Last month, it was announced that Haruki Murakami would release a new full-length novel. True fans, also known as “Harukists” may note that the title for the upcoming work is the same as one of the author’s past “failures.” Harukist
Daniel Morales joins the show to decipher clues as to what is going on. Later,
Patrick St. Michel and
Shaun McKenna discuss their thoughts on a BBC documentary on controversial J-pop titan Johnny Kitagawa.
Hosted by
Shaun McKenna and produced by
Dave Cortez.
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Photo: Novelist Haruki Murakami (right) receives an award for artistic contribution at Waseda University in 2021. | KYODO
