, born 1977, is a

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novelist. She was born in

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and studied Art at

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before dropping out and going on to study at the

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. In 2000 she won the 37th

Bungei Prize The is a Japanese literary award given by publishing company Kawade Shobō Shinsha , formerly , is a publisher founded in 1886 in Japan. It is headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It publishes the magazine '' Bungei'' and admini ...

for her novel, ''You Love Us'', though the title has since been changed to ''Made in Japan''. In 2003 she was nominated for the 16th

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for her novel, ''Sekai ga Hajimaru Asa''.

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