Tablet linked to 'Manyoshu' entry found in Shiga

OTSU, Shiga Pref. (Kyodo) A famous poem from the "Manyoshu," the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient wooden tablet unearthed in 1997 in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, the local education committee said. The implement, a "mokkan," is the first such item found... [read full story]