A symposium on the writings of Haruki Murakami (author of Norwegian Wood, Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Kafka on the Shore) and the influence of his literature in Japan, the United States, and around the world. This symposium was a part of the UC Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies' 50th Anniversary program of events (http://ieas.berkeley.edu/cjs/). Co-sponsored by: Center for Japanese Studies, East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Townsend Center for the Humanities.