Hisashi Inoue, a member of a regional revitalization program for the town of Kawanishi in Yamagata Prefecture and a researcher of the Chihitsudo Bunko library, on April 29 (Photo by Hideoki Kozuki) KAWANISHI, Yamagata Prefecture--A man here named Hisashi Inoue spends his days consumed by a search to excavate a slew of prized unpublished works by Japan's renowned writer of the same name. "My life is centered around Hisashi Inoue now," he says. "Doing research on him is like eating meals and washing my face to me." In late March this year, Inoue the researcher moved to the late author and playwright's hometown, tasked with identifying works by the writer housed in the Chihitsudo Bunko library not yet compiled into books. The project is part of a program to promote Kawanishi based on a governmental subsidiary program for local community revitalization across Japan.