LINGUIST

Takekazu Asaka

1952 - Today

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Takekazu Asaka (in Japanese: 浅香 武和), born in Tokyo in 1952, is a Japanese linguist and lecturer of Philology at the Tsuda University, Tokyo. He translated the works of Galician authors such as Rosalía de Castro, Ramón Cabanillas and Uxío Novoneyra into Japanese, and published the first Galician grammar book in Japanese. He defines himself as "ambassador of Galician culture in Japan." He is also responsible for organizing Galician music and poetry festivals in Tokyo, and in other cities, to celebrate Galician Literature Day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takekazu Asaka has received more than 4,280 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Takekazu Asaka is the 160th most popular linguist (up from 172nd in 2019), the 1,339th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,388th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Linguist.

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  • 53.96

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  • 18

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  • 12.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 0.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Takekazu Asaka ranks 160 out of 214. Before him are John Lyons, Arsène Darmesteter, Ziad Fazah, Arnold Chikobava, Hermann Hirt, and Charles F. Hockett. After him are Henry Liddell, Kenneth Lee Pike, János Sajnovics, Waldemar Rosenberger, Hermann Möller, and Sergei Starostin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Takekazu Asaka ranks 424. Before him are Lydie Polfer, Christine Estabrook, Bill Farmer, Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Marcella Bella, and Nicholas Hooper. After him are Tony Plana, António Oliveira, David R. Ellis, Roxanne Hart, Allen Collins, and Stellan Bengtsson.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 1,339 out of 6,245. Before him are Keiko Awaji (1933), Kaori Momoi (1951), Yukihiro Matsumoto (1965), Mana (1969), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), and Hiroshi Kaneda (1953). After him are Kiyonori Kikutake (1928), Masae Suzuki (1957), Masashi Nakayama (1967), Kikuko Inoue (1964), Takashi Tezuka (1960), and Mutsuhiko Nomura (1940).

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Among LINGUISTS In Japan

Among linguists born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 4. Before him are Kūkai (774), Nakahama Manjirō (1827), and Kunio Yanagita (1875).

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