Kazuko Watanabe 渡辺 和子 | |
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 Kazuko Watanabe and her father Jōtarō in the early 1930s | |
| Born | Kazuko Watanabe February 11, 1927 Asahikawa, Japan |
| Died | December 30, 2016 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Catholic nun, educator, writer |
| Alma mater | Sophia University Boston College |
| Period | 1927–2016 |
| Genre | Christianity |
Kazuko Watanabe 渡辺和子 (February 11, 1927 – December 30, 2016) was a Japanese religious sister, educationist, and writer. Her Christian name was Sister Saint John. She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and served as president of their Notre Dame Seishin University, Okayama Prefecture, from 1963 to 1990.