Michiko Inukai
Michiko Inukai | |
|---|---|
| Michiko Inukai in Israel, 1959 Michiko Inukai in Israel, 1959 | |
| Born | 20 April 1921 Yotsuya, Tokyo |
| Died | 24 July 2017 (aged 96) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | 1958–2006 |
| Spouse | Jorge Arantes (m. 1992–95) Neil Murray (m. 2001–2017) |
| Relatives | Sadako Ogata |
Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). was a Japanese Roman Catholic author and philanthropist. She was the founder of the Michiko Inukai Foundation, which provides financial aid for refugees seeking education.
Inukai was the granddaughter of Prime Minister of Japan Tsuyoshi Inukai.
Her first book Ojosan Horoki was published in 1958, and she has since written essays about Bible and Christianity. Her bestseller Hanabana to Hoshiboshi to was featured in a TV drama in 1978.[1]
Inukai started charity in 1979. In 1983, she founded the Michiko Inukai Foundation to provide aid for refugees and internally displaced people in collaboration with the Jesuit Refugee Service.[2]
References[change]
- ↑ 犬養道子基金とは. Yomiuri Shimbun morning edition (in 日本語). 2007-05-02. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ↑ "ja:秋期キリスト教教育強調週間特別講演会" (in 日本語). Rakuno Gakuen University. 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
Other websites[change]
- Michiko Inukai Foundation Archived 2009-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
