Shumon Miura

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Shumon Miura
三浦朱門
Cultural Affairs Agency
In office
1 April 1985 – 1 September 1986
Preceded byIsao Suzuki
Succeeded byHitoshi Ōsaki
Personal details
Born(1926-01-12)12 January 1926
Tokyo Prefecture
Died3 February 2017(2017-02-03) (aged 91)
Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
Spouse
(m. 1953⁠–⁠2017)
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo

Shumon Miura (三浦 朱門, Miura Shumon, 12 January 1926 – 3 February 2017) was a Japanese novelist.

He attended the

Cultural Affairs Agency. In 1999, the Japanese government designated Miura a Person of Cultural Merit.[2] In 2004, Miura was appointed to lead the Japan Art Academy. He stepped down in 2014, and died at a hospital in Tokyo due to pneumonia on 3 February 2017, aged 91.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary / Shumon Miura / Author". Yomiuri Shimbun. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Muere Shumon Miura, novelista japonés de la "tercera generación"". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via El Universal. Alt URL
  3. ^ "'Third Generation' novelist Shumon Miura dies at 91". Japan Times. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017 – via The Manichi. Alt URL