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Person of Cultural Merit (文化功労者, bunka kōrōsha) is an official Japanese recognition and honour which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. This distinction is intended to play a role as a part of a system of support measures for the promotion of creative activities in Japan. By 1999, 576 people had been selected as Persons of Cultural Merit. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Keiji Nishitani
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Haruo Satō
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Akira Kurosawa
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Hisashi Inoue
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Yasunari Kawabata
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Ton Satomi
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Eiji Yoshikawa
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Fumiko Enchi
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Shishi Bunroku
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Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
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Kyuzo Mifune
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Tetsuya Chiba
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Shūsaku Endō
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Masaru Ibuka
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Hiroyuki Agawa
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Nobuko Takagi
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Jirō Osaragi
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Nanami Shiono
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Kōsaku Yamada
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Naoya Shiga
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Shōtarō Yasuoka
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Tetsuro Watsuji
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Kunio Yanagita
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Mitsumasa Anno
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Yuzo Yamamoto
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Ryōtarō Shiba
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Jakucho Setouchi
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Donald Keene
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Fumio Niwa
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Yōji Yamada
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Matsutarō Kawaguchi
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