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Seiji Fujii

ふじい せいじ

Fujii Seiji

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-07-03 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Non-fiction writer, Journalist, Part-time university lecturer, Radio personality
Active Years
1984-
Affiliations
Aichi Shukutoku University (part-time lecturer)

Education

Tokai High School
Period: 〜1984
Year of Graduation: 1984
Country: Japan
Active in social movements and reporting while in high school; published a book at graduation and debuted as a writer.

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Life Taken by Juveniles: The Struggle of Crime Victim Families

2002 Non-fiction / Reportage

A reportage based on interviews with victims' families, depicting post-crime realities and their views on justice and atonement.

Victims of crimeAtonementJustice and society

Why Corporal Punishment Doesn't Disappear

2013 Essay / Social issues

An analysis of corporal punishment in schools, exploring institutional and cultural reasons for its persistence.

Education issuesCorporal punishmentSchool reform

Okinawa Underground: Lives in the Red-light District

2018 Reportage / Social issues

A reportage focusing on Okinawa's red-light districts and the lives of people there, shedding light on marginalized aspects of local society.

Local communityProstitutionPoverty and livelihoods

Bibliography

  • Oi Kora! School — High School Students' Critique of Aichi's Management Education
  • Teacher, I Can't Live Anymore! Why the Girls Reconsidered Suicide
  • The 17-year-old Murderer
  • I Wanted to Kill Someone… A 17-year-old's Murder Experience: Shocking Reportage
  • The Logic of the Killed: Punishment and Rights Desired by Victims' Families
  • Why Corporal Punishment Doesn't Disappear
  • Okinawa Underground: Lives in the Red-light District
  • Perpetrator, Tell the Truth for the Dead: Why Did the Manga Café Worker in Nagoya Die?

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Reportage-focused non-fictionFact-driven prose based on reportingDocumentation and reconstruction emphasizing eyewitness accounts
Recurring Motifs
Juvenile crimeVoices of victims' familiesProblems in educationPunishment and social atonement

Legacy

Known for fact-based reportage that emphasizes victims' families' perspectives, Fujii has influenced public discussion on education and juvenile crime through his writings and media appearances.

Quotes

  • The death of the perpetrator is, for the victim's family, atonement.
    Source: Life Taken by Juveniles: The Struggle of Crime Victim Families (2002)

Trivia

  • Graduate of Tokai High School
  • Debuted by publishing a book at high school graduation
  • Served as a part-time lecturer at Aichi Shukutoku University
  • Has appeared regularly on radio programs such as TBS Radio