Haruki Murakami to host lockdown radio show in Japan www.theguardian.com

Novelist and well-known music enthusiast will present the Stay Home Special ‘to blow away some of the corona-related blues’Much-acclaimed Japanes novelist Haruki Murakami will host a radio special next week to try to lift the nation’s spirits under the coronavirus lockdown.
Called Stay Home Special, the show is named for the Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike’s recent plea for residents to stop going outside.
“I’m hoping that the power of music can do a little to blow away some of the corona-related blues that have been piling up,” Murakami wrote.
Regarded as a recluse in Japan, his shows have been the first time many fans have heard him speak.
“I thought it may be good to share such good times with other people while chatting over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee.”