Japan, Ireland to mark centennial of Hearn's death

Japan, Ireland to mark centennial of Hearn's death

TOKYO, Japan - Lafcadio Hearn in his Kobe days from 1894 to 1896, during which he worked as a journalist at the Kobe Chronicle, an English-language newspaper.

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