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**National Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa**
"The poet who saved the world from the destruction of war"
Shuntaro Tanikawa is a Japanese poet, translator, picture book author, and screenwriter. His nickname is "Tanishun." He is considered a national poet representing modern Japan after the Pacific War.
Tanikawa is the son of Tetsuzo Tanikawa, a philosopher and former president of Hosei University, and the father of Takiko, daughter of Momozo Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives. He has published over 70 poetry collections in his lifetime, with representative works including "Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude" and "Songs of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday."
**Q&A**
Q: What was he known for?
A poet who saved the world from the destruction of war.
Q: What are his famous works?
Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude, Songs of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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English Summary
**National poet Shuntaro Tanikawa**
"The poet who saved the world from the destruction of war"
Shuntaro Tanikawa is a Japanese poet, translator, picture book author, and screenwriter. His nickname is "Tanishun". He is regarded as the national poet representing modern Japan after the Pacific War.
Tanigawa is the son of Tetsuzo Tanigawa, a philosopher and president of Hosei University, and the father of Takiko, the daughter of Momozo Nagata, a member of the House of Representatives. He published over 70 books of poetry during his lifetime, and his representative works include ``Two Billion Light Years of Solitude'' and ``Songs of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.''
**Q&A**
Q: What did you do?
A poet who saved the world from the destruction caused by war.
Q: What are your famous works?
Two billion light years of loneliness, a song of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Wikipedia: Shuntaro Tanikawa