Haruki Murakami

When it comes to publishing Haruki Murakami in...
Haruki Murakami’s books are on display with his poster at a book festival in Los Angeles in April. (Mariko Nakamura)
Best-selling author Haruki Murakami's latest novel is already a blockbuster in Japan. Once it is translated in English, it is bound to take the world by storm.
Haruki Murakami: I live an ordinary life
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Reclusive novelist Haruki Murakami surprised and delighted the audience when he opened up about several topics during his recent speech at Kyoto University. Smiling and...
Murakami: Storytelling of Russian masters a great...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KYOTO—Haruki Murakami reiterated his love for Russian masterpieces and 19th-century literature as an influence on his work during a rare public speech and interview on May 6...
Author Murakami acknowledges writing each character ...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KYOTO--Best-selling author Haruki Murakami gave a rare public interview here May 6 to talk mainly about his new novel and his relationship with a late friend, psychologist...
LITERARY LOOKING GLASS: 4 Murakami fans--4...
A tower made up of Haruki Murakami’s latest novel attracts readers at a bookstore. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A little more than a week since its arrival at bookstores in Japan, world-renowned writer Haruki Murakami’s first novel in three years has already sold more than 1 million...
New Haruki Murakami novel creates surge in...
Haruki Murakami's latest novel has created a surge in demand for "Years of Pilgrimage," particularly as performed by Lazar Berman. (Provided by Universal Music)
Literary giant Haruki Murakami can sell more than just books. Fans, who snapped up 1 million copies of his new novel in the first week alone, have also created a surge in...
BOOK IN FOCUS: Haruki Murakami's new novel...
Haruki Murakami's latest book, "Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi"  (Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage) (The Asahi Shimbun)
Because no information about Haruki Murakami's latest novel was released before it went on sale on April 12, its somewhat unusual title led to wide speculation among the public.
Fans pack stores for midnight release of Haruki...
Kazuki Yamashita, 20, holds up Haruki Murakami's new novel in Daikanyama Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 12 after becoming the first customer to buy it. (Makiko Ikenaga)
Eager fans of Haruki Murakami thronged bookstores around Japan for the midnight release of his new novel on April 12, with some of them even reading it cover to cover before...
BOOK REVIEW: New Murakami novel story of man who...
Haruki Murakami’s new novel, “Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi” is now in bookstores. (Makiko Ikenaga)
Haruki Murakami’s new book is the tale of a man who tries to overcome his sense of loss and isolation, which has accumulated in the dark part of his heart.
Publisher prints record first run of new Murakami...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Major publishing house Bungeishunju Ltd. has prepared 500,000 copies in anticipation of high demand for Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, breaking the record of any first...
Murakami’s first novel in 3 years gets title,...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The legions of fans of literary great Haruki Murakami should circle April 12 on their calendars.
Boyhood cities abound with Haruki Murakami landmarks
A cage that used to house monkeys has been left standing at the Uchide park in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture. (Naoyuki Mori)
Novelist Haruki Murakami, a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature, never forgot his small-town roots growing up in two cities near Kobe, in western Japan.
Murakami’s first novel in 3 years to be published ...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Literary giant Haruki Murakami is set to release his first novel in three years in April, publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said Feb. 16.
VOX POPULI: Writer Saiichi Maruya’s rich legacy
Saiichi Maruya was a master speechwriter. The orator and author, who died in Tokyo on Oct. 13 aged 87, always maintained that the secret is to speak the truth without hurting...
Award-winning novelist Murakami: How to overcome...
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A prestigious award has honored Haruki Murakami, author of globally successful novels "1Q84" and "Norwegian Wood," for helping to foster international understanding.
Japan-related books disappear in Beijing; Chinese...
An image posted on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo shows workers at Canon Inc.'s factory protesting in Zhongshan, Guangdong province. (From the Internet)
Book lovers in Beijing looking for a copy of Haruki Murakami's latest best-seller “1Q84” will find themselves out of luck.
Novelist Murakami: Imagination leads to 'special...
A poster announces a lecture to be conducted by Haruki Murakami at the University of Hawaii. (Yu Yamada)
HONOLULU--Internationally acclaimed writer Haruki Murakami gave a lecture and reading to a standing-room only crowd at the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus.
Baseball links American infielder, Japanese...
Dave Hilton takes a mighty cut with the Yakult Swallows in 1978. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
When a young Dave Hilton strode to the batter's box at Jingu Stadium on Opening Day in 1978, little did he know that his actions over the next few minutes would set in motion a ...
Novelist Murakami has world of followers at his feet
Haruki Murakami (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
In Taiwan, there is the phrase “Very Murakami.” In China, there is “Absolutely Murakami.”
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