Kyota Sugimoto (杉本 京太, Sugimoto Kyōta, September 20, 1882 – December 26, 1972) was a Japanese inventor who developed the first practical Japanese typewriter. He received the Blue Ribbon Award and the Small Asahi Ribbon. Out of the thousands of kanji characters, Kyota's typewriter used 2,400 of them.
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20 September 1882 Okayama prefecture
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Died |
26 December 1972 (aged 90)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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