Copies of prize-winning novel "Hibana" to top 2 mil.

Photo shows Japanese comedian Naoki Matayoshi. Publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said Aug. 4, 2015, it will print 400,000 more copies of Matayoshi's novel "Hibana" (Spark), bringing the total number of copies above the 2 million mark amid robust sales after it won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in the previous month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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