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Year	Haniya Yutaka Chronological Record	World Event
1909	Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on December 19, as the eldest son to his father Saburo and his mother Asa.
1917		Russian Revolution.
1923	Moved to Itabashi City, Tokyo. Transferred into Mejiro Junior High School.	1923 Kanto Earthquake.
1928	Entered Japan University, preparatory department.
1930	Withdrew from the Japan University, preparatory department. Entered the farmer strike association by way of the Proletarian Science Institute’s Agricultural Issues Research Society.
1931	Entered the Japanese Communist Party.	Mukden Incident.
1932	Arrested and imprisoned while not yet convicted at the Nagano/Toyotama Prison. Read Kant’s “Critique of Pure Reason” during imprisonment. Aquired the lifelong theme “discomfort in one’s own identity” (自同律の不快, jidouritsu no fukai).
1933	Submitted report of conversion, discharged from prison after receiving a sentence of 2 years of penal servitude but with 4 years of suspended sentence.
1939	Participated in the launching of a magazine known as “Conception” (構想, Kousou), published by like-minded people. Published essay “Cave” (洞窟, Doukutsu).	Start of WWII.
1941	Monitored by the Special higher Police until the end of the war.	Start of conflic between Japan and the US.
1942	Translated “The Danube” under the name Ito Toshio.
1943	Published a translation of “Das Buch Vom Grossen Zorn” (偉大なる憤怒の書, Idai Naru Fundo no Sho, Book of Great Anger) by Wolynski, a researcher of Dostoevsky’s “Demons”.	Student soldier mobilization.
1944	Published “Excerpt of Flanders Painter Theory” (フランドル画家論抄, Furandoru Gakaronshou) under the name Udagawa Yoshihiko.
1945	Resigned from his place of employment at an economic magazine company at the same time Japan lost the war. Devoted himself to writing his novel “Death Spirits” (死霊, Shirei), and preparing to publish his magazine “Modern Literature” (近代文学, Kindai Bungaku).	Japan surrender.
1946	Published “Modern Literature” in January. Began publishing the serialization of “Death Spirits” in the same magazine.
1948	“Death Spirits” (compilation of chapters 1 through 3) published by the Shinzenbi Company.
1950	Published “Crede Quia Absurdum” (不合理ゆえに吾信ず, Fugouri Yueni Ware Shinzu, “I believe because it is absurd”).	Outbreak of the Korean War.
1956	Disputed “Moralist” with Hanada Kiyoteru. Criticized Stalinism.	Hungarian Revolution.
1960	Entered the National Diet with demonstrators attempting to block the US-Japan Security Treaty. Published the government collected works “Government in the Midst of Hallucination” (幻視のなかの政治, Genshi no Naka no Seiji), and the short story collection “Empty Space” (虚空, Kokuu).	Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan.
1961	Acted as special counsel in the Sado Trial.
1964	Ceased publication of “Modern Literature.”	Tokyo Olympics held.
1965	Published “Dostoevsky.” Began completely rewriting “Death Spirits.”	Bombing of North Vietnam.
1970	Published “Black Horses in the Darkness” (闇のなかの黒い馬, Yami no Naka no Kuroi Uma). Won the 6th Tanizaki Prize, a well sought-after literary award in Japan.
1975	Published chapter 5 of “Death Spirits” entitled “The Realm of Nightmares” (夢魔の世界, Muma no Sekai) after 26 years.	End of Vietnam War.
1976	Published revised edition of “Death Spirits,” chapters 1 through 5. “Death Spirits” recipient of the 8th Japanese Literature Grand Prize.	Lockheed bribery scandals.
1981	Published chapter 6 of “Death Spirits” entitled “King of Sorrow” (愁いの王, Urei no Ou).
1985	2nd “Government and Literature” dispute with Yoshimoto Takaaki. Published chapter 7 of “Death Spirits” entitled “The Final Judgement” (最後の裁判, Saigo no Saiban).
1986	Published chapter 8 of “Death Spirits” entitled “In the Moonlight” (月光のなかで, Gekkou no naka de).	Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
1989		End of the Cold War.
1991		Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1995	Published chapter 9 of “Death Spirits” entitled “ ‘Hollow Body’ Argument – Dreams of the Macrocosmos” (《虚体》論―大宇宙の夢, “Kyotai” Ron – Daiuchuu no Yume).	Hanshin/Awaji Great Earthquake.
1997	Passed away on February 19 from a stroke, age 87.