Kenzaburō Ōe
Viglielmo served as interpreter at the first International PEN meet in Tokyo in 1957. He formed friendships with the "bundan" (literary establishment), including Mishima Yukio, Kenzaburō Ōe, Sei Ito, Satō Haruo, and prominent critics such as Okuno Takeo and Saeki Shōichi.