Kawakami wins Akutagawa award, Sakuraba gets Naoki Prize

Kawakami wins Akutagawa award, Sakuraba gets Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Mieko Kawakami (R), winner of the 138th Akutagawa Prize, and Kazuki Sakuraba (L), winner of the Naoki Prize, pose for photographers at Tokyo Kaikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after they were declared recipients of the two prestigious literary awards. Kawakami, 31, won the Akutagawa Prize for her work ''Chichi to Ran'' (Breasts and Egg) and Sakuraba, 36, received the Naoki Prize for her work ''Watashi no Otoko'' (My Man)

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