Akutagawa Prize winner Kawakami's CDs becoming popular
TOKYO, Japan - Orders for music CDs by singer-writer Mieko Kawakami have soared after she won the prestigious Akutagawa literary award on Jan. 16. Victor Entertainment Inc., the distributor of her CDs, said Jan. 18 that it received 6,000 orders for her three albums the previous day. Before that, sales totaled about 800 CDs for each album. The photo is the cover image of one of three CD albums she released after she debuted as a singer in 2002. (Kyodo)
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- ILEA000659895
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- 2008/1/18 00:00:00
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- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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- 1228 × 1228 pixel
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- 194.55(KB)*
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