Tomoka Shibasaki, whose book “Spring Garden” (Haru no Niwa) was awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2014, will speak on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 7 p.m. at the Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles. Shibasaki often explores the various iterations of a single place throughout its existence through her storytelling. […]