{"id":3881,"date":"2009-02-27T21:03:48","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T21:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=3881"},"modified":"2009-02-27T21:03:48","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T21:03:48","slug":"daily-yomiuri-roland-kelts-comments-on-haruki-murakamis-israel-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/02\/27\/daily-yomiuri-roland-kelts-comments-on-haruki-murakamis-israel-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Yomiuri:  Roland Kelts comments on Haruki Murakami&#8217;s Israel speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanamericabook.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plasticbamboo.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/japanamerica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a>In a special column in today&#8217;s <em>Daily Yomiuri<\/em> (<strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/features\/arts\/20090227TDY13001.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Haruki Murakami:\u00a0 Japan&#8217;s 21st-Century Cultural Ambassador<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong>), <a href=\"http:\/\/japanamerica.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Roland Kelts<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Osaka-shi, 1998-99)<\/strong>, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanamericabook.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Japanamerica<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, comments on <a href=\"http:\/\/japanamerica.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/haruki-murakami-on-side-of-egg.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Haruki Murakami&#8217;s<\/strong> speech<\/a> regarding his recent acceptance of a literary award in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Roland also has a new <strong>&#8220;Soft Power\/Hard Truths&#8221;<\/strong> column out today, this one titled <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/dy\/features\/arts\/20090227TDY14001.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Cosplayers a breath of fresh air for D.C.<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also, here are upcoming speaking dates in NY for Roland:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mar 10th<\/strong>, New York, NY, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ny.us.emb-japan.go.jp\/\">The Consulate General of Japan in New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar 12th<\/strong>, New York, NY, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japansociety.org\/krazy\/index.cfm\">The Japan Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar 22nd<\/strong>, New York, NY, <a href=\"http:\/\/jetaany.org\/authors\/\">JETaaNY Author Showcase (*RSVP required)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a special column in today&#8217;s Daily Yomiuri (&#8220;Haruki Murakami:\u00a0 Japan&#8217;s 21st-Century Cultural Ambassador&#8220;), Roland Kelts (Osaka-shi, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, comments on Haruki Murakami&#8217;s speech regarding his recent acceptance of a literary award in Israel. 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