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**A pioneer who told the world the truth about Minamata disease**
Novelist, poet, and environmental activist. Throughout her life, she wrote about Minamata disease and environmental issues, and brought about social change.
Michiko Ishimure is a Japanese writer, born in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture in 1927. Her grandfather and father were stonemasons, and she was given her name with the wish that "the road would be completed." She began her poetic activities from an early age, joined Gan Tanigawa's "Circle Village," and thus began her literary career.
She is known for her writings on Minamata disease, with her most representative work, "Kugai Jodo: Our Minamata Disease," receiving a strong response. She was awarded the Magsaysay Award in 1973. This work had also been selected for the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun Literary Award and the first Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award, but she declined the awards.
She also published a collection of poems and illustrations titled "Sosama no Kusa no Mura." In 2014, she received the Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award, and has received many other awards, including the Avon Women's Award.
Q: What was her major achievement?
Bringing about social change regarding Minamata disease.
Q: What are her famous works?
"Kugai Jodo: Our Minamata Disease," a work written to convey the truth about Minamata disease, which was met with a strong response.
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English Summary
**A pioneer who told the world the truth about Minamata disease**
Novelist, poet, and environmental activist. Throughout his life, he wrote about Minamata disease and environmental issues, and brought about social change.
Michiko Ishimure is a Japanese writer born in 1927 in Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture. His grandfather and father were stonemasons, so the name was given to him in hopes that the road would be completed. She began her poetry career from an early age, participating in Gan Tanigawa's ``Circle Village,'' and began her literary career.
He is known for his writings on Minamata disease, and his most famous work, ``Bukumi Jodo: My Minamata Disease,'' received a great response. He received the Magsaysay Award in 1973. This work had been selected for the Kumabi Literary Award and the first Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award, but he declined the award.
He has also published a collection of poems and paintings, ``Sosama no Kusa no Village.'' She won the Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award in 2014 and has received many awards including the Avon Women's Award.
Q: What did you do?
Bringing about social changes regarding Minamata disease
Q: What are your famous works?
``Bukumi Jodo: My Minamata Disease'' was written to convey the truth about Minamata disease, and it was received with a great response.
Wikipedia：Michiko Ishimure