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I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory.

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There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real. That is my world, you could say.

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When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It's like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly.

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You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.

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Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual.

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I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.

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It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

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In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.

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If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.

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Biography

Nationality: Japanese

Type: Writer

Born: January 12th, 1949

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