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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...
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 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.
French president of Chanel Japan pens novel about...
Chanel Japan President Richard Collasse stands near the sea in the Moune district of Kesennuma. The area, which was also used for a scene in his novel, suffered major damage as a result of the tsunami. (Photo: Norito Kunisue)
“What the …! This can’t be true! Tell me it’s not true,” gasped Yutaka, his face twitching in disbelief.
ANIME NEWS: Komatsu's 'Virus' finally published in...
Science fiction writer Sakyo Komatsu (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
"Virus: The Day of Resurrection," the classic novel by science fiction giant Sakyo Komatsu, has been published in English--48 years after it debuted in 1964.
Dogged research behind desire to write...
Mayama plays the soundtrack from the film "The Last Samurai" in the background when writing his "Hagetaka" novels. (Photo: Yoshinori Toyomane)
Novelist Jin Mayama was at a Tokyo restaurant with more than 30 people from the publishing industry on the evening of Jan. 17. His novel "Corruptio," which depicts Japanese...
Author Morio Kita, of 'Doctor Mambo' fame, dies at...
Morio Kita in October 2010 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Morio Kita, an author known both for serious novels and light essays, died of an intestinal obstruction on Oct. 24. He was 84.
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.”
Kyoto wooing tourists through a novel and iPhone app
The cover page of Novel Navi (Chieko Hara)
Visit sites featured in Higashi Moriyama's novel, and you can score points in a new interactive iPhone app that Kyoto is using to try to lure tourists to the former imperial...
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