Fans mark the release of new Haruki Murakami novel at a midnight event in Tokyo
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People attend a countdown event to receive copies they pre-purchased, of Haruki Murakami's new book, titled "The Tale of KAHO" after the clock strikes midnight, at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)People count down during an event to receive copies they pre-purchased, of Haruki Murakami's new book, titled "The Tale of KAHO" after the clock strikes midnight, at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Atsushi Watanabe, a college student from Hadano, southwest of Tokyo, receives a copy of Haruki Murakami's new book titled "The Tale of KAHO" minutes after the clock struck midnight during a countdown event at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)A man receives a copy of Haruki Murakami's new book titled "The Tale of KAHO" minutes after the clock struck midnight at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)Bookstore staff prepare a countdown event for their customers to receive copies they pre-purchased, of author Haruki Murakami's new book titled "The Tale of Kaho," at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
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People attend a countdown event to receive copies they pre-purchased, of Haruki Murakami's new book, titled "The Tale of KAHO" after the clock strikes midnight, at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)