Discovery shows how Mishima adopted pen name at just 16 (Source:The Asahi Shimbun)

November 12, 2016

Professor Hideaki Sato, a professor of Japanese literature from Kindai, made a comment on the discovery of a draft written by Yukio Mishima, a Japanese novelist who had been highly regarded around the world.
Assuring the authenticity of the draft, Prof. Sato regarded it so valuable as it could be considered the birth of pen name "Yukio Mishima".