Akazome wins Akutagawa award, Naoki Prize goes to Nakajima

Akazome wins Akutagawa award, Naoki Prize goes to Nakajima

TOKYO, Japan - Authors Akiko Akazome (L) and Kyoko Nakajima pose for photo in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. Akazome was awarded the 143rd Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her work ''Otome no Mikkoku'' (The Anonymous Tip of a Virgin), while Nakajima was awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home). (Kyodo)

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