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Ikki Kita

1883 - 1937

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Ikki Kita (北 一輝, Kita Ikki; 3 April 1883 – 19 August 1937; real name: Kita Terujirō (北 輝次郎)) was a Japanese author, intellectual and political philosopher who was active in early Shōwa period Japan. Drawing from an eclectic range of influences, Kita was a self-described socialist who has also been described by detractors as the "ideological father of Japanese fascism", though this has been highly contested, as his writings touched equally upon pan-Asianism, Nichiren Buddhism, fundamental human rights and egalitarianism and he was involved with Chinese revolutionary circles. While his publications were invariably censored and he ceased writing after 1923, Kita was an inspiration for elements on the far-right of Japanese politics into the 1930s, particularly his advocacy for territorial expansion and a military coup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ikki Kita is the 2,523rd most popular writer (down from 2,439th in 2019), the 798th most popular biography from Japan (down from 725th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Japanese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ikki Kita ranks 2,523 out of 7,302. Before him are Mohammed Dib, Jean d'Ormesson, Terence McKenna, Sogyal Rinpoche, María Kodama, and Heimito von Doderer. After him are Cornelis de Bruijn, Antigonus of Carystus, Hermas, John VIII of Constantinople, Daqiqi, and Sibilla Aleramo.

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Among people born in 1883, Ikki Kita ranks 111. Before him are Ahmed Nihad, Isaak Brodsky, Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Umberto Saba, Henri Maspero, and Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. After him are Sam Wood, Richard Gerstl, Luigi Ganna, Dmytro Dontsov, Paul Levi, and Hasui Kawase. Among people deceased in 1937, Ikki Kita ranks 78. Before him are Eero Järnefelt, André Bessette, Jaan Anvelt, Karel Kramář, George Albert Boulenger, and Paul Émile Chabas. After him are Philip de László, Evgeny Pashukanis, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, and Alexander Shliapnikov.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ikki Kita ranks 798 out of 6,245. Before him are Takeshi Ono (1944), Mineko Iwasaki (1949), Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), and Masami Kurumada (1953). After him are Iwakura Tomomi (1825), Mitsuo Kato (1953), Prince Munetaka (1242), Heisuke Hironaka (1931), Ki no Tsurayuki (866), and Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Ikki Kita ranks 51. Before him are Keigo Higashino (1958), Kyōka Izumi (1873), Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), Yasushi Inoue (1907), and Banana Yoshimoto (1964). After him are Ki no Tsurayuki (866), Ariwara no Narihira (825), Okakura Kakuzō (1862), Ryōkan (1758), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), and Kamo no Chōmei (1155).

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