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Drafts of Endo's novel 'Silence' found in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Manuscript drafts and notes used by the late novelist Shusaku Endo in writing ''Chimmoku'' (Silence), one of his best-known works, have been found at the Endo Shusaku Literary Museum in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, a museum official said April 6.

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One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

IKESHIMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Coal miners come out of the pit after their last work at Ikeshima mine in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2001. The mine was officially shut down as it could no longer compete with cheaper imports. The closure leaves Taiheiyo coal mine in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as Japan's last colliery.

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One of Japan's two coal mines officially closed

IKESHIMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Coal miners come out of the pit after their last work at Ikeshima mine in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2001. The mine was officially shut down as it could no longer compete with cheaper imports. The closure leaves Taiheiyo coal mine in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as Japan's last colliery.

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Ex-welfare ass'n official held on suspicion of embezzlement

OSAKA, Japan - Sadao Sotome, a former senior official at a government-authorized welfare association supporting mentally handicapped people, hides his face while arriving at JR Shin-Osaka Station from Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 24, 2009. Sotome was later arrested on suspicion of pocketing about 10 million yen from the body's coffers. (Kyodo)

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Drafts of Endo's novel 'Silence' found in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Manuscript drafts and notes used by the late novelist Shusaku Endo in writing ''Chimmoku'' (Silence), one of his best-known works, have been found at the Endo Shusaku Literary Museum in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, a museum official said April 6. (Kyodo)