Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1960) award
Kanson Arahata
あらはたかんそん
Arahata Kanson
Aliases:
荒畑勝三
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1887-08-14 （Eirakucho, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Died
- 1981-03-06 （Tamagawa Hospital, Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 93
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan → Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan → Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Labor activist, Critic, Politician, Writer
- Active Years
- 1904-1981
- Affiliations
- Japan Socialist Party, Japanese Communist Party
- Influenced By
- Toshihiko Sakai, Shusui Kotoku, Shozo Tanaka
- Influenced
- Sadanobu Nabeyama, Hitoshi Yamakawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher elementary school | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Higher elementary school
Country:
Japan
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Downfall of Yanaka Village
1907 ReportageA debut work based on the Ashio Copper Mine pollution incident.
Social issuesEnvironmental issues
Translations by Author
- Oil Imperialism by Louise Fisher
- Ancient Society by L.H. Morgan
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PolemicRealism
- Recurring Motifs
- LaborSocial justice
Health
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Emphysema晩年Caused respiratory failure and led to his death
Legacy
A labor activist and critic regarded as the conscience of the Japanese socialist movement.
Archives
- NHK Archives
Quotes
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If I die, wrap my body in the red flag stained with the dust of battle.
Source: Late life poem
Trivia
- He once planned an assassination with a pistol
- He divorced after his wife’s affair became public