Haruki Murakami's new novel

Haruki Murakami's new novel

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard reading "Books Murakami Haruki" (top) to advertise a special corner for the new novel by popular Japanese author is set up at the entrance of bookstore chain Sanseido's main shop in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on April 12, 2013. The new novel titled "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage" was released at midnight on April 11. It is Murakami's first novel in three years.

Scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo following air raids

Scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo following air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A bird's eye view of scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo after air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown.

Scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo following air raids

Scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo following air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A bird's eye view of scorched land in Jimbocho, Tokyo after air raids. The photo was taken in 1945, with its specific date unknown. (Kyodo)

Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

"Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, is displayed at bookstore chain Sanseido Co.'s store in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on the night of Feb. 23, 2017 ahead of its midnight release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

Murakami's 1st multivolume novel in 7 yrs goes on sale

"Kishidancho Goroshi" (Killing Commendatore), Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's first multivolume novel in seven years, is displayed at bookstore chain Sanseido Co.'s store in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on the night of Feb. 23, 2017 ahead of its midnight release. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo