``Big scale'' ``Like an older brother'' Voices of condolence on the news of Ryu Murakami's death

On the 23rd, when the news of author Ryu Murakami's death was announced, condolence comments poured in from his close friends and friends.

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Masahiko Shimada, who served on the Akutagawa Prize selection committee along with Murakami, posted on Official X (former Twitter), ``I loved the large-scale, alarmist novels you wrote.'' He described the deceased as ``the playboy of the century,'' and added, ``I'm sure he'll do a lot of things in the afterlife, but for now, I'd like to say hello to Mr. Nakagami (Kenji).''

Musician Motoharu Sano also mentioned on his Facebook page that he was ``like an older brother by four years.'' ``Ryu Murakami's novels have a unique theme that spreads the pain of individuals to the state of cities and nations.That resonated with me.Although I can no longer meet him in person, the resonance in my heart continues.''

Murakami appeared as an interviewer on TV Tokyo's ``Cambrian Palace'' for 20 years from 2006 to March of this year. The station never took a break from the program and invited more than 1,000 guests, mainly business executives, and commented, ``The author brought out a variety of stories with his sharp perspective and created an economics program like no other.We would like to express our utmost gratitude.''