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Subject: Tadashi Matsui, 96, in Nov. 2022 (Japanese reteller/publisher)
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by: Lenona - Mon, 2 Jan 2023 01:30 UTC

According to this, at least -

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11529725

- he died on Nov. 2nd.

He was born in Kyoto, became a publisher, and was the president of the Japanese Board on Books for Young People (JBBY).

http://www.kodomo.go.jp/anv10th/e/message/message.html
(article by Matsui plus photo - scroll down 3/4)

https://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=663&L=2
(speech from 2006)

https://www.childresearch.net/papers/new/2008_03_01.html
(long 2008 article about Matsui)

https://ihatov.wordpress.com/tag/tadashi-matsui/
(this includes another photo - he's standing on the Great Wall of China)

https://www.google.com/search?q=tadashi+matsui+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj69cCD2qf8AhViqXIEHZptBQIQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=tadashi+matsui+books&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DYBVi9E2DsFGgAcAB4AIABbIgBtgeSAQM4LjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=Li-yY_qmIuLSytMPmtuVEA&bih=879&biw=1280
(book covers)

http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83221158/
(some titles)

A few:

Oniroku and the carpenter by Tadashi Matsui( Book )

"In a Japanese folktale reminiscent of Rumpelstiltskin, a carpenter must give his eyes to the river ogre who builds a bridge for him unless he can guess the ogre's name, Oniroku."

Momotarō by Tadashi Matsui( Book )

"Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years."

Peeka, the traffic light; a story from Japan by Tadashi Matsui( Book )

"Describes the busy day of Peeka--a traffic light in Tokyo."

Pika-kun me o mawasu by Tadashi Matsui( Book )

"When people and cars obey Sid's signals, traffic flows smoothly until one day something unusual happens."

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Tadashi Matsui, 96, in Nov. 2022 (Japanese reteller/publisher)	Lenona