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Yu Miri wins top US literary award

Yu Miri Wins Top Us Literary Award

November 19, 2020

Yu Miri wins top US literary award

Yu Miri, a Japan-based Korean author, has won the US National Book Award for translated literature for her novel "Tokyo Ueno Station."

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Japan's Coast Guard says three of the nine crewmembers of a capsized South Korean fishing boat have been found. Two of them have been rescued, while the other's condition remains unknown.The ship was found overturned in waters about 200 kilometers north of the town of Okinoshima in Shimane...more

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A three-year prison term for former Japanese justice minister Kawai Katsuyuki has been finalized after he withdrew his appeal.Kawai was charged with distributing about 260,000 dollars to 100 local politicians and supporters to buy votes in the Upper House election in Hiroshima Prefecture two years...more

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Japanese pianists have been awarded the second and fourth prizes in the 18th Chopin international piano competition, one of the world's most prestigious classical music contests.The competition is held every five years in the Polish capital, Warsaw. The auditions of the 12 finalists ended on...more

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