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Frederic Dannay and his wife Rose, strolling on Shinjuku Dori one Sunday, when it was closed to traffic. Dannay is better known by the pen name Ellery Queen, which he shared with his cousin, Manfred Bennington Lee. This photo was probably taken in 1977.
Dannay talking with fellow crime writer Seichō Matsumoto.
Frederic and Rose were shown around Japan by another crime writer, Shizuko Natsuki, who was the sister of Frederic's publisher in Japan, Kozo Igarashi.
Last year, a thank you letter to Natsuki, typed by Rose, and a handwritten letter to her from Frederic, clarifying some comments he made about crime writing, came to light. https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/655977/
If you can't make them out from the picture, the Nishinippon Shimbun has kindly published the text in full, and added translations, which you can find by clicking on the link and looking at the last pages. https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/655977/
According to Rose's son, Dale Koppel, she had been instrumental in getting Frederic out to Japan. Natsuki kept in touch even after Frederic died, and Koppel has an account of a later visit he made with his mother at Natsuki's invitation. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-05-17-9805070378-story.html
