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Wilson received Japan’s Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the Consulate General of Japan in Miami , Masakazu Toshikage on November 15 , 2005 .

According to the Consulate Press release :
The award is "conferred upon individuals or groups that have rendered especially distinguished service in strengthening the relationship between Japan and other countries. Through his literary works and translations, Mr. Wilson has contributed greatly to increased cultural understanding and friendship between the US and Japan."

"Mr. Wilson is a premier author and translator of samurai literature. He completed his first translation, Hagakure, while living in a farmhouse in Japan....His first original work, The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi, was published in 2004. He has done extensive research on Japanese philosophy and Bushido, the way of the samurai."


CURRICULUM VITAE



  • Bachelor of Arts, Japanese Language and Literature, Monterrey Institute of Foreign Studies, Monterrey, California, USA


  • Aichi Prefectural University, Nagoya, Japan (1975-1977) extensive Study of Edo Period (1603-1868)


  • Master's Degree in Japanese Language and Literature, University of Washington at Seattle. (1979)



BOOKS

  • The Flowering Spirit : Classic Teachings on the Art of No (Hardcover)],(160 pages)Kodansha (release date: May 19, 2006) ISBN 4770024991


  • The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi] (287 pages) Kodansha International(October, 2004) ISBN 477002942X



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FILMS


Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Jim Jarmusch film prominently features excerpts from The Hagakure.


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