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Jun 08, 1912 Died on 07 Nov 2004 (aged 92)
Japanese writer
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About Tomoe Yamashiro
- Tomoe Yamashiro (???, Yamashiro Tomoe, June 8, 1912 – November 7, 2004) was a Japanese novelist, and activist.
- She worked in the Asahi Glass Company.
- In April 1937, she married Yoshimune Yamashiro, a political activist who was arrested in the mass roundup of socialists and communists on April 16, 1929.
- In May 1940, Tomoe was arrested for allegedly aiding in the revival of the Communist party along with Yoshimune.
- They were both thrown in prison.
- Her husband died in prison in early 1945.
- After leaving prison following the end of World War II, she became active in agrarianism, and the anti-nuclear movement, and began writing about her experiences.
