Hayao Kawai Explained

Hayao Kawai
Birth Date:June 23, 1928
Birth Place:Sasayamacho, Takigun, Hyogo, Japan
Death Date:July 19, 2007 (age 79)
Death Place:Tenri, Nara, Japan
Occupation:Jungian Psychologist

(1928–2007) was a Japanese Jungian psychologist who has been described as "the founder of Japanese Analytical and Clinical Psychology". He introduced the sandplay therapy concept to Japanese psychology.[1] He participated in Eranos from 1982.[1] Kawai was the director of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies from 1995 to 2001.[2] As chief of the Agency for Cultural Affairs from 2002 to 2007, he oversaw the popular Nihon no Uta Hyakusen song selection, as well as the "Kokoro no Note" ethics textbook now used in all Japanese primary schools. He died in Tenri Hospital following a stroke.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary : Dr. Hayao Kawai. Higuchi. Kazuhiko. International Association for Analytical Psychology. 2009-04-26.
  2. Web site: FPCJ : Media Assistance -Press Briefing Information - Press Briefing by Dr. Hayao Kawai on Attitude of Japanese People toward Religion . 2009-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063124/http://fpcj.jp/old/e/mass/briefing/bf_67.html . 2011-10-07 . dead .
  3. Web site: 23 March 1993. Hayao Kawai To Deliver Mansfield American-Pacific Lecture at the Library of Congress April 8. United States Library of Congress. https://web.archive.org/web/20030820132451/http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1993/93-036.html. 20 August 2003. live.
  4. Kyoto University Public Relations. 栄誉 - 河合隼雄名誉教授(Honors: Hayao Kawai, Professor Emeritus). 京大広報 (Kyoto University Public Relations). 552. 974. Japanese. December 2000. University of Kyoto. 2012-08-13. 2012-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120813214553/http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/notice/05_kohou/kohho/552.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Asahi Prize Winners. Japanese. Asahi Shimbun. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421080218/http://www.asahi.com/shimbun/award/asahi/winners.html. 21 April 2010. live.