Karen Tanaka

Japanese composer
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Karen Tanaka

Summary

Karen Tanaka is a human[1]. Born in Tokyo[2], she… she was born on April 7, 1961[3]. She worked as a composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Karen Tanaka's place of birth was Tokyo[2].
  • Karen Tanaka was born in Tokyo[8].
  • Karen Tanaka was born on April 7, 1961[3].
  • Karen Tanaka held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Karen Tanaka worked as a composer[4].
  • Karen Tanaka's professions included music educator[5].
  • Karen Tanaka's professions included pianist[6].
  • Karen Tanaka's field of work was music[10].
  • Karen Tanaka's field of work was educational system[11].
  • Karen Tanaka was employed by University of Michigan[12].
  • Karen Tanaka was employed by California Institute of the Arts[13].
  • Karen Tanaka was educated at Toho Gakuen School of Music[14].
  • Karen Tanaka is recorded as female[15].
  • Karen Tanaka's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Karen Tanaka's Commons category is recorded as Karen Tanaka[17].
  • Karen Tanaka's family name is recorded as Tanaka[18].
  • Karen Tanaka's given name is recorded as Karen[19].
  • Karen Tanaka's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • Karen Tanaka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Karen Tanaka's name in kana is recorded as たなか かれん[22].
  • Karen Tanaka's start of work period is recorded as 1984[23].
  • Karen Tanaka's P14750 is recorded as 2228-3602-59ED-7B5D-87B0[24].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Tokyo[2], a metropolitan prefecture[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1868[27], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[28]. Karen Tanaka was born on April 7, 1961[3].

Education

Karen Tanaka's education included a stint at Toho Gakuen School of Music[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6]. Fields of work include music[10], a type of arts[29] and educational system[11], an industry[30]. Employers include University of Michigan[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1817[33], headquartered in Ann Arbor[34] and California Institute of the Arts[13], an art academy[35], in United States[36], founded in 1961[37].

Why It Matters

Karen Tanaka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Karen Tanaka born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Karen Tanaka…

What did Karen Tanaka do for work?

Karen Tanaka worked as composer[4], music educator[5], and pianist[6].

Where did Karen Tanaka go to school?

Karen Tanaka was educated at Toho Gakuen School of Music[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Tokyo, Tokyo
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eu', 'fr', 'hy', 'ja', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2228-3602-59ED-7B5D-87B0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 2228-3602-59ED-7B5D-87B0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269215|batch #269215]]"
  3. 19w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, music educator, pianist
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q36834]], см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Karen
    Field of work → music, educational system
    Family name → Tanaka
    Employer → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32086|batch #32086]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (28)"
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