{"id":11179,"date":"2013-02-19T11:44:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T21:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11179"},"modified":"2013-02-19T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T21:53:26","slug":"donald-richie-passes-away-at-age-88-saluting-one-of-our-pioneering-japanologist-brethren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11179","title":{"rendered":"Donald Richie passes away at age 88.  Saluting one of our pioneering Japanologist brethren"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Books etc. by ARUDOU Debito (click on icon):<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/handbook.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1298\" title=\"Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" alt=\"Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants, and Immigrants to Japan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Handbook2ndEdcover.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/inappropriatecoverthumb150x226.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8577\" title=\"inappropriatecoverthumb150x226\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/inappropriatecoverthumb150x226.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/tshirts.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1701\" title=\"joshirtblack2\" alt=\"\\&quot; width=\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/joshirtblack2-150x150.jpg\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#japanese\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1700\" title=\"jobookcover\" alt=\"\u300c\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30aa\u30f3\u30ea\u30fc\u3000\u5c0f\u6a3d\u5165\u6d74\u62d2\u5426\u554f\u984c\u3068\u4eba\u7a2e\u5dee\u5225\u300d\uff08\u660e\u77f3\u66f8\u5e97\uff09\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/jobookcover-150x150.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/japaneseonly.html#english\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1699\" title=\"japaneseonlyecover\" alt=\"JAPANESE ONLY:  The Otaru Hot Springs Case and Racial Discrimination in Japan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/japaneseonlyecover-150x150.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemabstruso.de\/strawberries\/main.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2735\" title=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" alt=\"sourstrawberriesavatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/sourstrawberriesavatar.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?cat=32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4921\" title=\"debitopodcastthumb\" alt=\"debitopodcastthumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/debitopodcastthumb.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=10137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-10142\" title=\"Fodors\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Fodors.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUPDATES ON TWITTER: arudoudebito<br \/>\nDEBITO.ORG PODCASTS on iTunes, subscribe free<br \/>\n&#8220;LIKE&#8221; US on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/debitoorg<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/handbookimmigrants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi Blog. I just want to say a brief word of thanks to Donald Richie for a life well lived on the occasion of his passing (thanks AS for the notification) yesterday at age 88. We&#8217;ll add articles as they come out in commemoration, but here&#8217;s the first brief one from Yahoo News\/Asahi Digital:<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailynews.yahoo.co.jp\/fc\/entertainment\/movie\/?1361296907\">http:\/\/dailynews.yahoo.co.jp\/fc\/entertainment\/movie\/?1361296907<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u30c9\u30ca\u30eb\u30c9\u30fb\u30ea\u30c1\u30fc\u3055\u3093\u6b7b\u53bb\u3000\u9ed2\u6ca2\u30fb\u5c0f\u6d25\u3089\u3092\u6d77\u5916\u306b\u7d39\u4ecb<br \/>\n\u671d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u30c7\u30b8\u30bf\u30eb 2\u670819\u65e5(\u706b)20\u66422\u5206\u914d\u4fe1<br \/>\n\u9ed2\u6ca2\u660e\u3001\u5c0f\u6d25\u5b89\u4e8c\u90ce\u3001\u6e9d\u53e3\u5065\u4e8c\u3089\u65e5\u672c\u6620\u753b\u306e\u8cea\u306e\u9ad8\u3055\u3092\u6d77\u5916\u306b\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u305f\u7c73\u56fd\u51fa\u8eab\u306e\u6620\u753b\u8a55\u8ad6\u5bb6\u30c9\u30ca\u30eb\u30c9\u30fb\u30ea\u30c1\u30fc\u3055\u3093\u304c\u3001\uff11\uff19\u65e5\u5348\u5f8c\uff11\u6642\uff12\uff16\u5206\u3001\u6771\u4eac\u90fd\u5185\u306e\u75c5\u9662\u3067\u6b7b\u53bb\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff18\uff18\u6b73\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u7c73\u30aa\u30cf\u30a4\u30aa\u5dde\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3002\uff11\uff19\uff14\uff16\u5e74\u306b\u6765\u65e5\u3057\u3001\u7c73\u8ecd\u6a5f\u95a2\u7d19\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30a2\u30f3\u30c9\u30fb\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30a4\u30d7\u30b9\u306e\u8a18\u8005\u306b\u3002\u30b3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d3\u30a2\u5927\u9032\u5b66\u306e\u305f\u3081\u5e30\u56fd\u3057\u3001\uff15\uff14\u5e74\u306b\u518d\u6765\u65e5\u3002\u82f1\u5b57\u7d19\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0\u30ba\u306a\u3069\u3067\u6620\u753b\u8a55\u3092\u57f7\u7b46\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff15\uff19\u5e74\u3001\u5916\u56fd\u8a9e\u306b\u3088\u308b\u6700\u521d\u306e\u4f53\u7cfb\u7684\u65e5\u672c\u6620\u753b\u8ad6\u300c\u30b6\u30fb\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30cb\u30fc\u30ba\u30fb\u30d5\u30a3\u30eb\u30e0\u300d\uff08\u5171\u8457\uff09\u3092\u767a\u8868\u3002\u30ab\u30f3\u30cc\u56fd\u969b\u6620\u753b\u796d\u306e\u6e9d\u53e3\u7279\u96c6\u306b\u4f01\u753b\u5354\u529b\u3059\u308b\u306a\u3069\u3001\u6b27\u7c73\u3067\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u6620\u753b\u3078\u306e\u95a2\u5fc3\u3092\u9ad8\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u8ca2\u732e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\uff16\uff18\uff5e\uff17\uff13\u5e74\u306b\u306f\u7c73\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30e8\u30fc\u30af\u8fd1\u4ee3\u7f8e\u8853\u9928\u306e\u6620\u753b\u90e8\u9577\u3092\u52d9\u3081\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u6620\u753b\u306e\u5927\u898f\u6a21\u4e0a\u6620\u3092\u5b9f\u73fe\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4e3b\u306a\u8457\u66f8\u306b\u300c\u6620\u753b\u306e\u3069\u3053\u3092\u3069\u3046\u8aad\u3080\u304b\u300d\u300c\u9ed2\u6ca2\u660e\u306e\u6620\u753b\u300d\u300c\u5c0f\u6d25\u5b89\u4e8c\u90ce\u306e\u7f8e\u5b66\u300d\u306a\u3069\u3002\uff18\uff13\u5e74\u3001\u7b2c\uff11\u56de\u5ddd\u559c\u591a\u8cde\u3002\u5b9f\u9a13\u6620\u753b\u4f5c\u5bb6\u306e\u9854\u3082\u6301\u3061\u3001\u821e\u8e0f\u306e\u571f\u65b9\u5dfd\u3001\u4f5c\u66f2\u5bb6\u306e\u6b66\u6e80\u5fb9\u3089\u306e\u5354\u529b\u3067\u524d\u885b\u7684\u306a\u4f5c\u54c1\u3092\u5236\u4f5c\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u671d\u65e5\u65b0\u805e\u793e<br \/>\n\u6700\u7d42\u66f4\u65b0:2\u670819\u65e5(\u706b)22\u664258\u5206<\/p>\n<p>\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/<\/p>\n<p>The era of the pioneering Immediate Postwar hands-on Japanologists is truly and inevitably coming to an end. First <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reischauer\">Edwin Reischauer<\/a> (long ago in 1990; I managed to meet him and host a talk by him and his wife Haru at UCSD in 1989), then <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Seidensticker\">Edward Seidensticker<\/a> (2007), now Donald Richie (for whom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11042\">Debito.org has had praise for in the past for his healthy attitude of &#8220;swallowing Japan whole&#8221;;<\/a> I met him about ten years ago and had a very good conversation; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?page_id=582\">he also kindly lavished praise on HANDBOOK<\/a>). Of the very famous ones, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=11042\">Donald Keene<\/a> is basically the last one standing. \u00a0And I don&#8217;t think I will be able to eulogize that Donald in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>I will miss Donald Richie. Feel free to append articles and your thoughts below. Arudou Debito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The era of the pioneering Immediate Postwar hands-on Japanologists is truly and inevitably coming to an end. First Edwin Reischauer (long ago in 1990; I managed to meet him and host a talk by him and his wife Haru at UCSD in 1989), then Edward Seidensticker (2007), now Donald Richie (for whom Debito.org has had praise for in the past for his healthy attitude of &#8220;swallowing Japan whole&#8221;; I met him about ten years ago and had a very good conversation; he also kindly lavished praise on HANDBOOK). Of the very famous ones, Donald Keene is basically the last one standing.  And I don&#8217;t think I will be able to eulogize that Donald in the same way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,38,20,56,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-handbook-for-newcomers","category-history","category-nj-legacies","category-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}