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20th-century Japanese artists

  • Yoko OnoYoko Ono was born on the 18th of February 1933 in Tokyo to a wealthy banking family. Her father Eisuke worked for the Yokohama Specie Bank and her mother…
  • Masaomi KanzakiMasaomi Kanzaki entered the manga industry during a period of rapid expansion for Japanese comics. His initial entry involved creating works that would…
  • Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamoto was born on the 16th of November 1952 in Sonobe, a small town within Kyoto Prefecture. His family held modest means while his father taught…
  • Yoji ShinkawaYoji Shinkawa was born in Hiroshima on the 25th of December 1971. He grew up in a city that had witnessed immense destruction decades earlier, yet he found…