Tsuyoshi Makino

Tsuyoshi Makino (牧野 剛 Makino Tsuyoshi, born 24 September 1945) is a Japanese author, critic, and social activist. He teaches Japanese language at Kawai Juku in Sendai, Japan.

Personal life

Tsuyoshi Makino was born 24 September 1945 in the city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from Ena public high school, he attended Nagoya University, where he received a degree in literature and Japanese history. After graduation, he worked as a high school teacher and a special education teacher for mentally handicapped students.

His book Thirty years after "Dismantling the University" (『30年後の「大学解体」』 Sanjuu nengo no 'daigaku kaitai') describes the 1968 general strikes in Japan.

Makino has served for many years as juku lecturer in college preparation schools; although he is over sixty years old, he travels between Nagoya and Sendai each day in order to teach.

Literary works

References

  1. Zeng, Kangmin (1999). Dragon gate: competitive examinations and their consequences. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 158. ISBN 0-304-70015-0.


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