No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

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No recipients of prestigious Japanese literary awards

TOKYO, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on July 16, 2025, shows a notice board stating there are no recipients of the Akutagawa and Naoki literary prizes for the first half of 2025. It was the first time in 27 and a half years that both of the prestigious prizes were not awarded. (Kyodo)

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