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Tanizaki's 'marriage vow' letter addressed to wife Matsuko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) addressed to his wife Matsuko before their marriage, which is considered as his "marriage vow," is seen in this photograph taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including this marriage vow will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letters to be published in January 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is seen in this file photo taken in 1958. A collection of letters containing unreleased letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tanizaki's letter to sister-in-law Shigeko

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) to his sister-in-law Shigeko is seen in this photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014. A collection of letters including letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Expert discusses Tanizaki's unreleased letters

TOKYO, Japan - Waseda University professor Shunji Chiba speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, about unreleased letters exchanged among renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965), his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko. The letters will be included in a collection of letters to be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death.

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Tailor shop owner gives quilt to abductee's mother

NIIGATA, Japan - Matsuko Shiraishi (R), a tailor shop owner in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, hands an ornamental quilt to Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, a symbol in the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, in Niigata on Nov. 15, 2014, to cheer up Megumi's mother Sakie.

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Couple recalls turbulent WWII lives in Japan, U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Matsuko Iriyama (L), with a sewing box kept since her high school days in Japan, and her husband Masao recall their turbulent lives before and after World War II during an interview in a Los Angeles suburb on June 15, 2014. Born to Japanese immigrants to the United States, they were raised in Japan and returned to the United States just before the outbreak of World War II.

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Parents find daughter's body

YAMAMOTO, Japan - Matsuko Kanno (L) touches the head of her 18-year-old daughter Mizuki who was trapped in a vehicle of a local driving school in a tsunami while her husband Eiji watches them at the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 12, 2011, a day after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the area. (Kyodo)

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Tanizaki's letters to be published in January 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) is seen in this file photo taken in 1958. A collection of letters containing unreleased letters exchanged among Tanizaki, his wife Matsuko and her sister Shigeko will be published in January 2015 to mark the 50th anniversary of Tanizaki's death. (Kyodo)

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Tailor shop owner gives quilt to abductee's mother

NIIGATA, Japan - Matsuko Shiraishi (R), a tailor shop owner in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, hands an ornamental quilt to Tetsuya Yokota, a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, a symbol in the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, in Niigata on Nov. 15, 2014, to cheer up Megumi's mother Sakie. (Kyodo)

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Couple recalls turbulent WWII lives in Japan, U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Matsuko Iriyama (L), with a sewing box kept since her high school days in Japan, and her husband Masao recall their turbulent lives before and after World War II during an interview in a Los Angeles suburb on June 15, 2014. Born to Japanese immigrants to the United States, they were raised in Japan and returned to the United States just before the outbreak of World War II. (Kyodo)