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Chieko Akiyama

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Akiyama Chieko

別名: 橘川ちゑ
ペンネーム: Chieko Akiyama(Pen name used, real name is Chie Kikkawa.)

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性別
女性
生誕
1917-01-12 (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)
死没
2016-04-06 (Meguro, Tokyo, Japan) 99歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan → Republic of China (residence for 4 years) → Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

経歴

職業
Radio personality, Essayist, Critic, Teacher
活動期間
1948年〜2005年

学歴

Tokyo Women's Higher Normal School
卒業年: 1939
国: Japan
Graduated from the school equivalent to present-day Ochanomizu University

受賞歴

Japan Essayist Club Award
1954
対象作品: “What I Saw and Heard” (Radio program)
主催: Japan Essayist Club
結果: Winner
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1991
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Executive Committee
結果: Winner
Japan Women Broadcasters Association 25th Anniversary Special Award
1994
主催: Japan Women Broadcasters Association
結果: Winner
Tokyo Metropolitan Culture Award
1997
主催: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
結果: Winner
Avon Women of the Year Award
1999
主催: Avon
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Along with the Flow of the Wind

2005年 Memoir

Memoir of 57 years of radio career.

radiolifememoir

The Poor Elephant

1967年 Children's story

She read aloud the tragic story of the elephant starved during the war at the zoo for over 45 years.

war tragediesJapanese constitution Article 9animal protection

全著作

  • My Social Studies
  • Sorry from the Kitchen Door
  • Housing and Life of Japanese People
  • Whispers to Happiness
  • The Future of Happy Children
  • How to Get Along with Your Husband
  • The Wife's Solitude
  • Welfare at the Street Corner
  • New Year's Eve Roast Beef: 23 Stories
  • Late Awakening
  • Visiting After Ten Years
  • Mirage
  • Like a Patinated Silver: The Seasonal Notes of Chieko Akiyama
  • Our Human Concert
  • Letters on Rainy Days
  • Chieko Akiyama's Life Notes
  • Woman's Table: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
  • Flowers of Vegetables: Essays
  • Detour
  • The Town That Became Closer: Adult Stories
  • Winter Rose
  • Love Songs at 99: Stories of a Small Town
  • Before Saying Goodbye
  • Two Silences: Five Small Stories of Women and Men
  • Thoughts at 82
  • Along with the Flow of the Wind: 57 Years of Radio Life
  • Days of Sowing Seeds: Living to 90

作風・主題

文体
Clear and accessible colloquial styleEssay-like narrationSocial critique from a female perspective
頻出モチーフ
daily lifepeacewelfarewar and peacefamily

健康

  • pneumonia
    晩年
    Cause of death.

評価・遺産

Active as a radio personality for 45 years and deeply involved in social welfare activities. Through reading the children's story "The Poor Elephant," she advocated the horrors of war and the importance of peace. Her programs were beloved by many listeners, and she continued her social contributions until her later years.

引用

  • I ask to be allowed to read on TBS Radio every year as long as I live.
    出典: Interview

豆知識

  • She was called a "speaking essayist."
  • Continued reading "The Poor Elephant" every year on the day marking the end of WWII.
  • Called herself a supporter of the Sun Home social welfare corporation and devoted herself to disability support.