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Psychologist, Professor Layton 'Puzzle Master' Akira Tago Passes Away
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Psychologist and author Akira Tago passed away on March 6 due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 90.
Tago authored a series of best-selling quiz books titled Atama no Taisō. The first book debuted in 1966 and sold 2.65 million copies, and 22 sequel books followed. He published the latest installment in the series in 2001. The series has cumulatively sold over 12 million copies. He has authored other books, primarily on psychology.
He designed the puzzles in Level-5's Professor Layton series of games, and is listed as "Puzzle Master" in the games' credits.
Tago attended the University of Tokyo graduate school, and became a professor in Chiba University in 1973. He eventually served as chairman of the Japan Creativity Society and president of Tokyo Future University.
Source: The Japan Times (Jiji)
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