A decades-long series of essays by award-winning Japanese author Mariko Hayashi have been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most essays published in the same magazine by an individual, the magazine's publisher said Wednesday.Essays in the series, now carried under the title "Yofuke no Nawatobi" (Late Night Jump Rope), had appeared in Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine a total of 1,655 times as of July 2 since the series began in 1983, according to Bungeishunju Ltd."I am very glad to have continued (writing) for 37 years, although there were difficult times as I lacked stories," Hayash…READ FULL ARTICLE
