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Donald Keene, renowned scholar of Japanese literature, dies aged 96

Written By Unknown on Sunday, February 24, 2019 | 1:43 AM

US-born academic became a Japanese citizen and received country’s highest cultural honour in 2008

Donald Keene, a renowned scholar of Japanese literature whose writing and translations inspired generations of students with an interest in Japan, has died aged 96.

The New York-born Keene, recipient of the country’s highest cultural award, died of heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo early on Sunday, reports said.

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