101st anniversary of novelist Dazai's birth

101st anniversary of novelist Dazai's birth

GOSHOGAWARA, Japan - Fans offer flowers at a full-length bronze statue of novelist Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) as some 400 people celebrated the 101st anniversary of his birth at a ceremony in his hometown, Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, on June 19, 2010.

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