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Shuroku Kuroiwa

1862 – 1920

Japanese writer and novelist

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About Shuroku Kuroiwa

Lived 1862 – 1920 (aged 57). Shuroku Kuroiwa was a Japanese writer, novelist, journalist and translator.

, also known as , was a Japanese journalist, novelist and translator. He founded Yorozu Chōhō in 1892, which soon became one of Japan's largest newspapers. He translated more than 100 French and English language novels into the Japanese language.

In 1919, while on his way to the Paris Peace Conference, Kuroiwa met with Madam C. J. Walker of the International League for Darker People to discuss a shared strategy at the conference.

His Dharma name, which he chose himself, was Kuroiwain Shūroku Ruikō Chūten Koji (黒岩院周六涙香忠天居士).

Works On Hearing of the Devotional Self-Immolation of General Nogi (1912) published in English in Learning Sacred Way Of Emperor by Yukata Hibino.

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Important facts

Birth century
Employers
Eiri Jiyū Shimbun, Miyako Shinbun, Yorozu Chōhō
Awards
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
Also known as
Ruikō Kuroiwa

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Shuroku Kuroiwa's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Shuroku Kuroiwa?

Japanese writer and novelist (1862-1920)

When was Shuroku Kuroiwa born?

Shuroku Kuroiwa was born on 20 November 1862 in Kawakita.

When did Shuroku Kuroiwa die?

Shuroku Kuroiwa died on 6 October 1920 in The University of Tokyo Hospital.

What was Shuroku Kuroiwa's occupation?

Shuroku Kuroiwa was a writer, novelist, journalist and translator.

What nationality was Shuroku Kuroiwa?

Shuroku Kuroiwa was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Shuroku Kuroiwa

· Wikidata: Q11179052

· DBpedia: Kuroiwa Shūroku

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