Mieko Kamiya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese physician and psychiatrist
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Place of Birth: Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
About Mieko Kamiya
- Mieko Kamiya (?? ???, Kamiya Mieko, January 12, 1914 – October 22, 1979) was a Japanese psychiatrist who treated leprosy patients at Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium.
- She was known for translating books on philosophy.
- She worked as a medical doctor in the Department of Psychiatry at Tokyo University following World War II.
- She was said to have greatly helped the Ministry of Education and the General Headquarters, where the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers stayed, in her role as an English-speaking secretary, and served as an adviser to Empress Michiko.
- She wrote many books as a highly educated, multi-lingual person; one of her books, titled On the Meaning of Life (Ikigai Ni Tsuite in Japanese), based on her experiences with leprosy patients, attracted many readers.
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