Slightly but not really off topic:
Yukio Mishima was controversial for many things, including his far-right views, his bi/homosexuality and also the manner of his death, coming right after he tried to forcibly take over a SDF station as some sort of statement.
Pretty interesting writer, though. I can admire a person's writing without especially liking their work; Cormac McCarthy and Annie Proulx also come to mind here, although they have not yet begun to dress up like samurai. I don't really read any of their stuff for "fun" or even enjoyment. But they all have some nice tricks.
J. Nicolaysen
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"I value the opinion much more of a grand master then I do some English professor, anyways." Well really, who wouldn't?
We're all of us just bozos on the budo bus and there's no point in looking to us for answers regarding all the deep and important issues.--M. Skoss.