Murakami 'regrets' book portrayal of Japan town


Author’s novella suggests people of Nakatonbetsu are litterers.

BEST-SELLING novelist Haruki Murakami expressed regret on Feb 7 over his portrayal of a small Japanese town in a new story, after a passage suggesting residents habitually throw cigarettes from car windows left locals fuming.

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