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Akutagawa Prize novelists Kawakami, Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show novelists Mieko Kawakami (L) and Kazushige Abe, who are both winners of the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize. It was learned Nov. 30, 2011, that Kawakami and Abe have tied the knot.

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Winners of Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuyo Kakuta (L), winner of the Naoki Prize, and Kazushige Abe, winner of Akutagawa Prize, shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 13. The prizes, which were named after the novelists Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Sanjugo Naoki, were launched in 1935 to encourage writers.

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Winners of Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuyo Kakuta (L), winner of the Naoki Prize, and Kazushige Abe, winner of Akutagawa Prize, shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 13. The prizes, which were named after the novelists Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Sanjugo Naoki, were launched in 1935 to encourage writers. (Kyodo)

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Akutagawa Prize novelists Kawakami, Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show novelists Mieko Kawakami (L) and Kazushige Abe, who are both winners of the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize. It was learned Nov. 30, 2011, that Kawakami and Abe have tied the knot. (Kyodo)