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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Hideki Shirakawa.jpg — 日本学士院, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Hideki Shirakawa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hideki-shirakawa. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T06:28:20Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/hideki-shirakawa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/hideki-shirakawa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/hideki-shirakawa?lang=ne"}}