Haruki Murakami, one of Japan's best-known novelists, hit the airwaves Friday night, encouraging radio listeners across the country through his talk and by playing his favorite songs amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has forced people to limit social interaction."I would like to help a little to blow away some coronavirus-related blues by using the power of music," Murakami said at the start of the program.Since the program was recorded in his study using his own record player, it might sound a little different, said the 71-year-old perennial contender for the Nobel Prize in literat…READ FULL ARTICLE
