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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese novelist.

Yokoyama specialized in mystery novels. He worked constantly during the first three days of 2003 and received a heart attack and subsequent hospitalization on the fourth.

His best-selling work was Doki.

He is known for his career as journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

 for the Jomo Shimbun

Jōmō Shimbun

Jōmō Shimbun is the regional daily newspaper published in Gunma prefecture, Japan.It was established in 1887 and has a circulation of 311,534...Hideo Yokoyama, a novelist, had worked for the Jōmō Shimbun as a journalist for 12 years.-External links:...

, the regional paper in Gunma.

Works

• Doki
• Half a Confession
  Half a Confession
  is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.-Cast:* Akira Terao: Soichiro Kaji* Mieko Harada: Keiko Kaji* Hidetaka Yoshioka* Mayu Tsuruta* Kyohei Shibata* Kirin Kiki: Yasuko Shimamura...
  
  (Han'ochi)
• Climber's High
  Climber's High
  is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Masato Harada.-Awards and nominations:51st Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masato Sakai-External links:...
  
  
• Shindo Zero

External links

• Doki (translated into Mandarin Chinese) - Google Books