Woman reads "Run, Melos!" during novelist Dazai's birthday event

A woman reads out a climaxing part of Osamu Dazai's novel "Run, Melos!" during an event in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, on June 19, 2015, to commemorate the late Japanese author's 106th birthday. The northern Japanese city is Dazai's birthplace. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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