Kazuki Sakuraba wins Naoki literary prize

Kazuki Sakuraba wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuki Sakuraba, winner of the 138th Naoki Prize, speaks to reporters at Tokyo Kaikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after she was declared recipient of the prestigious literary award for her work ''Watashi no Otoko'' (My Man).

Kazuki Sakuraba wins prestigious Naoki Prize

Kazuki Sakuraba wins prestigious Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Kazuki Sakuraba, 36, who on Jan. 16 won the prestigious Naoki Prize for her work ''Watashi no Otoko'' (My Man).

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)

Kazuki Sakuraba wins prestigious Naoki Prize

Kazuki Sakuraba wins prestigious Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Kazuki Sakuraba, 36, who on Jan. 16 won the prestigious Naoki Prize for her work ''Watashi no Otoko'' (My Man). (Kyodo)

Kazuki Sakuraba wins Naoki literary prize

Kazuki Sakuraba wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuki Sakuraba, winner of the 138th Naoki Prize, speaks to reporters at Tokyo Kaikan in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after she was declared recipient of the prestigious literary award for her work ''Watashi no Otoko'' (My Man). (Kyodo)

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) (Kyodo)