Susumu Nakanishi
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Susumu Nakanishi (中西進, Nakanishi Susumu, born 21 August 1929 in Tokyo[1][2][3]) is a scholar of Japanese literature, particularly of the Man'yōshū. He earned his Doctor of Literature degree from the University of Tokyo (UTokyo) in 1962.
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Born | (1929-08-21)August 21, 1929 |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Occupation | Researcher of Japanese literature |
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He is widely believed to have conceived the name of the current era of the official calendar of Japan, Reiwa (令和, 2019-). However, it is a custom not to reveal the conceiver of the name of an era, and he has said, 'Era names are not for secular individuals like Susumu Nakanishi to decide, but are determined by divine inspiration. There is no such person as the inventor of the name "Reiwa"'.[4]