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Shōtarō Yasuoka

Shōtarō Yasuoka (1920–2013) was a Japanese novelist and writer.

Also recorded as Shotaro Yasuoka · Shoutarou Yasuoka

Shotaro Yasuoka

Japanese magazine "The Mainichi Graphic, 1 September 1954 issue" published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd. · Public domain

Biography

Born at Kōchi-shi in 1920, died in Tokyo in 2013.

Shōtarō Yasuoka studied at Keio University. The recorded working language is Japanese.

Residence is recorded at Setagaya and Ota.

Distinctions recorded are Akutagawa Prize, Art Encouragement Prizes, Noma Literary Prize and Mainichi Publication Culture Award.

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  • Tokyo
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  • Setagaya and Ota

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  • Kōchi-shi

    Birth place

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  • Keio UniversityOrganisation

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.

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