Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (1995) award
Shoko Egawa
エガワ ショウコ
Egawa Shoko
Pen Names:
Shoko Egawa（Real name and professional journalist name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-08-04 （Suginami, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1982-2025
- Memberships
- Member of Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | ～1982年 | Japan |
Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
School of Political Science and Economics
Period:
～1982年
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Japan
Graduated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | Works related to reportage on Aum Shinrikyo | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1995
Work:
Works related to reportage on Aum Shinrikyo
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
2200 Days Pursuing Aum Shinrikyo
1995 ReportageA reportage work tracing the realities of the Aum Shinrikyo cult.
Aum ShinrikyoCultCrimeSocial Issues
The Sixth Victim: The Nabari Poisoned Wine Murder Case
1994 Non-fictionA book arguing the innocence of those convicted in the Nabari poisoned wine case.
False accusationIncidentSocial Issues
Disappeared in the Pyroclastic Flow
1992 Non-fictionA work on the volcanic disaster of 1991.
DisasterVolcanoNon-fiction
Bibliography
- The Structure of False Accusation: 'It was You Who Did It'
- The Messiah's Ambition: Pursuing Aum Shinrikyo
- Yokohama: Human Report on the Abduction of a Lawyer's Family
- 2200 Days Pursuing Aum Shinrikyo
- Courtroom Accounts of the Aum Shinrikyo Trials Vol.1-2
- The Full Truth of the Abduction and Murder of the Sakamoto Lawyer Family
- Captive of the Soul: Why the Aum Incident Happened
- We Were Also Truant
- Jobs Helping People: Records of 37 People Who Found Purpose in Life
- Portrait of Father and Daughter
- What is Courage?
- Mokakichi Becomes a Volunteer Dog: From a Family Pet to the Community
- Cults Are Right Next Door - Young People Drawn to Aum
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ReportageNon-fictionInvestigative journalism
- Recurring Motifs
- Social issuesReligious issuesFalse accusationJusticeHuman rights
Legacy
Shoko Egawa is recognized as a journalist who rigorously pursued social issues through her coverage of Aum Shinrikyo. Her works have contributed to the understanding of false accusations and religious issues in society.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
Quotes
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The defense team's refusal to submit an appeal brief was clearly an attempt to prolong the trial as much as possible.
Source: Shoko Egawa Journal, September 9, 2007 (2007)
Trivia
- Shoko Egawa has been described as a 'moe mature woman'.
- She survived an attack involving phosgene gas.
- She serves as a specially appointed professor at Kanagawa University, School of International Japanese Studies.