Writer Osaragi's draft of nonfiction piece discovered

Writer Osaragi's draft of nonfiction piece discovered

TOKYO, Japan - The discovered original draft of one of the late author Jiro Osagiri's 1959 nonfiction work entitled "Panama Jiken," meaning the Panama Incident, with red-pen checks, is shown in this photo taken on June 15, 2014. The items including the draft discovered at the residence of Osaragi's editor were returned to his adopted daughter Masako Nojiri, who donated them to the Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum in Yokohama, south of Tokyo.

Writer Osaragi's draft of nonfiction piece discovered

Writer Osaragi's draft of nonfiction piece discovered

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Nojiri (L), an adopted daughter of the late writer Jiro Osaragi, is seen reading an original draft of one of Osaragi's nonfiction pieces on June 24, 2014, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. The items discovered at the residence of Osaragi's editor include his draft of "Panama Jiken," meaning the Panama Incident, and his letters. The items were returned to Nojiri, who then donated them to the Osaragi Jiro Memorial Museum in Yokohama, south of Tokyo.

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Kenneth Ruoff, an expert on the modern Japanese monarchy and author of ''Imperial Japan at Its Zenith,'' speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. Ruoff, professor at Portland State University, is also the author of ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995,'' the Japanese translation of which was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize.

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Kenneth Ruoff (R), an expert on the modern Japanese monarchy and author of ''Imperial Japan at Its Zenith,'' chats with a man at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. Ruoff, professor at Portland State University, is also the author of ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995,'' the Japanese translation of which was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize.

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Kenneth Ruoff, an expert on the modern Japanese monarchy and author of ''Imperial Japan at Its Zenith,'' speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. Ruoff, professor at Portland State University, is also the author of ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995,'' the Japanese translation of which was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize. (Kyodo)

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

Professor K. Ruoff at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Kenneth Ruoff (R), an expert on the modern Japanese monarchy and author of ''Imperial Japan at Its Zenith,'' chats with a man at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. Ruoff, professor at Portland State University, is also the author of ''The People's Emperor: Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995,'' the Japanese translation of which was awarded the Osaragi Jiro Prize. (Kyodo)