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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Tomonaga.jpg — Nobel foundation, Public domain.","cite":"\"Shin'ichirō Tomonaga\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/shin-ichiro-tomonaga. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T06:28:20Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/shin-ichiro-tomonaga","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/shin-ichiro-tomonaga","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/shin-ichiro-tomonaga?lang=ne"}}