Japanese writer Ryo Murakami died on October 17. In Belarus, five of his numbers are recognized as capable of harming national interests. Could he have imagined that his works, in which he explored the dark sides of Japanese society, would be considered a threat to the country? How exactly could a Japanese writer threaten Belarus? Behind this absurdity there is a very real logic and we already know it, writes Nadezhda Gortskaya, deputy director of the Belarusian Council of Culture, in a column for "Mirror". link not working? Try it, from Belarus - with a VPN. Download our app for Android or iOS.

Japanese writer Ryo Murakami died on October 17. In Belarus, five of his numbers are recognized as capable of harming national interests. Could he have imagined that his works, in which he explored the dark sides of Japanese society, would be considered a threat to the country? How exactly could a Japanese writer threaten Belarus? Behind this absurdity there is a very real logic and we already know it, writes Nadezhda Gortskaya, deputy director of the Belarusian Council of Culture, in a column for "Mirror". link not working? Try it, from Belarus - with a VPN. Download our app for Android or iOS.