Takaaki Yoshimoto

Japanese poet and philosopher (1924–2012).

Born November 25th, 1924 in Tokyo.

Died March 16th, 2012 at 87 years old in Bunkyō-ku (pneumonia). [ref]

Occupations
literary critic, philosopher, poet, writer
Wikipedia

Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau