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Michio Kushi
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Michio Kushi

Japanese macrobiotics entrepreneur (1926–2014)

Michio Kushi (久司 道夫, Kushi Michio) (May 17, 1926 – December 28, 2014) was a Japanese educator and alternative cancer treatment advocate who helped to introduce modern macrobiotics to the United States in the early 1950s. He lectured all over the world at conferences and seminars about the macrobiotic diet.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Michio Kushi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 17, 1926, died Dec 28, 2014.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo3

After World War II, Kushi studied in Japan with macrobiotic educator George Ohsawa. After going to America in 1949, Michio Kushi and Aveline Kushi, his wife, founded Erewhon Natural Foods, the East West Journal, the East West Foundation, the Kushi Foundation, One Peaceful World, and the Kushi Institute. They wrote over 70 books.

Kushi studied law and international relations at the University of Tokyo, and after going to America, he continued his studies at Columbia University in New York City. Aveline preceded him in death (2001), as did their daughter (1995). Michio Kushi lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died of pancreatic cancer on December 28, 2014, at the age of 88.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michio Kushi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: writer.5

Personal life

  • BornMay 17, 1926, Kokawa6
  • DiedDec 28, 2014, Boston7
  • CitizenshipEmpire of Japan, Japan8

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