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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 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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  • 18

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  • 10.87

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  • 1.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among LINGUISTS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In Japan

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).

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Among LINGUISTS In Japan

Among linguists born in Japan, Takekazu Asaka ranks 3. Before him are Kūkai (774) and Kunio Yanagita (1875).

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