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Tim Odagiri
Dec 4, 20203 min read
That Time When a Novelist Tried to Take Over Japan
On November 25, 1970, world-famous Japanese author, actor, and model Mishima Yukio (三島由紀夫) attempted a military coup d’état with the goal...
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