Shinchosha Publishing published Murakami's novel "1Q84" in Japan on May 29, 2009. "1Q84" is pronounced "ichi kyū hachi yon", the same as "1984", as "9" is also pronounced "kyū" in Japanese. The book was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2011. However, after the 2012 anti-Japanese demonstrations in China, Murakami's books were removed from sale there, along with those of other Japanese authors. Murakami criticized the China–Japan political territorial dispute, characterizing the overwrought nationalistic response as "cheap liquor" which politicians were giving to the public. In April 2013, he published his novel "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage". It became an international bestseller but received mixed reviews.