The author of Some Prefer Nettles, FTP, identify this Japanese author of Diary of a Mad Old Man and The Makioka Sisters.
His involvement with Tokyo's S&M scene yielded the short stories Akuma and A Springtime Case.  His Western influences prompted him to translate Lady Windermere's Fan into his native language, while the early short story "The Tattooer," reflects his love of Poe.  He tells the story of Joji, who loves a European-looking waitress, in the novel Naomi, while his more traditional works include the sextet The Gourmet Club, Quicksand, and 1956's The Key.  The author of Some Prefer Nettles, FTP, identify this Japanese author of Diary of a Mad Old Man and The Makioka Sisters.
His involvement with Tokyo's S&M scene yielded the short stories Akuma and A Springtime Case.  
Jun'ichiro Tanizaki