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July 18

When was "Confessions of a Yakuza" (Junichi Saga) released?

I tried adding a short description and later found that there's no uniform "publication date" I've seen on Wikipedia and on other sites.

1. The Wikipedia page for Confessions of a Yakuza says it was released in 1991.
2. The author's Wikipedia page (Junichi Saga) says the book was published in 1989.
3. An entry on Google Books states thr book was published in 1995.
4. Its listing on the Internet Archive states its publication year as 1995.
5. In GoodReads, the book was saud to be originally published in London and Tokyo in 1991.

I tried checking, and the Internet Archive copy of the book states:

The original publication was in 1989, in Nihonggo. It was in 1991 when Kodansha International Ltd. published the book. I originally wanted to ask the question here, but I might let other people know of this concern.

Also, I still can't identify whether the book is fictional or not (i.e. biographical, or a fictional character in nonfictional world). RFNirmala (talk) 13:52, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

The original Japanese version was published in 1989. The translation was originally published in 1991, but under the title The Gambler's Tale (see here). The 1995 version (the "first paperback edition" from Kodansha) corroborates both of these dates, giving the publication date as 1989 and the copyright date for the translation as 1991. Dekimasuよ! 14:09, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you? Is it possible to help me in editing the articles accordingly? I can't edit much in the following days RFNirmala (talk) 14:57, 18 July 2024 (UTC)