Shuntaro Tanikawa, noted poet and translator of "Peanuts," dies at 92

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a leading poet in postwar Japan also known for his translations of the U.S. cartoon series "Peanuts" and the British "Mother Goose" nursery rhymes, has died, his publisher said Tuesday. He was 92.The Tokyo native gained prominence after the 1952 release of his first book of poetry, "Niju Oku Konen no Kodoku" (Two Billion Light Years of Solitude), with critics praising his vibrant use of the Japanese language. He died last Wednesday of natural causes.His poems appear in school textbooks in Japan and have been translated into many languages, including English and Chinese.Th…READ FULL ARTICLE