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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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Winner of Naoki literary prize attends award ceremony

Novelist Kanako Nishi, whose book "Saraba!" (Farewell!) won the 152nd Naoki Prize for popular fiction, reacts at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2015. The prestigious Naoki award, named after popular writer Sanjugo Naoki, was created in 1935. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo