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T. J. Stiles

T・J・スタイルズ

Biographer

T. J. Stiles (1964–) is an American historian and biographer. He is best known for his deeply researched works on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American history, particularly the lives of influential political and business figures. Combining extensive archival research with compelling…

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T.C. Boyle

T・C・ボイル

Novelist/short story writer

T. C. Boyle (1948–), also known as T. Coraghessan Boyle, is an American novelist and short story writer. Born in Peekskill, New York, he studied creative writing at the University of Iowa and taught for many years at the University of Southern California. His exuberant imagination and dark humor…

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T.D. Allman

T・D・オールマン

Journalist, Historian

T. D. Allman (1944–2024) was an American journalist and historian. Over a career spanning five decades, he reported from more than ninety countries, exposed the CIA’s “secret war” in Laos, and covered conflicts and political upheavals in Cambodia, Beirut, and Tiananmen Square. As a foreign…

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

タナハシ・コーツ

Journalist, author

Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975–) is an American journalist and author. He is widely recognized for his essays and nonfiction on race, history, politics, and the African American experience, particularly his influential work for The Atlantic. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship, Coates has become one of…

Book by TACHIBANA Akemi

TACHIBANA Akemi

橘 明美

Translator

Akemi Tachibana is a Japanese translator of fiction and nonfiction from French and English. Véra Nikolski’s “Féminicène” examines changes in women’s position through the history of technology and material conditions, alongside political thought and social movements. Edith Widder’s “Below the Edge…

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tachibana akira

橘 玲

Writer

Akira Tachibana (born 1959) is a Japanese author and social commentator. After graduating from Waseda University and working as an editor, he made his literary debut in 2002 with the financial novel "Money Laundering." In the same year, his bestseller "The Golden Feathers That Make You Rich"…

Book by TACHIBANA Koji

TACHIBANA Koji

立花 幸司

Philosopher, ethicist

Koji Tachibana (born 1979) is a Japanese philosopher and ethicist specializing in virtue ethics, space ethics, and applied ethics. An Associate Professor at Chiba University, he explores the ethical challenges posed by emerging technologies, including space exploration, artificial intelligence, and…

Book by TACHIBANA Shigekuni

TACHIBANA Shigekuni

橘 滋国

Author regarding the function of nerves

Shigekuni Tachibana writes about nervous system function through reflexes and sensory symptoms. His work explains how the body responds without conscious thought. His writing on numbness also helps readers understand possible causes and consider what kind of medical consultation may be appropriate.

Book by TACHIBANA Yoshihiro

TACHIBANA Yoshihiro

立花 義裕

Meteorology/climate dynamics researcher

Yoshihiro Tachibana (born 1961) is a Japanese researcher specializing in meteorology, extreme weather, and climate dynamics. Born in Hokkaido, he completed doctoral studies in science at Hokkaido University. After appointments at its Institute of Low Temperature Science, Tokai University, the…

Book by TACHIKI Masaru

TACHIKI Masaru

立木 勝

Translator

Masaru Tachiki is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on economics, politics, and history. James C. Scott’s “Against the Grain” reconsiders conventional accounts of progress by examining relationships among settlement, grain cultivation, and early states. Scott’s “In Praise of…

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tada tomio

多田 富雄

Immunologist, writer

Tomio Tada (1934–2010) was a Japanese immunologist from Ibaraki Prefecture and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. After graduating from Chiba University School of Medicine, he presented evidence in 1971 for suppressor T cells, helping establish the concept that immune responses are…

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Tae Kim

テイ・キム

Technology journalist

Tae Kim is a journalist covering semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and technology companies. He studied history at Brown University and worked in management consulting and investment analysis at a technology hedge fund before entering journalism. His reporting career included CNBC, a role as…

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tagawa suiho

田河 水泡

Manga artist, rakugo writer

Suiho Tagawa (1899–1989) was a Japanese manga artist and rakugo writer whose real name was Nakataro Takamizawa. After working in abstract art and writing comic storytelling scripts, he made his manga debut in 1928 with “Medama no Chibichan.” His best-known series, “Norakuro,” began in the magazine…

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TAGUCHI Miwa

田口 未和

Translator

Miwa Taguchi is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on history, international politics, and photography. She graduated from Sophia University’s Faculty of Foreign Studies and worked for a newspaper before entering translation. Her translations of books on daily life in ancient Egypt and Greece…

Book by TAGUCHI Yoshihiro

TAGUCHI Yoshihiro

田口 善弘

Physicist, bioinformatics researcher

Yoshihiro Taguchi (born 1961) is a physicist and bioinformatics researcher specializing in nonlinear phenomena and the analysis of biological information using machine learning. Born in Tokyo, he graduated in applied physics from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1984 and completed its doctoral…

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TAJIRI

TAJIRI

Professional wrestler, writer

TAJIRI (born 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler, author, and essayist. After competing in Mexico, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he became internationally known for his distinctive in-ring style and long career on the global wrestling stage.…

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TAKA Daimaru

タカ 大丸

Translator, Journalist

Daimaru Taka (born 1979) is a Japanese translator and journalist whose work includes English and Spanish translation and interpreting, sports reporting, and international affairs. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture and raised in Okayama, he studied political science at the State University of New York at…

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takada kaoru

高田 郁

Novelist

Kaoru Takada is a novelist born in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. After working as a manga story writer, she made her debut as a novelist in 2008. The “Miotsukushi Ryoricho” series follows Mio, who lost her parents in a flood in Osaka and begins working as a cook in Edo. In its first book, “Hassaku…

Book by TAKADA Seiji

TAKADA Seiji

高田 誠二

Science book author

Seiji Takada wrote about the units used to measure the world. His account follows changes from early measures to units based on atoms. It invites readers to examine the foundations behind familiar numerical values and the human efforts that make measurement possible.

Book by TAKADONO Madoka

TAKADONO Madoka

高殿 円

Novelist, original manga author,…

Madoka Takadono (born 1976) is a Japanese novelist, manga writer, and screenwriter from Hyogo Prefecture. She made her debut in 2000 after receiving an Encouragement Prize at the Kadokawa Gakuen Novel Awards. Her work ranges across fantasy, historical fiction, and mystery, as well as novels about…

Book by TAKAGI Akimitsu

TAKAGI Akimitsu

高木 彬光

Mystery novel writer

Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995), born Seiichi Takagi, was a Japanese crime novelist whose work ranged from locked-room puzzles and deductive mysteries to financial crime, courtroom narratives, and historical enigmas. Born in Aomori, he attended the First Higher School, graduated in metallurgy from…

Book by TAKAGI Nanahiko

TAKAGI Nanahiko

たかぎ 七彦

Manga artist

Nanahiko Takagi is a Japanese manga artist who studied history at university and incorporates historical records and regional legends into his work. His representative series, "Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion," is set on Tsushima, the first Japanese battleground of the 1274 Mongol invasion. It…

Book by TAKAGI Toshiko

TAKAGI Toshiko

高木 敏子

Fairy tale writer

Toshiko Takagi (1932–2026) was a Japanese children’s literature writer born in Honjo, Tokyo, now part of Sumida Ward. During World War II, she lost her mother and two younger sisters in the Great Tokyo Air Raid of March 1945 and later lost her father in an American aircraft strafing attack near…

Book by TAKAHASHI Akihiro

TAKAHASHI Akihiro

高橋 昭博

Peace activist

Akihiro Takahashi (1931–2011) A Japanese atomic-bomb survivor and peace activist. At the age of fourteen, he was exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima while at the Hiroshima Municipal Junior High School, about 1.4 kilometers from the hypocenter, and suffered severe burns. After the war, he…

Book by TAKAHASHI Kao

TAKAHASHI Kao

高橋 華王

Author about martial arts

Kao Takahashi wrote about martial arts through the workings of the human body. His book examines techniques using biomechanics, anatomy and physiology. It brings scientific questions to traditional practice in order to understand the knowledge and reasoning behind it.

Book by TAKAHASHI Koichi

TAKAHASHI Koichi

髙橋 恒一

Researchers in AI-driven science,…

Koichi Takahashi (born 1974) is a researcher in AI-driven science, artificial general intelligence (AGI), and computational systems biology. Born in Akita, Japan, he received his doctorate from Keio University in 2004. He began developing the E-Cell System for simulating cellular processes as a…

Book by TAKAHASHI Noriaki

TAKAHASHI Noriaki

高橋 則明

Translator

Noriaki Takahashi (born 1960) is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on science, technology, business, and society. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Rikkyo University. His translations range from accounts of information technology and economics to nonfiction investigating…

Book by TAKAHASHI Rico

TAKAHASHI Rico

高橋 璃子

Translator

Rico Takahashi is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on economics, society, psychology, and working life. She graduated from Kyoto University and completed a master’s program at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Germany. During the 2010s, her translations included work…

Book by TAKAHASHI Shingo

TAKAHASHI Shingo

高橋 紳吾

Author related to psychiatry

Shingo Takahashi writes about experiences described as possession from a psychiatric perspective. His work examines what happens when people feel that another being has taken control of them. It approaches apparently mysterious events through questions about the individual’s mental experience.

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takahashi shoichiro

高橋 昌一郎

Philosopher, logician, professor,…

Shoichiro Takahashi (born 1959) is a Japanese logician and philosopher of science, and a professor in the Faculty of Letters at Kokugakuin University. He studied mathematics and philosophy at Western Michigan University and completed a master’s degree in philosophy at the University of Michigan.…

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TAKAHASHI Tomoyuki

高橋 智幸

Disaster prevention engineer, President…

Tomoyuki Takahashi (born 1967) is a Japanese disaster prevention engineer and President of Kansai University, where he also serves as Professor in the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from Tohoku University and specializes in tsunami, storm surge, flood, and…

Book by TAKAHASHI Yoichi

TAKAHASHI Yoichi

高橋 陽一

Manga artist

Yoichi Takahashi (born 1960) is a manga artist from Tokyo’s Katsushika ward. He made his debut with a short version of “Captain Tsubasa” in 1980 and began serializing it in Weekly Shonen Jump the following year. The story of Tsubasa Ozora and his teammates pursuing their football ambitions became…

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takahashi yoichi

高橋 洋一

Financial bureaucrat, economist

Yoichi Takahashi (born 1955) is a Japanese economist and former official of the Ministry of Finance. After studying mathematics and economics at the University of Tokyo, he held positions including counselor at the Cabinet Office and counselor at the Cabinet Secretariat, contributing to postal…

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TAKAHASHI_Hiroshi

高橋 洋

Translator

Hiroshi Takahashi (born 1960) is a Japanese translator working from English into Japanese. He studied philosophy and ethics in the Faculty of Letters at Doshisha University and worked for an information technology company before becoming a translator. His work spans nonfiction on cognitive science,…

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TAKAI Masashi

高井 昌史

Businessman, publisher/bookstore manager

Masashi Takai (born 1947) is a Japanese business executive and bookselling and publishing industry leader. After graduating from Seikei University with a degree in law, he joined Kinokuniya Company Ltd. in 1971. He held a range of positions involving regional sales operations, the development of…

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Takako Servo

セルボ 貴子

Translator, interpreter

Takako Servo is a translator, interpreter, and writer working with Finnish and Japanese. Originally from Hiroshima Prefecture, she has lived in Finland since 2001 and studied Finnish literature at the University of Tampere. After freelance industrial translation and interpreting, she and her…

Book by TAKAKU Reo

TAKAKU Reo

高久 玲音

Health economist

Reo Takaku is a health economist who uses data to evaluate health insurance and the organization of medical care. His specialties are health economics and applied microeconometrics. He graduated from Keio University’s Faculty of Business and Commerce in 2007 and pursued graduate study there,…

Book by TAKAKURA Tatsuo

TAKAKURA Tatsuo

高倉 達雄

Astronomy book supervisor

Tatsuo Takakura supervised a general introduction to modern astronomy. The reference work covers subjects ranging from Earth to the wider universe, placing astronomical concepts alongside their physical background. It offers readers a structured path into the field.

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TAKAMINE Osamu

高峰 修

Sports sociologist

Osamu Takamine, born in 1968, is a Japanese sociologist of sport and a professor in the School of Political Science and Economics at Meiji University. His research focuses on sport and gender, including harassment and violence in athletic settings and issues involving athletes’ bodies and human…

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takamura kaoru

髙村 薫

Novelist

Kaoru Takamura (born 1953) is a Japanese novelist from Osaka. Her fiction combines detailed accounts of criminal investigations and corporate activity with an examination of discrimination, institutional power and individual conscience. She won the Naoki Prize in 1993 for “Makusu no Yama,” a crime…

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takamura kohtaro

高村 光太郎

Poet, poet, sculptor, painter

Kōtarō Takamura (1883–1956) was a Japanese poet, sculptor, painter, and art critic. Born in Tokyo as the eldest son of the renowned sculptor Kōun Takamura, he studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts before continuing his artistic education in Europe and the United States. His poetry collection…

Book by TAKANO Hideyuki

TAKANO Hideyuki

高野 英行

Radiologist

Hideyuki Takano is a radiologist working on autopsy imaging. He worked in diagnostic imaging at Chiba Cancer Center and served as president of the Japan Society of Autopsy Imaging. His writing explains the role of imaging in determining causes of death, including its application to medical incident…

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takano hideyuki

高野 秀行

Nonfiction writer

Hideyuki Takano (born 1966) is a Japanese nonfiction writer and explorer renowned for his adventurous reporting from remote and little-known regions around the world. After founding the Waseda University Exploration Club, he began traveling extensively across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and…

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takao saito

さいとう たかを

Manga artist

Takao Saito (1936–2021) was a Japanese manga artist and one of the pioneers of gekiga, a realistic and dramatic style of manga aimed at adult readers. He is best known as the creator of Golgo 13, which began serialization in 1968 and became one of the longest-running manga series in the world.…

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takao yaguchi

矢口 高雄

Manga artist

Takao Yaguchi (1939–2020) was a Japanese manga artist. Born in Akita Prefecture, he worked as a bank employee before moving to Tokyo at the age of thirty to pursue a career in manga. His long-running series “Tsurikichi Sanpei” (Fisherman Sanpei) follows a gifted young angler confronting challenging…

Book by TAKASAKI Takuya

TAKASAKI Takuya

高崎 拓哉

Translator

Takuya Takasaki is a Japanese translator of English-language books on design, technology, society, and business. Lev Manovich and Emanuele Arielli’s “Artificial Aesthetics” examines how AI-generated images raise questions about art and aesthetic judgment. Peter Jones and Kristel Van Ael’s work on…

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TAKASAKU Yoshiaki

高作 義明

Computer book author

Yoshiaki Takasaku writes computer guides for beginners. His publications address fundamental concepts, hard disk use and introductory C programming. They respond to common early difficulties and help readers develop the understanding needed to use computers for their own purposes.

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takase junko

高瀬 隼子

Novelist

Junko Takase (1988–) is a Japanese novelist whose fiction explores the subtle tensions of everyday life, particularly those found in workplaces, families, and personal relationships. Combining sharp observation with understated humor, she examines the unspoken expectations that shape contemporary…

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TAKASE Tamotsu

高瀬 保

Author on social engineering

Tamotsu Takase wrote about systematic approaches to social problems. His publications introduce social engineering and systems analysis and examine social development projects. They present ways of analyzing complex issues and relating that analysis to policy and planning.

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takashi atoda

阿刀田 高

Writer, Novelist

Takashi Atoda (born 1935) is a Japanese novelist and essayist renowned for his mastery of the short story. After graduating from Waseda University, he worked as a librarian at the National Diet Library while pursuing a literary career, making his debut with "Love from the Refrigerator" in 1978. His…

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Takashi Nagaoka

永岡 崇

Scholar of religion

Takashi Nagaoka (born 1981) is a scholar of religion specializing in Japanese religious history and Japanese studies. Born in Nara Prefecture, he graduated from Osaka University’s Faculty of Letters in 2004 and continued his postgraduate studies there, receiving a doctorate in literature in 2012.…

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takashi watanabe

渡辺 尚志

Historian, Professor, Hitotsubashi…

Takashi Watanabe (born 1957) is a Japanese historian specializing in the history of rural communities during the Edo period. He is professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University and director of the Matsudo Municipal Museum. Drawing extensively on documents preserved in villages, he has examined how…

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TAKASU Masakazu

高須 正和

Translator, author, researcher,…

Masakazu Takasu (born 1974) is a Japanese researcher and business development professional whose work focuses on the maker movement and open-source hardware. Born in Saitama Prefecture, he works in international business development at Switch Science and has studied communities of engineers and…

Book by TAKATO Yuko

TAKATO Yuko

高遠 裕子

Translator

Yuko Takato is a Japanese translator of books on economics, finance, and management. She graduated from the University of Tokyo’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1990 and worked at a bank-affiliated research institute before entering translation. She translated Tina Seelig’s “What I Wish I Knew…

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TAKATORI Yoshihiko

高取 芳彦

Translator

Yoshihiko Takatori is a Japanese translator of English-language books and news reporting. His work includes translating and editing news articles as well as books on international politics, security, and contemporary society. In David E. Sanger’s “The Perfect Weapon,” he translated an investigation…

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takayama haneko

高山 羽根子

Novelist, Science fiction writer

Haneko Takayama (1975–) is a Japanese novelist known for blending the everyday with the fantastic. Incorporating elements of science fiction and fantasy, her work explores memory, time, language, and the ways people relate to history and society. After winning the Hayashi Fumiko Literary Prize in…

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TAKAYANAGI Kazue

高柳 和江

Doctor/Author

Kazue Takayanagi is a physician who writes from the patient’s perspective. Her work discusses describing symptoms, informed consent and choosing medical facilities. It aims to bridge gaps in understanding between patients and medical professionals.

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TAKAYANAGI Satoko

高柳 聡子

Russian literature researcher/translator

Satoko Takayanagi is a Japanese researcher, translator, and writer specializing in contemporary Russian literature, women’s writing, and the history of feminism. Her book on women struggling in the post-Soviet world considers how women live and resist amid political violence and social change. In…

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TAKEDA Danieru

竹田 ダニエル

Writer

Daniel Takeda (born 1997) is a California-based writer, researcher, and music agent. Focusing on the intersection of culture, identity, and society, Takeda writes about American youth culture, gender, mental health, politics, and popular culture. Takeda also works to connect Japanese artists with…

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TAKEDA Junko

竹田 純子

Translator

Junko Takeda translates illustrated reference books on science and nature as well as general nonfiction on history and society. Her translation of John Woodward’s account of Earth’s animals follows wildlife through habitats ranging from Arctic seas to tropical forests. The 2025 Japanese edition of…

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takeda tsuneyasu

竹田 恒泰

Political commentator, writer

Tsuneyasu Takeda (born 1975) is a Japanese writer and businessperson. Born into the former imperial Takeda family, he is a great-great-grandson of Emperor Meiji. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Keio University, he began writing and lecturing mainly on constitutional issues, the imperial…

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takeda yoshinori

武田 善憲

Diplomat, Second Secretary of the…

Yoshinori Takeda (born 1973) is a Japanese diplomat. After graduating from Waseda University and pursuing graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, he joined Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2000. He later completed a master’s degree at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations…

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TAKEDA Yuriko

武田 百合子

Essayist

Yuriko Takeda (1925–1993) A Japanese essayist born in Yokohama. In 1951, she married the novelist Taijun Takeda and assisted his work by driving on research trips and taking down his dictated manuscripts. After his death, she emerged as a writer in her own right with "Fuji Nikki," which received…

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TAKEHARA Akiko

竹原 あき子

Industrial designer

Akiko Takehara (born 1940) is an industrial designer whose writing examines products, clothing, and urban life in relation to history, culture, and the environment. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, she graduated from Chiba University’s industrial design department in 1964 and worked in Canon…

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TAKEHARA Junji

武原 旬志

Manga artist

Junji Takehara is a Japanese manga artist whose work incorporates the politics, social hierarchy, heraldry, religion, and urban life of medieval Europe. His representative series, "Bretagne Hanayome Ibun," is set in early thirteenth-century Brittany and follows Thomas, a herald ordered to find a…

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Takehiko Higuchi

樋口 雄彦

Modern Japanese history researcher

Takehiko Higuchi (born 1961) is a historian of modern Japan whose research examines society and culture in the Meiji period and the lives of former Tokugawa retainers. Born in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, he graduated from Shizuoka University’s Faculty of Humanities in 1984 and became a curator at…

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TAKEKURA Fumito

竹倉 史人

Anthropologist, independent researcher

Fumito Takekura (born 1976) is a Japanese anthropologist and independent researcher. He studied religion and the history of religions at the University of Tokyo and completed the coursework for a doctoral program at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Through the analysis of myths, rituals, and…

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TAKEMOTO Itoe

武本 糸会

Manga artist, Illustrator

Itoe Takemoto is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator from Osaka Prefecture. She has worked primarily on manga adaptations of novels, visualizing character development together with the ecosystems and social structures of fictional worlds. Her representative work, "The Beast Player," is an…

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TAKEMOTO Sumitayu

竹本 住太夫

Dayu of Gidayu-bushi

Takemoto Sumitayu VII (1924–2018) was a Japanese Bunraku tayu, or narrative chanter, from Osaka. Born Kinichi Kishimoto, he became a disciple of Toyotake Ko’tsubodayu II, later known as Toyotake Yamashiro no Shojo, in 1946 and made his stage debut that year in “Kanjincho.” He succeeded to the name…

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TAKENAKA Heizo

竹中 平蔵

Businessman, politician, economist,…

Heizo Takenaka (born 1951) is a Japanese economist and former politician. After working at the Japan Development Bank, he held academic positions including visiting associate professor at Harvard University and professor at Keio University, where he is now professor emeritus. Under Prime Minister…

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Takeo Nakahara

中原 健夫

Lawyer

Takeo Nakahara is a Japanese lawyer whose principal practice areas include corporate compliance, whistleblowing systems, insurance law, and business restructuring and insolvency. He graduated from Waseda University’s Faculty of Law in 1993 and was admitted to the bar in 1998. After practicing at a…

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TAKETSURU Masataka

竹鶴 政孝

Businessman, whiskey maker, Nikka…

Masataka Taketsuru (1894–1979) was a Japanese entrepreneur and whisky distiller. Born into a sake-brewing family in Takehara, Hiroshima, he traveled to Scotland in 1918, where he studied chemistry and learned whisky production through practical training at distilleries. After returning to Japan, he…

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TAKEUCHI Atsushi

竹内 淳

Semiconductor physicist

Atsushi Takeuchi (born 1960) is a semiconductor physicist studying ultrafast processes and electron spins in semiconductor quantum structures. Born in Tokushima Prefecture, he graduated from Osaka University’s School of Engineering Science and completed its master’s programme in 1985. He joined…

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TAKEUCHI Hitoshi

竹内 均

Geophysicist

Hitoshi Takeuchi (1920–2004) was a geophysicist at the University of Tokyo and the first editor-in-chief of Newton magazine. Alongside research and teaching, he worked to communicate Earth and space science to general readers. His public communication emphasized accessible visual explanations of…

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takeuchi kaoru

竹内 薫

Science writer/translator

Kaoru Takeuchi (born 1960) is a Japanese science writer, translator, and educator. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculties of Arts and Sciences and Science, then completed a doctorate in high-energy physics at McGill University. He is a professor at ZEN University. His…

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TAKEUCHI Masahiro

竹内 正浩

Travel essayist, writer

Masahiro Takeuchi (born 1963) is a Japanese writer and historical researcher specializing in maps, railways, and modern Japanese history. After graduating from Hokkaido University, he worked as an editor for JTB before becoming a freelance writer. Through extensive research, he explores how…

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TAKEUCHI Toshie

竹内 要江

Translator

Toshie Takeuchi is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books. She graduated from Nanzan University and completed a master’s degree in comparative literature and culture at the University of Tokyo. Her translation of Jenny Odell’s “How to Do Nothing”…

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TAKEUCHI Yasuhiro

竹内 康浩

American literary scholar, professor at…

Yasuhiro Takeuchi (born 1965) is a Japanese scholar of American literature and professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he worked as a journalist for the Asahi Shimbun before completing graduate studies in…

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takiguchi yusho

滝口 悠生

Novelist

Yusho Takiguchi (born 1982) is a Japanese novelist acclaimed for his subtle and lyrical portrayals of everyday life. He made his literary debut in 2011 when "Gakki" ("Musical Instruments") won the Shincho New Writers Award. His fiction is distinguished by its rhythmic prose, natural dialogue, and…

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TAKIZAWA Minako

瀧澤 美奈子

Science book author

Minako Takizawa writes about scientific exploration for general readers. Her book on Japan’s deep seas introduces environments revealed by advances in marine research. It guides readers into a nearby yet difficult-to-observe world, explaining both its diversity and the investigations that make it…

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Takumasa Anno

庵野 拓将

Physical therapist, trainer

Takumasa Anno is a physiotherapist and trainer who writes about research on resistance training and sports nutrition. He holds a doctorate in medicine. After completing graduate school, he worked in a university hospital rehabilitation centre, supporting people with injuries or illnesses as well as…

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Tali Sharot

ターリ・シャーロット

Neuroscientist, Professor, University…

Tali Sharot is a cognitive neuroscientist, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, director of its Affective Brain Lab, and Adjunct Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Using brain imaging and behavioral experiments, she studies how emotion and optimism…

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TAMAKI Yuichiro

玉木 雄一郎

Politician

Tamaki Yuichiro (1969–) is a Japanese politician and former Finance Ministry official. He serves as leader of the Democratic Party for the People and as a member of the House of Representatives from Kagawa’s second district. After graduating from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law, he joined…

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TAMAMURA Toyoo

玉村 豊男

Essayist, painter

Toyoo Tamamura (1945–2026) was a Japanese essayist, painter, farmer, and winery founder from Tokyo. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a degree in French literature, he studied in Paris and worked as an interpreter and translator before beginning his writing career. Starting with…

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Tamio Nawa

名和 民夫

Bat craftsman

Tamio Nawa (born 1967) is a Japanese bat craftsman who has made wooden bats for professional baseball players. Originally from Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, he graduated from Ogaki Technical High School and joined Mizuno Technics in 1985. After working in golf club manufacturing and logistics, he moved…

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TAMURA Ryuichi

田村 隆一

Poet, essayist, translator

Ryuichi Tamura (1923–1998) was a Japanese poet, essayist, and translator. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Meiji University and helped establish the postwar poetry journal “Arechi” with Nobuo Ayukawa and others. His poetry explored language and existence after war; “Kotoba no Nai Sekai” received…

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TAMURA Saburo

田村 三郎

Mathematics book author

Saburo Tamura writes about approaching mathematics through puzzles and history. His puzzle collection uses familiar objects such as clocks and folded paper as starting points. His publications also explore mathematicians’ lives and equations, presenting mathematics as more than a set of calculation…

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Tana French

タナ・フレンチ

Novelist, stage actress

Tana French is an American-born novelist based in Ireland. Born in 1973, she grew up in Ireland, Italy, the United States and Malawi, and has lived in Dublin since 1990. She trained in acting at Trinity College Dublin and worked in theatre and voiceover before publishing her debut novel, “In the…

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TANABE Kikuko

田辺 希久子

Translator

Kikuko Tanabe is a translator and researcher in translation education whose work ranges from world history and culture to business. She graduated from Tokyo University of Education and completed a master’s program in international politics and economics at Aoyama Gakuin University. She taught…

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tanabe masayuki

田邊 雅之

Sportswriter, Translator

Masayuki Tanabe is a Japanese sports writer and translator whose work focuses on football. Alongside reporting for publications such as Number, he introduces international football tactics, organizations, and supporter cultures. James Tippett’s work published in Japanese as “xGenius” uses…

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TANAKA Akihiro

田中 彰博

Author regarding surface analysis

Akihiro Tanaka writes about methods for investigating material surfaces. His coauthored introduction to nanotechnology and surface analysis explains how composition can be examined at atomic and molecular scales. It makes the principles behind precision technologies accessible to general readers.

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TANAKA Aogu

田中 仰

Writer, sports journalist

Aogu Tanaka (born 1992) is a Japanese writer and sports journalist from Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from Sophia University and working for an editorial production company, he joined Bungeishunju’s NumberWeb editorial team in 2021, writing reported features and nonfiction on high school…

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TANAKA Fumi

田中 文

Physician, Translator

Fumi Tanaka is a Japanese physician and translator working primarily on English-language medical and scientific nonfiction. Siddhartha Mukherjee’s “The Emperor of All Maladies” follows attempts to understand and treat cancer through medical research and the experiences of patients and doctors.…

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tanaka hikaru

田中 ひかる

Historical sociologist

Hikaru Tanaka (born 1970) is a Japanese sociologist whose work focuses on women’s history and social attitudes toward menstruation. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Gakushuin University, she studied history at Senshu University and sociology at Yokohama National University, where she…

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tanaka kakuei

田中 角栄

Politician, 64th and 65th Prime Minister

Tanaka Kakuei (1918–1993) was a Japanese politician who served as the country’s 64th and 65th prime minister. A native of Niigata Prefecture, he held several cabinet posts, including minister of posts and telecommunications, minister of finance, and minister of international trade and industry,…

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tanaka michiaki

田中 道昭

Professor, Rikkyo University Business…

Michiaki Tanaka is a Japanese business scholar, management consultant, and Professor at the Graduate School of Management of Technology, Nippon Institute of Technology. After earning an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, he held senior investment banking positions at…

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tanaka shinya

田中 慎弥

Novelist

Shinya Tanaka (born 1972) is a Japanese novelist from Yamaguchi Prefecture. He made his debut in 2005 after winning the Shincho New Writers Award. In 2008, he received the Kawabata Yasunari Prize for a short story and the Mishima Yukio Prize for the collection containing it. His best-known work,…

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TANAKA Yukio

田中 幸夫

Author regarding paper writing support

Yukio Tanaka writes about using word-processing software for academic writing. His Word guide begins with planning a thesis structure and explains how software functions can support a systematic workflow. It aims to reduce routine formatting work so that writers can focus on their arguments.

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Tania James

タニア・ジェイムズ

Novelist, short story writer

Tania James (1980–) is an Indian American novelist and short-story writer. Born in Chicago and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she studied filmmaking at Harvard University and earned an MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts. Her debut novel, “Atlas of Unknowns,” set between Kerala and New…

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TANIGUCHI Yumiko

谷口 由美子

Translator, children's literature…

Yumiko Taniguchi is a Japanese translator and scholar of children's literature. Specializing in American children's books, she has translated numerous classics into Japanese and is particularly recognized for her work on the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. In addition to her translations, she has…

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TANIMOTO Michiya

谷本 道哉

Exercise physiology/training science…

Michiya Tanimoto (born 1972) is a Japanese exercise physiologist and professor in the Faculty of Health and Sports Science at Juntendo University. Originally from Shizuoka Prefecture, he worked for a design consultancy before pursuing graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, where he earned his…

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TANIOKA Ichiro

谷岡 一郎

Sociologist, criminology/gambling…

Ichiro Tanioka (1956–) is a Japanese sociologist specializing in criminology, social research methods, and gambling studies. He has served as professor and president of Osaka University of Commerce and later as an executive of the Tanioka Gakuen educational foundation. Widely recognized as a…

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taniuchi kota

谷内 こうた

Painter, picture book writer

Kota Taniuchi (1947–2019) A Japanese picture-book artist and painter born in Kanagawa Prefecture. After leaving the oil painting program at Tama Art University, he began creating picture books with encouragement from his uncle, the artist Rokuro Taniuchi, and published his first books in 1969. In…

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tanizaki junichiro

谷崎 潤一郎

Novelist

Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965) was a Japanese novelist who also wrote plays and essays. Born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, he studied Japanese literature at Tokyo Imperial University before leaving without a degree. In 1910 he helped establish the second series of the literary magazine Shinshicho with…

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TARUMI Hideo

垂 秀夫

Diplomat, 16th Ambassador Extraordinary…

Tarumi Hideo (born 1961) is a Japanese diplomat and specialist on China who served as Japan’s ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 2020 to 2023. He is also a professor at Ritsumeikan University. After graduating from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Law, he joined the Ministry of Foreign…

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TASHIRO Yasuko

田代 泰子

Translator

Yasuko Tashiro is a Japanese translator of English-language historical and social nonfiction, born in 1944. She has translated several works by Tessa Morris-Suzuki that examine the relationship between past events and present-day life. In The Past Within Us, she introduced an investigation of how…

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TATAI Kichinosuke

田多井 吉之介

Health science authors

Kichinosuke Tatai wrote about bodily adaptation and health. His introduction to stress examines hormonal and other responses to external demands. By considering both adaptation and its limits, he helps readers understand relationships between their environment and physical and mental well-being.

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tatsuhiko shibusawa

澁澤 龍彦

Novelist, French literary scholar,…

Tatsuhiko Shibusawa (1928–1987) was a Japanese scholar of French literature, essayist, and novelist. Through his translations and studies of writers such as the Marquis de Sade, he introduced surrealism, fantastic literature, and new perspectives on European culture to Japanese readers. He received…

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tatsushi fujihara

藤原 辰史

Agricultural history researcher

Tatsushi Fujihara (born 1976) is a Japanese historian and professor at Kyoto University’s Institute for Research in Humanities. Born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, and raised in Shimane Prefecture, he specializes in agricultural history and the intellectual history of food. His research encompasses…

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TATSUZAWA Katsumi

立沢 克美

Manga artist

Katsumi Tatsuzawa is a Japanese manga artist. He made his serialized debut with Poncho and later worked on Versus Gyoshin-san!, a spin-off of Takao Yaguchi’s classic fishing manga Tsurikichi Sanpei. Tatsuzawa is also the artist of the manga adaptation of Ikusagami, based on the historical novel…

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tawara machi

俵 万智

Tanka poet

Machi Tawara (born 1962) is a Japanese poet and one of the leading figures in contemporary tanka. Her works capture everyday emotions, love, family life, and the changing seasons in a fresh and accessible style. Her debut collection, "Salad Anniversary" (1987), became a nationwide bestseller and…

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Tayari Jones

タヤリ・ジョーンズ

Writer

Tayari Jones (born 1970) is an American novelist whose fiction explores family, race, love, justice, and the complexities of contemporary American life. Acclaimed for her compassionate storytelling and psychological insight, she has established herself as one of the leading voices in modern…

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Taylor Branch

テイラー・ブランチ

History writer, journalist

Taylor Branch is a historical writer and journalist investigating the American civil-rights movement and politics. His America in the King Years trilogy connected Martin Luther King Jr.'s life with churches, organizers, federal officials and local conflicts. Parting the Waters covered 1954–1963 and…

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TAZAWA Kyoko

田沢 恭子

Translator

Kyoko Tazawa translates English-language books on science, psychology, and society into Japanese. She completed a master’s program in English literature at Ochanomizu University and has also worked in university English education, including pharmaceutical English and translation. In Trevor Cox’s…

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Téa Obreht

テア・オブレヒト

Novelist

Téa Obreht (1985–) is an American novelist born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia. She spent parts of her childhood in Cyprus and Egypt before immigrating to the United States at the age of twelve. Her debut novel, “The Tiger’s Wife,” weaves Balkan history and folklore into a young woman’s…

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Ted Conover

テッド・コノバー

Journalist, Nonfiction writer

Ted Conover is a journalist known for reporting through sustained participation in the lives and work of his subjects. His writing connects mobility, labor and institutions with everyday experience. Rolling Nowhere followed people traveling on freight trains across the United States. Newjack grew…

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Telford Taylor

テルフォード・テイラー

Lawyer, war crimes researcher

Telford Taylor was a lawyer and historical writer concerned with war crimes and international law. He joined the prosecution at Nuremberg and became chief prosecutor for the subsequent American trials. Returning to the United States, he practiced law and taught at Columbia and other institutions.…

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TENGE Shiro

天外 伺朗

Author/former engineer

Shiro Tenge writes about technological development, organizations and ways of living. His books explain digital audio and examine how people and organizations support creative projects. Through writing and seminars, he explores change in both individuals and organizations.

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terachi haruna

寺地 はるな

Novelist

Haruna Terachi, born in 1977, is a Japanese novelist from Saga Prefecture. She made her debut after winning the Poplar Publishing Novel Newcomer Award in 2014 for “Violeta.” Her novel “Mizu o Nu,” winner of the Kawai Hayao Story Prize, centers on a high school boy who loves needlework and decides…

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TERAMACHI Tomoko

寺町 朋子

Translator

Tomoko Teramachi is a Japanese translator of science writing on medicine, life sciences, and psychology. She graduated from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and worked in pharmaceutical research and development and at a science publisher before pursuing translation. The book…

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TERANISHI Nobuko

寺西 のぶ子

Translator

Nobuko Teranishi is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction encompassing history, science, food, and social issues. Born in Kyoto Prefecture, she has also worked in translator education as an instructor at Babel. For teaching materials published by the Japan Translation Association,…

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TERASHITA Takiro

寺下 滝郎

Translator

Takiro Terashita is a Japanese translator of books on international politics, economics, and social thought. His translations examine democracy, class structures, and relationships between states and markets. He translated Sohrab Ahmari’s “Tyranny, Inc.,” which investigates private power through…

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Teresa Douglas

テレサ・ダグラス

Author, consultant

Teresa Douglas is an author and manager specializing in remote work. She has worked remotely in a variety of management roles since 2010 and writes about distributed teams and the future of work. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and an MBA from the University of North…

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Terry Teachout

テリー・ティーチアウト

Theater/music critic, biographer,…

Terry Teachout (1956–2022) was an American theater and music critic, biographer, and playwright. From 2003 until his death, he served as the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, while also writing for Commentary about theater, jazz, classical music, and dance. In “Duke: A Life of Duke…

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teru miyamoto

宮本 輝

Novelist

Teru Miyamoto (born 1947) is a Japanese novelist and one of the leading figures in contemporary Japanese literature. He first gained national recognition by winning the Dazai Osamu Prize for "Muddy River" and the following year received the Akutagawa Prize for "Hotarugawa." Since then, he has…

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TESHIMA Yasunobu

手嶋 泰伸

Historian

Yasunobu Teshima (born 1983) is a historian of modern and contemporary Japan whose research examines politics, political thought, and public administration. Born in Miyagi Prefecture, he graduated from Tohoku University’s Faculty of Arts and Letters in 2006 and completed its doctoral program in…

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Testosterone

Testosterone

Self-help writer

Testosterone (born 1988) is a Japanese self-help author whose writing connects strength training with work, everyday habits, relationships, and mental outlook. He moved to the United States while in high school and remained there through university. Having weighed 110 kilograms as a student, he…

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Tetsuo Shiihashi

椎橋 徹夫

Management consultant, businessman

Tetsuo Shiihashi is a management consultant and entrepreneur working on corporate applications of artificial intelligence and business development. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of Texas and joined Boston Consulting Group after graduation. His consulting work included…

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Tetsuro Miyatake

宮武 徹郎

Author, Podcaster

Tetsuro Miyatake is a Japanese writer and podcaster covering American technology, startups, business, and culture. After graduating from Babson College, he worked in a corporate investment division, focusing on North American startups. In 2018 he began hosting Off Topic with Miki Kusano, connecting…

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tetsuya chiba

ちば てつや

Manga artist

Tetsuya Chiba (1939–2026) was a manga artist whose work reached readers of boys’, girls’, and adult comics. Born in Tokyo as Tetsuya Chiba, he spent his early childhood in Japanese-controlled Manchuria and returned to Japan with his family after the war. He debuted in 1956 with a book for the…

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Thanasis Gkiokas

タナシス・グキオカス

Manga artist, Illustrator

Thanasis Gkiokas illustrated Who Killed Professor X?, written by Thodoris Andriopoulos. His drawings turn a mystery involving mathematicians into a visual narrative. The work links the pleasure of following a detective story with mathematical calculation and reasoning.

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The Home Life Research Team

ホームライフ取材班

Interview group

The Home Life Research Team is a Japanese editorial and reporting group that collects practical information for everyday living. Guided by the aim of making daily life easier and more enjoyable, the group investigates subjects including cooking, cleaning, organization, health, household finances,…

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The Japan Neuroscience Society

日本神経科学学会

Academic conference

The Japan Neuroscience Society is a leading academic organization in Japan dedicated to advancing basic, clinical, and applied research on the brain and nervous system. Founded in 1974, it adopted its current name in 1991. The society holds an annual scientific meeting and publishes the…

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Theodore H White

セオドア・ホワイト

Political journalist, historian,…

Theodore H. White (1915–1986) was an American journalist, historian, and author. After graduating from Harvard University, he worked as a foreign correspondent in China, reporting on the Second World War and the Chinese Civil War. He later transformed political journalism with his influential "The…

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Theodore Rosengarten

セオドア・ローゼンガーテン

Historian

Theodore Rosengarten (born 1944) is an American historian and oral historian whose work focuses on people often excluded from conventional accounts of the American South, including Black tenant farmers, formerly enslaved people and their descendants, and Southern Jewish communities. “All God’s…

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Theresa Neil

テレサ・ニ-ル

UX designer, service designer,…

Theresa Neil is an American UX designer, service designer, entrepreneur, and author. She has been designing user interfaces since 2001 and has led the design of more than 100 web, mobile, and desktop applications across industries including healthcare, finance, SaaS, and travel. She is the founder…

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Thodoris Andriopoulos

トドリス・アンドリオプロス

Authors related to mathematics education

Thodoris Andriopoulos wrote Who Killed Professor X?, a mystery involving historical mathematicians. Readers examine suspects’ accounts through mathematical calculation and reasoning. The narrative turns the pleasure of detective fiction into an opportunity to engage with mathematics.

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Thom Jones

トム・ジョーンズ

Short story writer

Thom Jones (1945–2016) was an American short story writer. A former amateur boxer and Marine, he worked as a copywriter and a janitor before his fiction began appearing in magazines in his forties. His debut collection, “The Pugilist at Rest,” portrays people confronting war, illness, and violence.…

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Thomas Fisher

トーマス・フィッシャー

Emergency doctor, author

Thomas Fisher is an American physician and writer specializing in emergency medicine and disparities in health care. Raised on Chicago’s South Side, he studied at Dartmouth College and earned a Master of Public Health from Harvard University and a medical degree from the University of Chicago. In…

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Thomas Friedman

トーマス・フリードマン

Journalist

Thomas L. Friedman (1953–) is an American journalist and columnist. A longtime foreign affairs columnist for *The New York Times*, he has written extensively on globalization, the Middle East, technology, and environmental issues. Known for making complex global trends accessible to a broad…

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Thomas Gryta

トーマス・グリタ

Journalist

Thomas Gryta is a journalist whose reporting has covered corporate management, industry, and telecommunications. He studied history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and worked as a copy editor and reporter in London before covering biotechnology and pharmaceuticals at Dow Jones. While…

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Thomas Harding

トーマス・ハーディング

Nonfiction writer, journalist,…

Thomas Harding (born 1968) is a British journalist and nonfiction author whose work focuses on history, biography, war, the Holocaust, colonialism, and cultural heritage. After studying anthropology and political science at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he worked as a journalist and television…

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Thomas Mann

トーマス・マン

Novelist, 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature

Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was a German novelist, essayist, and social critic. Through works marked by symbolism and irony, he examined artistic isolation, the transformation of bourgeois society, and the intellectual crises of Germany and Europe. “Buddenbrooks,” modeled partly on his own merchant…

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Thomas Mullen

トマス・マレン

Novelist

Thomas Mullen (born 1974) is an American novelist whose historical and crime fiction explores communities under pressure, racial discrimination, and the relationship between power and information. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he studied English and history at Oberlin College. His debut, “The…

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Thomas Philippon

トーマス・フィリッポン

Economist, Professor at New York…

Thomas Philippon (born 1974) is a French economist and Professor of Finance at the NYU Stern School of Business. His research focuses on financial economics, industrial organization, and competition policy, with particular emphasis on how financial markets and market competition shape economic…

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Thomas Piketty

トマ・ピケティ

Economist

Thomas Piketty (born 1971) is an economist whose research examines the distribution of income and wealth through economic history and public economics. Born in Clichy, France, he received his Ph.D. in economics in 1993 through the joint doctoral programme at EHESS and the London School of…

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Thomas Pynchon

トマス・ピンチョン

Novelist

Thomas Pynchon (1937–) is an American novelist. Born in New York State, he studied English at Cornell University and later worked as a technical writer for the Boeing aircraft company. He made his debut as a novelist with “V.” in 1963. In works including “The Crying of Lot 49,” “Gravity’s Rainbow,”…

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Tim Alberta

ティム・アルバータ

Journalist, Writer

Tim Alberta (born 1986) is an American journalist and author, and a staff writer at "The Atlantic." Previously the chief political correspondent for POLITICO, he has also reported for "The Wall Street Journal," "National Journal," and "National Review." His reporting focuses on American politics,…

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Tim Brown

ティム・ブラウン

Designer, CEO of design firm IDEO

Tim Brown is a British designer and business executive. Former CEO and current Chair of the global design and innovation firm IDEO, he is widely recognized as one of the leading advocates of design thinking. His work has helped popularize a human-centered approach to innovation, applying design…

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Tim Minshall

ティム・ミンシャル

Innovation and technology management…

Tim Minshall is a British engineer and innovation scholar. He is the inaugural Dr John C. Taylor Professor of Innovation at the University of Cambridge, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing, and a Fellow of Churchill College. His research focuses on manufacturing, innovation, technology…

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Tim Weiner

ティム・ワイナー

Journalist, Writer

Tim Weiner (1956–) is an American journalist. A former reporter for The New York Times, he specialized in national security, intelligence, and foreign affairs, earning a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting. He is widely recognized for his investigative books on the CIA, the FBI, the Cold War, and the…

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Tim Wu

ティム・ウー

Attorney, legal scholar, professor at…

Tim Wu (born 1972) is an American legal scholar specializing in antitrust, communications law, and technology policy. A professor at Columbia Law School, he is widely known for developing the concept of "net neutrality," the principle that internet traffic should be treated without discrimination…

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Timothy B. Tyson

ティモシー・B・タイソン

Historian, author, senior fellow at…

Timothy B. Tyson is an American historian whose work examines race, religion, and the civil rights movement in the American South. He has served as a senior research scholar at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. In "The Blood of Emmett Till," Tyson reexamines the 1955 murder of…

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Timothy H. Goldsmith

ティモシ－．Ｈ・ゴ－ルドスミス

Biologist

Timothy H. Goldsmith is a biologist and emeritus professor at Yale University. His writing examines human nature and behaviour through biology and evolution. He considers both the value and the limitations of evolutionary explanations, exploring how humans relate to the natural world.

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Timothy Snyder

ティモシー・スナイダー

Historian

Timothy Snyder (born 1969) is an American historian specializing in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine, the Soviet Union and the Holocaust. He studied history and political science at Brown University and earned a doctorate in modern history at Oxford. After many years of research and teaching at…

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Tina Rosenberg

ティナ・ローゼンバーグ

Journalist

Tina Rosenberg (born 1960) is an American journalist and author. A graduate of Harvard University, she has written extensively on international affairs, human rights, democracy, development, and public health for The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, The Guardian, and other leading…

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Tiya Miles

ティヤ・マイルズ

Historian

Tiya Miles (1970–) is an American historian. A professor at Harvard University, she specializes in African American history, Native American history, women's history, and the history of slavery. Her scholarship brings together archival research and material culture to recover the lives of people…

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TOBEDA Makoto

戸部田 誠

Writer

Makoto Tobeta (pen name: Terebi no Sukima, born 1978) is a Japanese writer and nonfiction author specializing in television, entertainment, and popular culture. He contributes reviews and feature articles to publications including *Shukan Bunshun* and Yahoo! News, and serves as a selection…

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TODA Daisuke

戸田 大介

App developer, businessman

Daisuke Toda is an app developer and the founder of bondavi. After working as a data analyst at an advertising company, he began developing apps that use behavioral data to help people build habits and concentrate on work or study. His habit-building app “Keizoku Suru Gijutsu” and focus app…

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TOGO Erika

東郷 えりか

Translator

Erika Togo is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on history, science, and society. In Rowland Ennos’s account of the science of spin, she introduces connections between the movement of planets, wheels and engines, and the mechanics of the human body. Stephen Mansfield’s survey of…

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tohata kaito

東畑 開人

Clinical Psychologist, Clinical…

Kaito Tohata (born 1983) is a Japanese clinical psychologist, certified public psychologist, and psychoanalyst. He is the director of Shirokane Takanawa Counseling Room and writes extensively on psychology, psychoanalysis, and mental health in contemporary society. Known for making complex…

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tohno haruka

遠野 遥

Novelist

Haruka Tōno (1991–) is a Japanese novelist whose fiction explores loneliness, physicality, and the emotional uncertainties of contemporary young adults. He made his literary debut by winning the 56th Bungei Prize in 2019 for "Kairyō" ("Improvement"), which also earned him the 163rd Akutagawa Prize…

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TOHO Masami

東方 雅美

Translator, Writer

Masami Toho is a translator and writer working on management, economics, organizations, and society. She graduated in political science from Keio University’s Faculty of Law and earned an MBA at Babson College. Before becoming independent, she worked on magazine articles and books at Nikkei BP and…

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TOKO Koji

都甲 幸治

American literary scholar/translator

Koji Toko is a Japanese scholar, translator, and critic of contemporary American literature, and a professor at Waseda University. After working as a freelance translator, he pursued further literary study, including graduate work at the University of Southern California. Encounters with writers…

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TOKUMARU Shinobu

徳丸 仁

Author about radio waves and life

Shinobu Tokumaru writes about radio waves and their relationship to the human body. Starting from everyday life among electrical devices, his work examines the effects of electromagnetic exposure. It encourages readers to understand the properties of technologies as well as their benefits.

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Tom Drury

トム・ドルーリー

Novelist

Tom Drury (1956–) is an American novelist. Born in a small farming community in Iowa, he graduated from the University of Iowa. His debut novel, “The End of Vandalism,” follows a sheriff, a thief, and the woman whose life connects them, portraying the intersecting lives of residents in the…

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Tom Jordan

トム・ジョーダン

Geophysicist

Tom Jordan is a geophysicist who studies earthquakes, Earth’s structure and geodynamics. He worked at the University of Southern California and directed the Southern California Earthquake Center. His coauthored textbook Understanding Earth connects tectonics and rock formation within a wider…

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Tom Wolfe

トム・ウルフ

Novelist, Journalist

Tom Wolfe (1930–2018) was an American journalist and novelist and a leading figure in New Journalism, which brought techniques of fiction into factual reporting. In “The Right Stuff” (『ザ・ライト・スタッフ――七人の宇宙飛行士』), he wrote about America’s early astronauts and test pilots. His novel “The Bonfire of the…

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Tom Zoellner

トム・ツェルナー

Journalist, Nonfiction writer

Tom Zoellner is a journalist and nonfiction writer whose work examines resources, transportation, regional life and slavery. He studied at Lawrence University and Dartmouth and earned a doctorate at Arizona State University. He taught at Chapman University and worked as an editor-at-large at the…

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tomato soup

トマトスープ

Manga artist

Tomato Soup is a Japanese manga artist and a graduate of Tama Art University. Her work focuses primarily on medieval and early modern world history; “Dampier no Oishii Boken” recounts the life and voyages of the seventeenth-century explorer William Dampier through food, natural history, and…

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tomihiko morimi

森見 登美彦

Novelist

Tomihiko Morimi (born 1979) is a Japanese novelist from Nara Prefecture. He graduated from Kyoto University’s Faculty of Agriculture and completed a master’s program at its Graduate School of Agriculture. Often set in Kyoto, his fiction combines an old-fashioned, humorous narrative voice with…

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TOMINAGA Hoshi

冨永 星

Translator

Hoshi Tominaga (born 1955) is a Japanese translator specializing in science and nonfiction. After graduating from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, she worked as a librarian at the National Diet Library, as a librarian at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura…

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TOMINAGA Makoto

富永 真琴

Physiologist, medical scientist

Makoto Tominaga (1958–) is a Japanese physiologist and medical scientist. After graduating from Ehime University School of Medicine and working as a cardiologist, he earned his doctorate in medicine from Kyoto University. At the University of California, San Francisco, he worked in David Julius’s…

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TOMOKIYO Hiroaki

友清 裕昭

Nuclear author

Hiroaki Tomokiyo writes about issues surrounding nuclear fuel. His book on plutonium examines its properties alongside energy use, military applications and toxicity. It provides background for public consideration of choices connecting science and society.

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tomoyuki hoshino

星野 智幸

Novelist

Tomoyuki Hoshino (born 1965) is a Japanese novelist known for his inventive fiction exploring globalization, violence, identity, and the relationship between the individual and the state. Born in Los Angeles, he graduated from Waseda University, worked briefly as a newspaper journalist, and later…

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Toni Morrison

トニ・モリスン

Writer, editor, 1993 Nobel Prize in…

Toni Morrison (1931–2019) was an American novelist and editor whose lyrical and powerful fiction transformed the landscape of American literature. Her work explores the history, memory, identity, and resilience of African Americans through richly imagined narratives and unforgettable characters.…

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TONO Tae

戸野 タエ

Manga artist

Tae Tono is a Japanese manga artist. Her first collected manga was "Yoru no Nai Kuni 2: Hibi Hanazakari," a spin-off of the video game "Yoru no Nai Kuni 2: Shingetsu no Hanayome." She is best known for illustrating "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Trinity in Tempest," an official spin-off…

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Tony Judt

トニー・ジャット

Historian

Tony Judt (1948–2010) was a British historian, essayist, and public intellectual best known for his work on modern European history and political thought. Specializing in postwar Europe, he wrote extensively on democracy, social justice, the welfare state, and the role of intellectuals in public…

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Tony Tulathimutte

トニー・トゥラティムット

Novelist

Tony Tulathimutte (1983–) is a Thai American novelist and short-story writer. Born in Massachusetts, he graduated from Stanford University and earned an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His story “Scenes from the Life of the Only Girl in Water Shield, Alaska” received an O. Henry Award. His…

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Torbjørn Ekelund

トルビョーン・エーケルン

Writer

Torbjørn Ekelund (1971–) is a Norwegian writer whose work explores the relationship between people and the natural world. He is also a co-founder of Harvest, an online magazine devoted to outdoor life, environmental issues, and encounters with nature. After developing epilepsy, he gave up driving…

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TORIYAMA Makoto

鳥山 まこと

Novelist, Architect

Makoto Toriyama (1992–) is a Japanese novelist and architect. After graduating from Kyoto Prefectural University and completing a master's degree at Kyushu University, he began writing fiction while working as an architect. His literary debut, "Aru Mono," won the 29th Mita Bungaku New Writers'…

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Torrey Peters

トーリー・ピーターズ

Writer

Torrey Peters (born 1981) is an American novelist whose fiction explores gender identity, family, desire, and the complexities of contemporary trans life with wit, empathy, and emotional depth. Widely recognized as one of the most influential new voices in contemporary literature, she has helped…

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Toshiaki Yamaguchi

山口 利昭

Lawyer

Toshiaki Yamaguchi (born 1960) is a Japanese attorney whose practice focuses on corporate compliance, fraud investigations, whistleblowing systems, and corporate governance. He graduated from Osaka University’s Faculty of Law in 1985 and registered with the Osaka Bar Association in 1990. After…

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Toshio Chiba

千葉 敏生

Translator

Chiba Toshio (1979–) is a Japanese translator from Yokohama. After graduating from Waseda University’s School of Science and Engineering, where he studied mathematical sciences, he began translating English-language nonfiction across technology, economics, management, behavioral science, and…

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TOTSUJI Kenjiro

東辻 賢治郎

Translator, architectural/urban history…

Kenjiro Totsuji (born 1978) is a Japanese translator, architectural and urban historian, and cartographer. After studying architectural and urban history at the University of Tokyo and ETH Zurich, he pursued a career combining translation, historical research, and mapmaking. His work focuses on…

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TOTSUKA Kei

戸塚 啓

Sportswriter

Kei Totsuka (1968–) is a Japanese sports journalist from Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Hosei University, he worked as a reporter for a football magazine before becoming a freelance writer. He has covered the FIFA World Cup since the 1998 tournament, as well as the…

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TOTSUKA Mayuko

戸塚 真由子

Investor, asset building consultant

Mayuko Totsuka is a Japanese investor and wealth-building consultant. While working as a company employee, she learned about investing and asset accumulation from wealthy individuals in Japan and abroad, and subsequently developed an investment approach centered on tangible assets such as real…

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TOTTORI Kinuko

鳥取 絹子

Translator/Journalist

Kinuko Tottori is a Japanese translator, journalist, and writer working with French-language books. Pierre-William Fregonese’s study of pink in Japan examines the meanings a color acquires through kawaii culture and consumer life. Titiou Lecoq’s work on women’s history reconsiders how historical…

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Tove Ditlevsen

トーヴ・ディトレフセン

Poet, Writer

Tove Ditlevsen (1917–1976) was a Danish writer and poet whose deeply personal work explored childhood, womanhood, addiction, loneliness, and the creative life with remarkable honesty and emotional clarity. Her internationally acclaimed *Copenhagen Trilogy* traces her journey from a working-class…

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toyama kazuhiko

冨山 和彦

Management consultant, manager

Kazuhiko Toyama (1960–) is a Japanese business executive and management consultant. He passed Japan’s national bar examination while studying law at the University of Tokyo and later earned an MBA from Stanford University. After working at the Boston Consulting Group and other firms, he served as…

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toyoko yamazaki

山崎 豊子

Novelist

Toyoko Yamasaki (1924–2013) was a novelist born in Osaka. She began writing fiction while working in the arts section of the Mainichi newspaper. Her reporting experience informed novels about people caught in the struggles of institutions and about lives shaped by war. Set in Osaka’s entertainment…

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Tracey Camilleri

トレイシー・カミレッリ

Educator, author

Tracey Camilleri is a British educator and author. She is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where she has taught leadership and organizational development. She co-founded the consulting firm Thompson Harrison with Samantha Rockey and works with organizations on…

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Tracy K. Smith

トレイシー・K・スミス

Poet, educator

Tracy K. Smith (born 1972) is an American poet, memoirist, and educator. She served as the 22nd United States Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019 and is widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary American poetry. A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University, she currently…

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Tracy Kidder

トレイシー・キダー

Nonfiction writer

Tracy Kidder (born 1945) is an American journalist and author. After graduating from Harvard University and serving during the Vietnam War, he established himself as one of America's leading narrative nonfiction writers. His work combines immersive, long-term reporting with compelling storytelling…

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Tristan Gooley

トリスタン・グーリー

Natural navigator, explorer

Tristan Gooley is a British natural navigator and explorer. He studies how the sun, stars, wind, plants, animals, and other natural signs can reveal direction, weather, and features of the surrounding environment, and he founded a school of natural navigation in 2008. He has crossed the Atlantic…

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TSUBOKO Satomi

坪子 理美

Translator/Science Writer

Satomi Tsuboko is a Japanese translator, writer, and educator working primarily in the life sciences. She completed a doctorate in biological sciences at the University of Tokyo. Her translation of Theresa MacPhail’s “Allergic” explores how immunity, environmental change, and everyday life…

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TSUCHIYA Akiko

土屋 晶子

Translator

Akiko Tsuchiya is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on biology, evolution and medicine. She graduated in sociology from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Letters. Her translation of The Future Is Wild introduces an imagined future of life shaped by environmental change and evolutionary…

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TSUCHIYAMA Jitsuo

土山 實男

International political scientist,…

Jitsuo Tsuchiyama, born in Fukui Prefecture in 1950, is a Japanese scholar of international politics who taught at Aoyama Gakuin University. His research focuses on security and Japan’s foreign policy. In *Anzen Hosho no Kokusai Seijigaku: Aseri to Ogori*, he uses historical examples to examine the…

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TSUDA Atsuhiro

津田 篤宏

Comedian, actor, talent

Atsuhiro Tsuda (born 1976) is a Japanese comedian, actor, and television personality. Born in Shiga Prefecture, he formed the comedy duo Diane in 1999 with his partner Yusuke. Known for his energetic tsukkomi style and approachable personality, he has become one of Japan's most recognizable…

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tsuji yosuke

辻 庸介

Businessman, President of Money Forward

Yosuke Tsuji (1976–) A Japanese entrepreneur and founder, president, and group CEO of Money Forward. After graduating from Kyoto University's Faculty of Agriculture, he worked at Sony and Monex before earning an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2012, he founded…

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tsujii takashi

辻井 喬

Pen name of businessman, novelist,…

Tsujii Takashi (1927–2013) was a Japanese poet and novelist whose real name was Tsutsumi Seiji. While leading Seibu Department Stores and the Saison Group as a prominent business executive, he continued writing under his pen name, exploring the tension between his public responsibilities and his…

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TSUJII Tatsuichi

井 達一

Author on wetland ecology

Tatsuichi Tsujii writes about wetland ecosystems. His coauthored introduction examines connections among organisms and organic matter at the boundary between land and water. Following these relationships provides a basis for considering why wetlands matter.

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TSUJIMURA Mizuki

辻村 深月

Novelist

Mizuki Tsujimura (born 1980) is a Japanese novelist renowned for her works spanning mystery, coming-of-age fiction, fantasy, and contemporary drama. After graduating from Chiba University, she made her literary debut in 2004 when "Tsumetai Kōsha no Toki wa Tomaru" (The Clock Stops in the Cold…

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tsujita masanori

辻田 真佐憲

Author, military song researcher,…

Masanori Tsujita (born 1984) is a Japanese historian and writer specializing in modern Japanese history and political culture. His research focuses on wartime propaganda, military songs, nationalism, and the public memory of war. Drawing on extensive historical sources, he examines how historical…

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TSUKAHARA Hiroshi

塚原 博

Author on fish ecology

Hiroshi Tsukahara writes about fish ecology and behaviour. His work examines differences in reproduction and development among fishes. Questions about familiar species open a view into the diversity of life in aquatic environments.

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TSUKAMOTO Katsumi

塚本 勝巳

Ichthyologist, Fisheries scientist

Katsumi Tsukamoto (born 1948) is a Japanese ichthyologist and fisheries scientist. Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, he specializes in the ecology, evolution, and conservation of migratory fishes, particularly eels. He is widely recognized for leading the research that identified the…

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TSUKAMOTO Yasushi

塚本 泰司

Medical and legal authors

Yasushi Tsukamoto writes about medical disputes through court cases. His work addresses communication, diagnosis and consent to treatment. By examining situations in which doctors and patients come into conflict, it considers how their relationship can be improved.

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tsukasa hojo

北条 司

Manga artist, Businessperson

Tsukasa Hojo (born 1959) is a Japanese manga artist from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. He began drawing manga while studying at Kyushu Sangyo University and launched the serialization of "Cat’s Eye" in 1981. He is known for detailed, realistic figure drawing and for combining action, comedy, and…

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TSUKIJI Seiko

築地 誠子

Translator

Seiko Tsukiji is a Japanese translator working on English-language history, society, science, and literature for younger readers. She co-translated Peter Pomerantsev’s “This Is Not Propaganda,” which investigates information manipulation and political polarization through reporting across different…

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Tsukiko

月子

Manga artist

Tsukiko is a manga artist from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. She made her professional debut in 2000 in “Bessatsu Young Magazine” and has created works including “Kanojo to Kamera to Kanojo no Kisetsu,” a story about two girls and a boy whose relationships are transformed through photography, and the…

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tsukimura ryoe

月村 了衛

Novelist

Ryoe Tsukimura (born 1963) is a Japanese novelist from Osaka Prefecture. After beginning his career as a screenwriter for television animation in 1988, he made his debut as a novelist in 2010 with "Kiryū Keisatsu." He received the Nihon SF Taisho Award for "Kiryū Keisatsu: Jibaku Jōkō," the…

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TSUKISAWA Rikako

月沢 李歌子

Translator

Rikako Tsukisawa is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on business, economics, history, and society. She graduated from Tsuda University and worked in the financial sector before becoming a translator. Her translations include “Onward,” Howard Schultz’s account of changes at Starbucks, and “A…

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TSUKITANI Maki

月谷 真紀

Translator

Maki Tsukitani is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on business, psychology, society, and culture. She graduated from Sophia University’s Faculty of Letters. In Agnes Arnold-Forster’s “Nostalgia,” she introduces a history of how longing for the past has been understood and used…

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Tsumikichi

つみきち

Moderator, seminar lecturer, author

Tsumikichi, whose real name is Yuki Tsutsumi, is a Japanese presenter, seminar instructor, and author. Drawing on her experience as a former radio personality, she shares ways of choosing words that make communication clearer and help improve relationships. Her Instagram posts on alternative…

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tsumura kikuko

津村 記久子

Novelist

Kikuko Tsumura (born 1978) is a Japanese novelist from Osaka. She made her literary debut in 2005 after “Man Ītā,” later retitled "Kimi wa Eien ni Soitsura yori Wakai" for book publication, received the Dazai Osamu Prize. Drawing partly on her own experience as an office worker, Tsumura writes with…

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tsunami umino

海野 つなみ

Manga artist

Tsunami Umino is a Japanese manga artist from Hyogo Prefecture. She made her debut in 1989 with "Otsukisama ni Onegai," which received recognition in the eighth Nakayoshi New Manga Award, and later expanded her work from girls’ manga to comics for adult women. Her representative work, "The…

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tsunoda fusako

角田 房子

Nonfiction writer

Fusako Tsunoda (1914–2010) was a Japanese nonfiction writer born in Tokyo. After graduating from Fukuoka Jo Gakuin, she studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and began writing professionally in the 1960s. Focusing on modern Japanese history, she combined extensive interviews with close examination of…

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TSUNOGAI Takahiro

角皆 尚宏

Author

Tsunogai Takahiro is a writer who has traveled across Japan photographing wooden school buildings. Over 15 years, he visited more than 1,200 schools. His photo book “Nihon Mokuzo Kosha Taizen: Natsukashi Kosha o Meguru Tabi” presents buildings from the Meiji through the Showa periods and looks…

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TSURUMA Ikada

つるまいかだ

Manga artist

Tsurumaikada is a Japanese manga artist best known for sports manga that portray perseverance, growth, and the pursuit of excellence. Through detailed depictions of athletic competition and emotionally grounded characters, the artist captures both the challenges and rewards of striving toward…

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TSURUMI Taro

鶴見 太郎

Historian, Professor, Faculty of…

Taro Tsurumi (born 1965) is a Japanese historian and Professor in the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University. After graduating from Kyoto University, he completed his doctoral studies in modern Japanese history at Kyoto University. His research focuses on modern Japanese…

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TSURUMI Taro

鶴見 太郎

Historian, Associate Professor,…

Taro Tsurumi (born 1982) is a Japanese historian and Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. His research focuses on Russian and East European…

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tsushima yuko

津島 佑子

Novelist

Yuko Tsushima (1947–2016) was a Japanese novelist born in Tokyo and the daughter of the writer Osamu Dazai. She began publishing in literary magazines while studying English literature at Shirayuri University and released her first book, "Shanikusai," in 1971. Beginning with women raising children…

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TSUTSUMI Junko

堤 純子

Writer, translator

Junko Tsutsumi (born 1957) is a writer and translator who has studied Amish communities and everyday life. She graduated in English and American literature from Gakushuin University, worked in translation for more than fifteen years, and also taught English and other subjects. Her visits to…

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tsutsumi rika

堤 理華

Translator

Rika Tsutsumi is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on food culture, history, and society. Nicola Humble’s “Cake: A Global History” follows the development of cakes and the meanings they acquire in homes, celebrations, and literature. Sarah Moss and Alexander Badenoch’s history of…

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TSUYUKUBO Yumiko

露久保 由美子

Translator

Yumiko Tsuyukubo is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on business, biography, science, and photography. Alok Sama’s “The Money Trap” recounts major investments and financing decisions at SoftBank from the perspective of a former finance executive. The book published in Japanese…

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tsuzaki mutsumi

通崎 睦美

Marimba player, xylophone player,…

Mutsumi Tsuuzaki (1967–) A Japanese marimba and xylophone player and essayist, born in Kyoto. She completed graduate studies in music at Kyoto City University of Arts and, since her concert debut in 1991, has commissioned numerous compositions and arrangements while developing new repertoire for…

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TSUZUKI Takuji

都筑 卓司

Physicist, Professor Emeritus of…

Takuji Tsuzuki (1928–2002) was a Japanese physicist and science writer born in Hamamatsu. He taught at Yokohama City University and became a professor emeritus there. Through numerous books, particularly in Kodansha’s Blue Backs series, he introduced general readers to the ideas and puzzles of…

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Tyler Cowen

タイラー・コーエン

Economist

Tyler Cowen (born 1962) is an American economist and Professor of Economics at George Mason University. His work spans economic growth, innovation, cultural economics, technology, education, and artificial intelligence. He is also the co-founder of the influential economics blog "Marginal…