Ayako Sono
Ayako Sono | |
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Ayako Sono in 1956 | |
| Born | Chizuko Machida September 17, 1931 Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | February 28, 2025 (aged 93) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | University of the Sacred Heart |
| Years active | 1951 – 2022 |
| Notable works | Tamayura (たまゆら) Enrai no kyaku tachi (遠来の客たち) |
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Ayako Sono (曽野 綾子, Sono Ayako, September 17, 1931 – February 28, 2025) was a Japanese writer.
Sono was considered to be a conservative and was also considered to be an advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who had had drawn controversy for advocating for a system similar to South Africa's apartheid for Japan's immigrants. She had also advocated for women to quit their jobs after becoming pregnant.