Background
Yoshiko Shibaki was born on May 7, 1914 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Yoshiko Shibaki was born on May 7, 1914 in Tokyo, Japan.
She graduated from Tokyo Prefectural First Girls' High Schpol.
Yoshiko Shibaki made debut in literary world as staff member of Bungei Shuto magazine. She received Akutagawa Prize for Seifoa-no-lchi (The Market of Vegetables and Greens) in 1941. Life in merchants' homes in Tokyo is her favorite subject. Works include Nagaruru Hi (Passing Days).