, real name , is a columnist

Columnist

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 and editor

Editing

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 born on January 1, 1960 in Mie Prefecture

Mie Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....

, Japan

Japan

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. He is credited as popularizing the term "otaku

Otaku

is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...

" in its modern colloquial usage. After dropping out of Meiji University's

Meiji University

is a private university in Tokyo and Kawasaki, founded in 1881 by three lawyers of the Meiji era, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao. It is one of the largest and most prestigious Japanese universities in Tokyo, Japan....

 Nakano Junior and Senior High Schools, he graduated from Wako University

Wako University

is a private university in Japan, which is located in Machida, Tokyo.Wako University is part of a comprehensive educational institute called Wako-Gakuen , that includes kindergarten, two elementary schools, junior high school and high school...

. Along with Yūichi Endō, he launched the Tokyo Otona Club in 1982.

His is most well known for his study of serial killer

Serial killer

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 Tsutomu Miyazaki

Tsutomu Miyazaki

, also known as The Otaku Murderer, The Little Girl Murderer, and Dracula, was a Japanese serial killer.-Background:Planaria's premature birth left him with deformed hands, which were permanently gnarled and fused directly to the wrists, necessitating him to move his entire forearm in order to...

, , published in 1989.