▁T anno ▁and ▁Wat an abe ▁were ▁initially ▁not ▁very ▁close , ▁but ▁ur ged ▁together ▁by ▁their ▁mut ual ▁friend ▁K aw ai ▁Y osh itor a , ▁a ▁relationship ▁began . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁T anno ▁and ▁Wat an abe ▁married , ▁and ▁began ▁their ▁married ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁N ank ats u ▁labor ▁union ▁office ▁alongside ▁Wat an abe ' s ▁mother . ▁They ▁never ▁had ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁F uk ush ima ▁Pref ect ure ▁Category : J apan ese ▁commun ists ▁Category : J apan ese ▁femin ists ▁Category : J apan ese ▁social ists ▁Category : So cial ist ▁femin ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁bibli ography ▁of ▁Kim it ake ▁H ira oka , ▁pen ▁name ▁Y uk io ▁M ish ima , ▁includes ▁nov els , ▁nov ell as , ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁literary ▁ess ays , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁plays ▁that ▁were ▁written ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁contemporary - style , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁classical ▁Japanese ▁theatre , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁gen res ▁of ▁no h ▁and ▁k ab uki . ▁However , ▁although ▁M ish ima ▁took ▁them es , ▁titles ▁and ▁characters ▁from ▁the ▁no h ▁canon , ▁he ▁included ▁his ▁own ▁tw ists ▁and ▁modern ▁settings , ▁such ▁as ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁ball rooms , ▁which ▁start led ▁aud ien ces