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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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Author Tanizaki's 'haiku' poems on postcard discovered

NARA, Japan - A postcard (R) written by novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) containing "haiku" poems describing his sense of uneasiness during the Pacific War is photographed at Tezukayama University's library in Nara City on July 4, 2014.

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Japan, Vietnam friendship train

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese and Vietnamese officials, including Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yasuaki Tanizaki (5th from L), participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a Japan-Vietnam friendship train decorated with illustrations of cherry blossoms representing Japan and lotus flowers representing Vietnam at Hanoi station on May 8, 2013. The train service between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City began operating the same day to celebrate Japan-Vietnam friendship year, as 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Letters to famed Chinese novelist's kin from Japanese authors found

Some 1,400 letters sent by Japanese literary greats such as Junichiro Tanizaki and Saneatsu Mushanokoji to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren (shown in this undated photo), the younger brother of famed novelist Lu Xun, have been discovered at the home of Zhou's grandson Zhou Jiyi in Beijing. The grandson made the discovery known to Kyodo News on March 25, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indonesia drops high-speed train project

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yasuaki Tanizaki speaks to reporters in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2015. Tanizaki expressed "regret" over Indonesia's scrapping of a high-speed rail link project but said that the Japanese government respects the decision. Japan and China were bidding to build the rail link. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher finds images of Tanizaki notes used to compose novel

Shunji Chiba, a professor at Waseda University, holds up an image on photographic paper of notes made in the 1930s by Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) during a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2015. Publisher Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc. said it has found a total of 255 images showing Tanizaki's process of trial and error between 1933 and 1938 in composing the novel "Sasameyuki" ("The Makioka Sisters"). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Publisher finds images of Tanizaki notes used to compose novel

Publisher Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc. unveils a total of 255 images on photographic paper of notes made in the 1930s by Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) in Tokyo on April 2, 2015. The publisher said they show Tanizaki's process of trial and error between 1933 and 1938 in composing the novel "Sasameyuki" ("The Makioka Sisters"). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese novelist Tanizaki's letter to Chinese writer Zhou found

A letter sent by Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizaki to Chinese writer Zhou Zuoren, younger brother of famed author Lu Xun, is shown to Kyodo News in Beijing on March 25, 2015, in which Tanizaki complained about the delicate relationship of the two countries at the time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Letters from Japanese writers to Chinese writer Zhou disclosed

Zhou Jiyi, grandson of Chinese writer and literary scholar Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), speaks during an interview in Beijing, China, on March 25, 2015, about letters sent to Zuoren by Japanese writers including Junichiro Tanizaki and Naoya Shiga. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan singer commended for helping boost friendship with Indonesia

Singer/songwriter Mayumi Itsuwa (R) receives a citation from Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yasuaki Tanizaki in Jakarta on Sept. 11, 2015, for her contribution to the promotion of understanding and friendship between the two countries. One of her songs, "Kokoro no Tomo" (Friend in My Heart), became widely known in Indonesia in the 1980s after one of albums containing the song was brought to the country by a local broadcasting industry official and aired on radio. (Kyodo) ==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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Author Tanizaki's 'haiku' poems on postcard discovered

NARA, Japan - A postcard (R) written by novelist Junichiro Tanizaki (1886-1965) containing "haiku" poems describing his sense of uneasiness during the Pacific War is photographed at Tezukayama University's library in Nara City on July 4, 2014. (Kyodo)