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Taiji Yamaga

1892 – 1970

Japanese Esperantist

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Lived 1892 – 1970 (aged 78). Taiji Yamaga was a Japanese esperantist and professor.

(1892–1970) was a Japanese anarchist and Esperantist.

Biography Taiji Yamaga was born in 1892 to a printing family in Kyoto. Yamaga moved to Tokyo, where he studied Esperanto with historian and Esperantist Katsumu Kuroita. At age sixteen, Yamaga served as the secretary of Kuroita's Japan Esperanto Society. In 1911, Yamaga was introduced to anarchist Sakae Osugi. Yamaga became an assistant to anarchist Osugi. At Osugi's request, Yamaga visited Chinese anarchist Liu Shifu and his comrades in Shanghai. He stayed at Shifu's headquarter for several weeks. Shifu invited Yamaga to help him publish the journal Minsheng.

Yamaga returned to Japan to help with the publication of the Heimin Shimbun.

Beginning in 1939, he lived in Shanghai, Kaohsiung, Taipei, and Manila. He returned to Kyoto in 1946. In 1960, Yamaga attended the tenth international meeting of the War Resisters' International in India. In 1962, Yamaga began writing an illustrated memoirs entitled The Twilight Journal. The Yamaga Manga. He died on December 6, 1970.

He is survived by his wife Mika Shigehara.

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Esperantist, professor
Also known as
Jamaga Taiĵi

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Taiji Yamaga?

Japanese Esperantist

When was Taiji Yamaga born?

Taiji Yamaga was born on 26 July 1892 in Kyoto.

When did Taiji Yamaga die?

Taiji Yamaga died on 6 December 1970.

What was Taiji Yamaga's occupation?

Taiji Yamaga was an esperantist and professor.

What nationality was Taiji Yamaga?

Taiji Yamaga was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Taiji Yamaga

· Wikidata: Q3513975

· DBpedia: Taiji Yamaga

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