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He returned to Kamakura in 1944, where he lived till his death in 1994 at the age of 100. He broke his thigh in an accident at home in 1983, and was hospitalized for the remainder of his days, although he kept writing from his hospital bed until well into the 90s. His grave is at the temple of
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in the 1930s but returned to Tokyo shortly afterwards. He served many years on the review committee for the
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However, Kojima established himself as a mainstream author with serious, adult-orientated stories, such as
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and the works of European authors. He was especially attracted to the works of
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The Similitude of Blossoms: A Critical Biography of Izumi Kyōka (1873-1939)
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The Similitude of Blossoms: A Critical Biography of Izumi Kyōka (1873-1939)
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to write favourably of Japan's war efforts in China. After
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Hutchinson, Rachael; Morton, Leith Douglas, eds. (2019).
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Kojima was born in the plebeian Shitaya district of
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