Comedian Matayoshi receives award for coveted literary prize

Comedian Matayoshi receives award for coveted literary prize

Comedian Naoki Matayoshi (L) receives an award as one of two winners of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors at a Tokyo hotel on Aug.21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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