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Japan has 12 different literary prizes for mystery writers

[UPDATED: 2-12-2018]
Japan has 12 different prizes for mystery writers including The Agatha Christie Award, which was launched in 2010 on the 120th anniversary of Agatha Christie’s birth for unpublished novels. The first winner was Akimaro Mori for The Black Cat Takes a Stroll

Some other notable prizes include: the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, the Edogawa Rampo Prize and the Honkaku Mystery Award.  
Japan has 12 different literary prizes for mystery writers Posted by Richard Nathan