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Saburo Ienaga

Japanese historian (1913-2002) · Japan · On the map · Writers · Died at 89

Saburō Ienaga was a Japanese historian. In 1953, the Japanese Ministry of Education published a textbook by Ienaga, but censored what they said were factual errors and matters of opinion, regarding Japanese war crimes. Ienaga undertook a series of lawsuits against the Ministry for violation of his freedom of speech.

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Imperial Prize of Japan Academy1948

About this person

He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 and 2001 by Noam Chomsky among others. He also recorded the history of the Japanese resistance in World War II in his book The Pacific War, 1931-1945.

Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2002 · aged 89