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==Early life==

Tsuneari Fukuda was born to Kōshirō and Masa Fukuda on 25 August 1912 in the [[Hongō]] ward of [[Tokyo City]], the first of five children. His father worked as [[salaryman]] for the Tokyo Electric Light Company, while his mother had an interest in theatre.{{sfn|Kawakubo|2012|p=1}} His given name {{nihongo|”Tsuneari”|恆存}} was chosen by novelist [[Ishibashi Shian]], and originates from a passage found in [[Mencius (book)|the works]] of Confucian philosopher [[Mencius]].{{sfn|Kawakubo|2012|p=4}}{{efn|Jin Xin I: 人之有德慧術知者”’恆存”’乎疢疾 – Translated by [[James Legge]]: “Men who are possessed of intelligent virtue and prudence in affairs will generally be found to have been in sickness and troubles.”}} From 1919, Fukuda attended the prestigious Kinka Primary School, where he received a liberal education that placed emphasis on independent learning. His studies were interrupted by the [[Great Kantō Earthquake]] in September 1923, which destroyed his home and much of Tokyo. He was evacuated to the countryside, and did not return to school until March 1924.{{sfn|Kawakubo|2012|pp=6–7}} From 1925, he attended Tokyo No. 2 Middle School, which was also known for [[Taishō Democracy|Taishō liberal]-style education.{{sfn|Kawakubo|2012|p=11}}. From 1930, he attended the elite Urawa High School in [[Saitama Prefecture]], where he enrolled in a humanities and English language course.{{sfn|Kawakubo|2012|p=14}}

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