1952 - Today
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 3,721 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Takekazu Asaka is the 173rd most popular linguist (down from 130th in 2019), the 1,391st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,068th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Linguist.
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Among linguists, Takekazu Asaka ranks 173 out of 161. Before him are Ziad Fazah, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Jacob Wackernagel, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Ivan Kuratov, and Alexander Melville Bell. After him are Daniel Everett, Georg Bühler, Geoffrey Hull, Lyle Campbell, Henry Sweet, and Johan Ludvig Heiberg.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 167
1934 - 1966
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 168
1853 - 1938
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 169
1910 - 1962
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 170
1839 - 1875
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 171
1819 - 1905
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 172
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 173
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 174
1837 - 1898
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 175
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 176
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 177
1845 - 1912
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 178
1854 - 1928
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 179
Among people born in 1952, Takekazu Asaka ranks 456. Before him are Tovah Feldshuh, Johanna Klier, Andy Fraser, Thomas Munkelt, Louis Walsh, and Jim Ross. After him are Pier Paolo Bianchi, Stanislav Seman, Stellan Bengtsson, Soslan Andiyev, Ivan Charota, and Modibo Sidibé.
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 450
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 451
1952 - 2015
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 452
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 453
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 454
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 455
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 456
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 457
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 458
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 459
1952 - 2018
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 460
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 461
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 462
Among people born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 1,391 out of 6,048. Before him are Inio Asano (1980), Reki Kawahara (1974), Kaoru Kadohara (1970), Chiaki Kuriyama (1984), Yoshioka Yayoi (1871), and Akie Abe (1962). After him are Tatsuya Fujiwara (1982), Ikuo Takahara (1957), Kenji Honnami (1964), Tetsuya Nomura (1970), Masaaki Suzuki (1954), and Michiko Matsuda (1966).
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,385
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,386
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,387
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 1,388
1871 - 1959
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 1,389
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 1,390
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 1,391
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,392
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,393
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 1,394
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,395
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,396
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 1,397
Among linguists born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 3. Before him are Kūkai (774) and Kunio Yanagita (1875).
774 - 835
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 1
1875 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 2
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 3