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Takekazu Asaka

1952 - Today

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Takekazu Asaka (in Japanese: 浅香 武和), born in Tokyo in 1952, is a Japanese linguist and lecturer of Philology at the Tsuda University, Tokyo. He translated the works of Galician authors such as Rosalía de Castro, Ramón Cabanillas and Uxío Novoneyra into Japanese, and published the first Galician grammar book in Japanese. He defines himself as "ambassador of Galician culture in Japan." He is also responsible for organizing Galician music and poetry festivals in Tokyo, and in other cities, to celebrate Galician Literature Day. Since June 2017, he has been made an academic correspondent of the Royal Galician Academy in recognition of his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Takekazu Asaka is the 161st most popular linguist (down from 160th in 2019), the 1,384th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,339th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Takekazu Asaka ranks 161 out of 214. Before him are Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Heinrich Schmid, Arsène Darmesteter, Alice Kober, William Dwight Whitney, and Hermann Hirt. After him are Jane Ellen Harrison, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Christiane Nord, Vladimir I. Georgiev, Waldemar Rosenberger, and Martí de Riquer i Morera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Takekazu Asaka ranks 401. Before him are Mustapha Dahleb, Avi Dichter, Carol Ann Susi, Roxanne Hart, Thomas Munkelt, and Lorna Luft. After him are Charlie Whiting, Jean-Christophe Rufin, André Comte-Sponville, Mario Runco Jr., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Allen Collins.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 1,384 out of 6,245. Before him are Ukyo Katayama (1963), Katsuyoshi Shinto (1960), Shinobu Sekine (1943), Tomoji Abe (1903), Masi Oka (1974), and Takashi Seki (1978). After him are Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Yasuhito Suzuki (1959), Hirohide Adachi (1999), Mamoru Mohri (1948), and Eiji Hanayama (1977).

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Among LINGUISTS In Japan

Among linguists born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 4. Before him are Kūkai (774), Kunio Yanagita (1875), and Nakahama Manjirō (1827).

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