Writer Kawasaki wins Miura Ayako award

Writer Kawasaki wins Miura Ayako award

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese novelist Akiko Kawasaki, winner of the Miura Ayako literary award, is seen in front of a picture of novelist Ayako Miura and her husband Mitsuyo. Kawasaki, a Hokkaido native also engaging in dairy farming, won the award in November 2014. The one-off literary award was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miura's debut with her best-selling novel "Hyoten." (Kyodo)

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