About Kaneko Tōta
Lived 1919 – 2018 (aged 98). Kaneko Tōta was a Japanese poet and writer.
, (September 23, 1919 – February 20, 2018) was a Japanese writer.
Kaneko was born in Chichibu. He studied at the University of Tokyo and worked for the Bank of Japan.
Kaneko died in Kumagaya on February 20, 2018, of Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Kumagaya, Saitama at the age of 98.
Prizes 2002: Dakotsu Prize 2005: Cikada Prize 2008: Person of Cultural Merit 2010: Kikuchi Kan Prize 2015: Asahi Prize
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Who was Kaneko Tōta?
Japanese writer (1919–2018)
When was Kaneko Tōta born?
Kaneko Tōta was born on 23 September 1919 in Chichibu.
When did Kaneko Tōta die?
Kaneko Tōta died on 20 February 2018 in Kumagaya.
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Kaneko Tōta was a poet and writer.
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Kaneko Tōta was Japanese.
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