Ichiyō Higuchi
1872
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1896
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Empire of Japan
native language: Japanese
languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese
occupation: novelist, writer, tanka poet
Natsuko Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口 夏子, Hepburn: Higuchi Natsuko, 2 May 1872 – 23 November 1896), known by her pen name Higuchi Ichiyō (樋口 一葉), was a Japanese writer during the Meiji era. She was Japan's first professional female writer of modern literature, specialising in short stories and poetry, and was also an extensive diarist. Her portrait appears on the 5000 yen banknote. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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