Yokomitsu Riichi
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Yokomitsu Riichi (横光 利一 Yokomitsu Ri'ichi, 17 March 1898 - 30 December 1947) was a Japanese writer.
Yokomitsu started coterie magazines such as "Machi" (Street) and "Tou" (Tower) after entering an private school, Waseda, in 1916. In 1923, he published "Nichirin" (The Sun), "Hae" (A Fly) and more in the magazine, "Bungeishunjū", which made his name popular. The following year he started the magazine "Bungei-Jidai" with Yasunari Kawabata and others. Writers on this magazine are known as "shin-kankaku-ha" (a group of new sense).