What profession do Kōbō Abe and Agatha Christie share?
Kōbō Abe Kōbō Abe (安部 公房 , "Abe Kōbō" ) , pseudonym of Kimifusa Abe (安部 公房 , "Abe Kimifusa" , March 7, 1924 – January 22, 1993) , was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer and inventor. Abe has been often compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia for his modernist sensibilities and his surreal, often nightmarish explorations of individuals in contemporary society.
Ichiro Abe Ichiro Abe (安部一郎 , Abe Ichirō ) is a Japanese judoka. He is head of the Promotions Panel at the Kodokan and former international chairperson of the All Nippon Judo Federation. He is one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, January 8, 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Yoshimi Osawa.