Suwa wins Akutagawa award, Matsui Naoki Prize

Suwa wins Akutagawa award, Matsui Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsushi Suwa (L) won the Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on July 17, while Kesako Matsui (R) was awarded the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction. The two awards are Japan's most prestigious in the literary field.

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