安野 モヨコ

Manga artist

Moyoco Anno (born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. Since making her professional debut in Bessatsu Friend in 1989, she has explored romance, work, beauty, history, and fantasy, depicting women’s desires, conflicts, and relationships with society. Her series "Sugar Sugar Rune" received…

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Mugibatake

ムギ畑

Editing group

Mugibatake is the group credited with editing a Japanese book about rediscovering mathematics. Drawing on an online exchange among women returning to the subject, the book follows their questions, misunderstandings, and developing ideas. It presents learning as a shared process of conversation and…

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MUKAI Kazumi

向井 和美

Translator/Writer

Kazumi Mukai A Japanese translator and writer who graduated from Waseda University's School of Letters. She has translated a wide range of nonfiction dealing with philosophy, society, and history, including works by Julian Baggini, Ann Walmsley, Benjamin Jacobs, and others. She has also worked as a…

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MUKOYAMA Naosuke

向山 直佑

International political scientist,…

Naosuke Mukoyama (born 1992) is a Japanese scholar of international relations and comparative politics and an associate professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo. After studying at the University of Tokyo, he earned a DPhil in International Relations from the…

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MUKUDA Naoko

椋田 直子

Translator

Naoko Mukuda is a Japanese translator whose work includes language, cognitive science, history, and travel writing. She completed a master’s course in the humanities at the University of Tokyo. Her translation of Steven Pinker’s The Language Instinct presents his argument that language acquisition…

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MURAI Akiko

村井 章子

Translator

Akiko Murai is a Japanese translator specializing in English-language nonfiction. She has translated a wide range of books on economics, business, history, psychology, and contemporary social issues, and is widely recognized for producing accurate, engaging, and highly readable Japanese…

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MURAI Koki

村井 浩紀

Economic journalist, translator

Koki Murai is an economic journalist and translator. He joined Nikkei in 1984 and reported from Houston, New York, and London. After serving in positions including head of economic commentary, he became an executive fellow at the Japan Center for Economic Research in 2018. He translated Sebastian…

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MURAI Riko

村井 理子

Translator, Essayist

Riko Murai (born 1970) is a Japanese translator and essayist from Shizuoka Prefecture. Her own books, including accounts of family relationships and caring for her parents-in-law, draw on personal experience to examine the work of everyday life. In her correspondence with fellow translator Kwon…

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MURAKAMI Kazuhisa

村上 和久

Translator

Kazuhisa Murakami (born 1962) is a Japanese translator of British and American fiction and nonfiction on military affairs and war. Born in Sapporo, he graduated from Waseda University’s School of Letters. His translations range from novels set on battlefields to detailed works on equipment,…

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MURAKAMI Kazuo

村上 和雄

Molecular biologist

Kazuo Murakami was a molecular biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba. His research on the renin–angiotensin system included renin purification, structural analysis, and genetically modified mice, earning a shared Japan Academy Prize. He also helped develop interdisciplinary…

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murakami ryu

村上 龍

Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter

Ryu Murakami (1952–2026) was a Japanese novelist, film director, and screenwriter born in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. While studying at Musashino Art University, he made his literary debut in 1976 with “Almost Transparent Blue,” set among young people immersed in drugs and sex in Fussa, a town…

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MURAKAMI Yoko

村上 陽子

Japanese literature researcher

Murakami Yoko (1981–) is a Japanese literary scholar specializing in modern Japanese and Okinawan literature. She is a professor in the Faculty of Culture at Okinawa International University. Her research examines how war, colonialism, the atomic bombings, and the American occupation of Okinawa…

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muraki atsuko

村木 厚子

Labor bureaucrat, Tsuda University…

Atsuko Muraki (born 1955) is a former Japanese senior civil servant who served as administrative vice-minister of health, labour and welfare from 2013 to 2015. Born in Kochi Prefecture, she graduated from Kochi University and joined the Ministry of Labour in 1978, working on policies concerning…

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MURANO Masashi

村野 将

Security researcher

Masashi Murano is a security researcher specializing in US–Japan defense cooperation, nuclear and conventional deterrence, and missile defense. He studied Asia-Pacific affairs at Takushoku University and completed graduate work in security studies there, receiving a master’s degree. Before moving…

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MURASAKI Shikibu

紫式部

Story writer, poet

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese prose writer and waka poet active in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries during the Heian period. Her personal name and exact dates of birth and death remain unknown. The daughter of Fujiwara no Tametoki, a scholar of Chinese literature, she accompanied her…

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murayama yuka

村山 由佳

Writer

Yuka Murayama (born 1964) is a Japanese novelist. After graduating from the Faculty of Literature at Rikkyo University and working in several company positions, she made her literary debut by winning the Shosetsu Subaru New Writers’ Award for "Tenshi no Tamago: Enjerusu Eggu" in 1993. Through…

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MUROI Mayako

室井 摩耶子

Pianist

Mayako Muroi (1921–2026) was a Japanese pianist and author. She graduated at the top of her class from the Tokyo Academy of Music (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and made her debut as a soloist with the Japan Symphony Orchestra (now the NHK Symphony Orchestra) in 1945. After studying at the…

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MUROOKA Yoshihiro

室岡 義広

Electrical engineering writer

Yoshihiro Murooka writes introductory explanations of electricity. His work starts with electric charge and develops an account of electrical phenomena. It helps general readers connect their everyday use of electricity with an understanding of its physical basis.

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MUSHA Keiko

武者 圭子

Translator

Keiko Musha is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction and narrative works, born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Her translations span science and animal life as well as accounts of people confronting difficult circumstances. In Homer Hickam Jr.’s Rocket Boys, she translated the story of a boy…

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Mustafa Suleyman

ムスタファ・シュリーマン

AI entrepreneur, businessman, Microsoft…

Mustafa Suleyman (born 1984) is a British AI entrepreneur and CEO of Microsoft AI. He co-founded DeepMind in 2010 and, after its acquisition by Google, led work spanning applied AI, commercialization, product development, and AI policy. In 2022, he co-founded Inflection AI, where he served as CEO…

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MUTSUKI Junya

睦月 準也

Novelist

Junya Mutsuki (born 1984) is a Japanese novelist whose fiction combines elements of adventure, hardboiled crime writing, and puzzle-based mysteries. Originally from Tokyo, he graduated from the Department of Political Science in Keio University’s Faculty of Law. In 2024 he won the fourteenth Agatha…