Letter from famed novelist to 'haiku' master found

TOKYO, Japan - Part of a letter addressed to prominent "haiku" writer Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) from renowned novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) is shown on Aug. 22, 2014. The letter, which contained Natsume's unpublished haiku or 17-syllable poems, indicates a firm friendship between the two.

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