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Shiki Masaoka's letter shown to press

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by haiku great Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) to his uncle is shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo. The letter mentions Masaoka's friend Kinnosuke Natsume (author Soseki Natsume, 1867-1916).

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.

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Novelist Soseki Natsume listed in 1901 British census

LONDON, England - The name of noted Japanese novelist and English literature scholar Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) has been found in a 1901 census by the Public Record Office of Britain that was officially released Jan. 2. Ikuo Tsunematsu, who runs the Soseki Museum in London, said Jan. 4 he found ''K Natsume'' and the age ''34'' in a microfilm released by the office. The writer's real name was Kinnosuke Natsume, and he was popularly known as Soseki.