Mitsuru Nishikawa

Mitsuru Nishikawa (西川 満, ''Nishikawa Mitsuru''; 1908 February 12 – 1999 February 24) was a writer and literary figure during the Japanese rule in Taiwan.

Born in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he moved to Taiwan with his family during his childhood and returned to Japan for college. He returned to Taiwan shortly after graduation. When he was a senior in high school, Mitsuru Nishikawa established the poetry society Mori Poetry Society (杜の詩人社), starting to produce poetry collections. Later, he embarked on his writing career and received multiple literary awards.

In addition to writing, Nishikawa was also active in newspaper editing and literary communities. He was an editor and head of the arts and literature department at the ''Taiwan Daily Newspaper''. He also edited the Taiwan Book Lovers' Association's official magazine ''Love Books'' (愛書) and organized the Taiwan Association for Poets and Taiwan Literary Arts Association, founding magazines such as ''Formosa'' (華麗島) and ''Bungei Taiwan'' (文藝臺灣). In April 1946, a year after Japan's defeat, Mitsuru Nishikawa was repatriated to Japan. Provided by Wikipedia