Famous People with Name Kenzaburo

Kenzaburo Oe            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenzaburo Oe: a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His works, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, engage with political, social and philosophical issues including nuclear weapons, social non-conformism and existentialism.

Kenzaburo Hara            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kenzaburo Hara: Former House of Representatives of Japan Speaker Kenzaburo Hara, who had served as a legislator for 54 years until he retired in 2000, died of heart failure in Tokyo Saturday, his family said. He was 97. The schedule for funeral services for the politician, popularly known as "Haraken," has not yet been fixed. Hara was first elected to the Diet in Japan's first post-war Lower House election held in 1946 with the backing of the now defunct Japan Progressive Party. He later joined the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). He had served 20 terms, totaling 54 years, as a Lower House member until he retired from politics at the age of 93 in June 2000 shortly before a general election