Background
Yamamoto was born in Nakano, Tokyo and graduated from Atomi University in 1957.
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Yamamoto was born in Nakano, Tokyo and graduated from Atomi University in 1957.
Her real name is Michiko Furuya. Her first three short stories Mahō, Ame no Isu and Betei-san no Niwa appeared in Shinchō magazine in March, July and November 1972 editions, respectively. Rōjin no Kamo was published August 1972 in Fūkei magazine.
These four stories later appeared in a collective issue.
Other collections followed. The couple has two grown daughters.