Manabu Miyazaki

Japanese writer, social critic, and public figure (1945–2022)

Manabu Miyazaki
Born	(1945-10-25)25 October 1945 Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Allied-occupied Japan
Died	30 March 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 76)
Occupation	Writer
Known for	Glico Morinaga case suspect

Manabu Miyazaki (宮崎学, Miyazaki Manabu, 25 October 1945 – 30 March 2022^[1]) was a Japanese writer, social critic and public figure. He is the author of several best-selling books in Japan. His autobiography Toppamono sold 600,000 copies and has since been translated into English.

In 1985, Miyazaki was named by the Tokyo police as the prime suspect in the Glico Morinaga case, a 17-month saga of kidnapping and corporate extortion. He was later cleared.^[2]

Translated works

Miyazaki, Manabu (2005). Toppamono: Outlaw. Radical. Suspect. My Life in Japan's Underworld. Tokyo: Kotan Publishing. ISBN 0970171625. OCLC 823709000.

References

^ 作家の宮崎学さん死去、76歳　「キツネ目の男」と疑われたことも (in Japanese)
^ Sayaka Yakushiji (22 October 2005). "Weekend Beat: 'Thoroughbred yakuza' survives suspicion, shootout". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2011.