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There's a few points in the current article which don't match my experience of the novel:

despite the fact he never knew her real name and addressed her only as "Kiki."

In fact he didn't even know her call-girl name until Gotanda tells him.
the Dolphin Hotel has been ... and converted into a slick, fashionable, Western-style hotel

There's nothing to suggest that the old Dolphin Hotel was not also Western-style. I certainly assumed it was. Even in Japan, traditional inns are a specialty.
now a famous soap opera actor'

Gotanda is a famous actor also in film and commercials

— Hippietrail 16:11, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

The auhor of the References section has been highly critical of the book and has ailed to present a two sided opinion. Though not generally considered a classic, this novel has a lot to offer. Even if it didn't, it is against the Wikipedia policy to present a one sided argument.

I removed the whole passage as it is an opinion piece and not 'encyclopedic', but there is some useful info that can possibly be added to the article. Here[1] it is, for anyone willing to do that. --Dodo bird 10:45, 16 April 2006 (UTC)