Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday (December 17, 2024) that he was far from a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

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Tokyo (AFP) – Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

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Murakami, 72, graduated from the university’s former School of Humanities in 1975. During his seven years of college life, he opened the Peter Cat jazz cafe in Kokubunji, western Tokyo.