10 Books set in Tokyo: Reading the motley city 9 years ago You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us 8 Contemporary Japanese novelists (who aren’t Haruki Murakami)DateMarch 5, 2018In relation toAsian writingReaders vote Murakami as favourite for Nobel Prize in literature: Tokyo TimesDateSeptember 25, 2013In relation toAuthorsNobel literature crown again eludes Japan’s hope, Haruki MurakamiDateOctober 9, 2015In relation toAuthors