Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - Tokuko Kasuga holds a strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work written by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014. Kasuga says she was once told by her adopted mother the poem was written by Yosano when the author was young.

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - A strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014.

Writer, poet Hemmi dies

Writer, poet Hemmi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows writer and poet Jun Hemmi, who died at the age of 72 on Sept. 21, 2011, after collapsing at her home in suburban Tokyo. Hemmi wrote fiction and nonfiction stories about people affected by World War II, including the novel ''Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' (Men's Yamato). She is also known as a poet of 31-syllable ''tanka'' poems.

Writer, poet Hemmi dies

Writer, poet Hemmi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows writer and poet Jun Hemmi, who died at the age of 72 on Sept. 21, 2011, after collapsing at her home in suburban Tokyo. Hemmi wrote fiction and nonfiction stories about people affected by World War II, including the novel ''Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' (Men's Yamato). She is also known as a poet of 31-syllable ''tanka'' poems. (Kyodo)

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - A strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014. (Kyodo)