THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 23, 2021 at 20:15 JST
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, center, Chairman, President and CEO, UNIQLO CO., LTD. Tadashi Yanai, second right, and Kengo Kuma, right, the architect behind the Olympic stadium, and other university officials pose for media during a press conference on the university's new international house of literature as known as The Haruki Murakami Library" at the Waseda University Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in Tokyo. (AP Photo)
A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo as a spot for literary research, cultural exchange and a gathering spot for his fans. [Read More]
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