Murata wins Akutagawa literary award, Ogiwara wins Naoki Prize

Murata wins Akutagawa literary award, Ogiwara wins Naoki Prize

Hiroshi Ogiwara (L) and Sayaka Murata pose with their novels at a hotel in Tokyo on July 19, 2016, after being awarded the Naoki Prize and the Akutagawa Prize, respectively. Ogiwara, 60, won the prize for popular fiction for "Umi no Mieru Rihatsuten" (Barber Shop with View of Sea) while Murata, 36, was given the prize for up-and-coming authors for "Kombini Ningen" (Convenience Store Woman). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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