Satoru Higuchi (樋口 覚) was a Japanese literary critic born on January 20, 1948, and passed away on November 24, 2022. He was awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize in 2005. His grandfather, Nagayoshi Higuchi, was an educator and held a position at Nagano Prefectural Nagano Junior High School. His grandmother was a Haiku poet, and his father was a scholar of Japanese literature, indicating a strong literary background influenced his career in literary criticism.
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Meaning of the name - Satoru
wise, thoughtful, intelligent
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Satoru Higuchi belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Nagano
Place of Death: Tokorozawa
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Educated At: Hitotsubashi University
Occupation: waka poet | literary critic
Awards Received: Art Encouragement Prizes | Hirabayashi Taiko Prize | Yukio Mishima Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 20, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 20, 2026 |
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| Sun | 29 Capricorn 34 | 0 Aquarius 39 | 17 Aries 47 |
| Moon | 14 Taurus 18 | 22 Aquarius 37 | 26 Pisces 41 |
| Mercury | 10 Aquarius 39 | 0 Aquarius 1 | 27 Pisces 42 |
| Venus | 3 Pisces 13 | 4 Aquarius 0 | 3 Gemini 17 |
| Mars | 6 Virgo 38 | 27 Capricorn 55 | 18 Leo 36 |
| Jupiter | 19 Sagittarius 7 | 18 Cancer 44 | 28 Sagittarius 44 |
| Saturn | 21 Leo 17 | 27 Pisces 30 | 16 Leo 20 |
| Uranus | 22 Gemini 48 | 27 Taurus 33 | 22 Gemini 46 |
| Neptune | 12 Libra 59 | 29 Pisces 51 | 11 Libra 27 |
| Pluto | 14 Leo 5 | 3 Aquarius 20 | 12 Leo 36 |
| Rahu | 19 Taurus 46 | 11 Pisces 7 | 15 Taurus 38 |
| Ketu | 19 Scorpio 46 | 11 Virgo 7 | 15 Scorpio 38 |
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