Japanese novelist, social critic, humanist and translator.
Born June 26th, 1903 in Mimasaka.
Died April 23rd, 1973 at 69 years old in Tokyo (esophageal cancer).
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving