Taiwan univ. to set up center on Japanese novelist Murakami

Taiwan univ. to set up center on Japanese novelist Murakami

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The facade of a coffee shop in Taipei bears the name "Shokakko" (small happiness) coined by internationally renowned Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in this photo taken on July 3, 2014, ahead of the planned establishment next month of a "Haruki Murakami Study Center" at Tamkang University on the outskirts of Taipei.

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