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.

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon receives an Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. Jakuemon is one of the five persons to awarded the 2004 Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science. The four other recipients are Toan Kobayashi, an engraver, Shizuka Shirakawa, an authority on ancient Chinese culture, Horin Fukuoji, a painter of dynamic landscapes, and Yoji Totsuka, a physicist.

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

Kabuki actor Jakuemon, 4 others receive Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Jakuemon receives an Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 3. Jakuemon is one of the five persons to awarded the 2004 Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the fields of culture and science. The four other recipients are Toan Kobayashi, an engraver, Shizuka Shirakawa, an authority on ancient Chinese culture, Horin Fukuoji, a painter of dynamic landscapes, and Yoji Totsuka, a physicist. (Kyodo)

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. (Kyodo)