: Liter ary ▁characters ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Category : Char acters ▁in ▁British ▁nov els ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Category : F ict ional ▁ma ids ▁Category : F em ale ▁characters ▁in ▁literature <0x0A> </s> ▁Tan abe ▁Sak uro ▁( 1 8 6 1 – 1 9 4 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁Civil ▁Engine er . ▁He ▁studied ▁under ▁Henry ▁D yer ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Imperial ▁University . ▁His ▁most ▁famous ▁achiev ement ▁is ▁the ▁Lake ▁Bi wa ▁Canal ▁that ▁runs ▁from ▁Lake ▁Bi wa ▁to ▁Ky oto ▁city . ▁The ▁canal ▁is ▁partly ▁under ground ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁he ▁built ▁Japan ' s ▁first ▁H ydro - elect ric ▁power ▁station . ▁Sak uro ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁in ▁an ▁accident , ▁but ▁he ▁lear nt ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁Engineering ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁ 2 0 s . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Lake ▁Bi wa ▁Canal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Ky oto ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁Running ▁short s ▁are ▁a ▁special ized ▁form ▁of ▁short s ▁worn ▁by ▁run ners . ▁ ▁Material s ▁ ▁Running ▁short s ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁facil itate ▁comfort ▁and ▁free ▁movement ▁during ▁exercise . ▁ ▁Their ▁materials ▁are ▁light weight ▁and ▁hard - we aring . ▁Many ▁running ▁short s ▁include ▁an ▁inner ▁l ining ▁that ▁acts ▁as