Background
Civasaqui, Jose was born on January 2, 1916 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Son of Namitaro and Sato (Izawa) Shibasaki.
Civasaqui, Jose was born on January 2, 1916 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Son of Namitaro and Sato (Izawa) Shibasaki.
Graduate, Saitama County School, 1935. Studied writing with Edmund Blunden, Saitama County School, 1950. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), L'University Libre D'Asie, Karachi, Pakistan, 1977.
HHD, World University, Tucson, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), National Academy Management, Tapiei, 1987. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Albert Einstein International Academy Foundation, 1991.
Adviser liaison department, Hakodate Dock Company Ltd., Tokyo, 1948-1951; manager liaison section, Watanabe Confectionary Limited company, Tokyo, 1951-1954; member literature staff, Toshiba Electric and Music Industries Limited company, Tokyo, 1955-1976; lecturer, Japan Translate Academy, Tokyo, 1978-1984; lecturer, Sunshine College, Tokyo, 1985-1994.
Fellow International Society Literature (England), International Academy Poets (England). Mem.United Poets Laureate International (honorary president, decretum honorary 1988), Japan Guild Authors and Composers (managing director), Japan League Poets (mng.dir.), Japan Song Translators Society (president), International Shakespeare Association, World Jnana Sadahk Society (India), Poetry Society Japan (president), Academy Mentis, Italia Tagore Institute Creative Writing International (India), Poetry Society (London), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Setsuko Hirose, September 18, 1940. Children: Takashi, Seishi, Sonoe.