Shizuka Shirakawa, Chinese-character scholar, dies at 96

Shizuka Shirakawa, Chinese-character scholar, dies at 96

KYOTO, Japan - Shizuka Shirakawa (file photo), a scholar best known for his studies of Chinese characters and classical Chinese literature, has died, Ritsumeikan University said Nov. 1. He was 96.

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