Mieko Kawakami wins Akutagawa literary prize

Mieko Kawakami wins Akutagawa literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Mieko Kawakami, winner of the 138th Akutagawa Prize, speaks to reporters at Tokyo Kaikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after she was declared recipient of the prestigious literary award for new fiction writers for her work ''Chichi to Ran'' (Breasts and Egg).

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