Nonfiction writer Asakura dies at 67

Nonfiction writer Asakura dies at 67

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 1997 shows nonfiction writer Kyoji Asakura. Asakura, whose real name is Hiroshi Oshima, was found dead in his apartment in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010. He was 67.

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