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Document confirms warlord Nobunaga's abortive visit to Kyoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Professor Tsuguharu Inaba (L) of Kumamoto University speaks at a press conference in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2014, about the discovery of a document confirming an abortive plan by Oda Nobunaga, a powerful Japanese warlord in the late 16th century, to visit Kyoto in 1566 on a country-unifying mission.

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Foujita exhibition

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Visitors view an exhibition of Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita at the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art in Kumamoto City, southwestern Japan, on July 2, 2013.

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FOUJITA AND FRIENDS

LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA, Japanese painter and engraver (second from left) at a cabaret club with one of his outrageous models, Kiki of Montparnasse (far left), who was also Man Ray's lover. Date: 1886 - 1968

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JAPANESE ARM WRESTLING

LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA, Japanese painter and engraver (back right, with glasses and fringe), watching a game of arm wrestling, a favourite Japanese sport. Date: 1886 - 1968

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Tape recording of interview with master painter Fujita discovered

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2015, shows an audio tape with a recording of an interview with famed Japanese painter Tsuguharu Fujita at his home in Paris in 1956. Mitsuru Fukuda, who interviewed the late artist and his friend, wrote "at Mr. Fujita's home in Montparnasse, Paris, on the night of June 30, 1956" on the paper holder of the tape. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Friend of master painter Fujita's recalls friendship

Mitsuru Fukuda talks about famed Japanese painter Tsuguharu Fujita, a close friend of his, in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2015, holding an audio tape recording an interview he made with Fujita at the late artist's home in Montparnasse, Paris, on June 30, 1956, the year after the painter obtained French citizenship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Master painter Fujita's photo

This undated file photo shows famed Japanese painter Tsuguharu Fujita (1868-1968) who spent most of his life in Paris. An audio tape that recorded an interview with him has been found recently at his home in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo