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Direct Talk

7:28 PM to 7:43 PM
Monday 8 June
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Otani Akira's book 'The Night of Baba Yaga' won the UK's prestigious Dagger Prize for crime fiction in translation, a first for a Japanese author, in 2025 - she shares the inspiration behind her work.

Direct Talk airs on NHK World - Japan HD at 7:28 PM, Monday 8 June.
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