– 1 8 7 5 ▁ ▁Senate ▁Journal , ▁First ▁Fort y - three ▁S essions ▁of ▁Congress ▁ ▁House ▁Journal , ▁First ▁Fort y - three ▁S essions ▁of ▁Congress ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁Directory ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives : ▁House ▁History ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Senate : ▁Statistics ▁and ▁List s <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁author . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Liter ature ▁of ▁Sh ō in ▁Jos hi ▁Sen mon ▁G ak k ō ▁( now ▁Os aka ▁Sho in ▁Women ' s ▁University ). ▁Author ▁of ▁numerous ▁nov els , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Ak ut ag awa ▁Prize , ▁Y omi uri ▁Prize , ▁and ▁As ah i ▁Prize , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Culture ▁for ▁her ▁contributions ▁to ▁literature . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Tan abe ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁photograph er ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁phot ography ▁studio . ▁She ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁classic ▁liter atures ▁since ▁her ▁young ▁days . ▁The ▁cult ures ▁and ▁tradition ▁of ▁her ▁birth place , ▁Os aka , ▁largely ▁affected ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁literature . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁she ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁cot erie ▁activities ▁while ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁company . ▁Her ▁novel ▁Han ag ari ▁() ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁literature ▁competition ▁and ▁adopted ▁as ▁a ▁radio ▁drama . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6