Japanese writer Ryu Murakami has died
Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami died last Saturday at the age of 74, the Jiji Press agency reported. The author of Almost Transparent Blue and Coin Locker Babies won the Gunzo and Akutagawa prizes in 1976 for his debut novel, which sold about 3.5 million copies. The family held a private farewell ceremony.
Aziz Karimov