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In pictures: Library named after novelist Haruki Murakami set to open in Tokyo
A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo. Take a look at the pictures here
September 26, 2021 16:10 IST
1 / 8A staff walks at the university's new international house of literature as known as The Haruki Murakami Library at Waseda University in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
2 / 8Japanese 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 The Haruki Murakami Library at the Waseda University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
3 / 8The new literary center opening next month on the Waseda University campus is no ordinary kind. It's designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, featuring the world of Murakami and his works. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
4 / 8Books of Haruki Murakami are displayed at the The Haruki Murakami Library. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
5 / 8Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami poses for media during a press conference on The Haruki Murakami Library at the Waseda University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
6 / 8Journalists visit the university's new Haruki Murakami Library at Waseda University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
7 / 8A man sits outside the new international house of literature known as The Haruki Murakami Library at the Waseda University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
8 / 8A view of The Haruki Murakami Library at Waseda University. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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