Nationality Japanese | Name Jiro Kawakita | |
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Born May 11, 1920 ( 1920-05-11 ) Occupation Geographer
Cultural anthropologist Known for KJ Method, 1985 Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient Died July 8, 2009, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Jiro Kawakita (川喜田 二郎, Kawakita Jirō) was a pioneer in participation of remote Nepalese villagers in researching their problems, resulting in practical benefits of portable water supplies and rapid rope-way transport across mountain gorges. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1984.
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