Winner of Naoki literary prize attends award ceremony

Winner of Naoki literary prize attends award ceremony

Novelist Kanako Nishi, whose book "Saraba!" (Farewell!) won the 152nd Naoki Prize for popular fiction, reacts at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2015. The prestigious Naoki award, named after popular writer Sanjugo Naoki, was created in 1935. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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