Kaiko Takeshi Nonfiction Award
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Edition 3 (2005) award
Akio Fujiwara
ふじわら あきお
Fujiwara Akio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-04-27 （Joban, Fukushima Prefecture (now Iwaki City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukushima Prefecture (birth) → Tokyo (raised / lived) → Johannesburg (foreign correspondent) → Mexico City (bureau chief) → Rome (bureau chief) → Koriyama (bureau chief)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1989-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Resource Development Engineering | 学士 | 1980s | Japan |
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Resource Development Engineering
Degree:
学士
Period:
1980s
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (originally Tōi Chihei / Far Horizons) | — | Shueisha | winner |
Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
2005
Work:
The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (originally Tōi Chihei / Far Horizons)
Organization:
Shueisha
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Boy Turned Into a Postcard
2005 Non-fiction (reportage) 320 pagesA collection of short non-fiction pieces based on field reporting in Africa, addressing famine, conflict, and the ethics of reportage.
warfaminejournalistic ethicsmarginalized communities
The Woman Buried by García Márquez
2007 Non-fiction (literary investigation) 280 pagesAn investigative non-fiction work probing the real-life woman believed to be the model for García Márquez's novel, exploring intersections of fiction and reality.
Latin American literaturetruth vs. fictionauthorial ethics
A Casual Trip to the Himalayas
2021 Reportage / Travelogue 200 pagesA travel reportage compiling reporting and essays from the Himalayas, depicting landscapes and local people.
travelnaturefrontier
Bibliography
- The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (2005, Shueisha)
- The Woman Buried by García Márquez (2007, Shueisha)
- The Truth of the Greek Crisis: On the Ground in a 'Bankrupt' State (2010, Mainichi Shimbun)
- The 'Beginning of the End' of Capitalism (2012, Shinchosha Selected Books)
- Dr. Yukawa, Did You Know About the Atomic Bombing? (2015, Shinchosha)
- New Edition: The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (2020, Hakurosha)
- A Casual Trip to the Himalayas (2021, Mainichi Publishing)
- The Drunken Climber: The Story of Higashiichiro Nagata (2023, Yama-to-Keikoku)
- The Classroom of Discrimination (2023, Shueisha Shinsho)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Reportage-style grounded in fieldworkCalm, observational narrationInvestigative approach that probes subjects' backgrounds
- Recurring Motifs
- frontiers and marginalized peopleissues of journalism and ethicsexcavation of history and memory
Legacy
A journalist known for meticulous reportage based on fieldwork. Drawing on experience as a foreign correspondent, he produced reporting and books that probe international issues and the real lives behind literary works.
Quotes
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The delicate nature of the photographer who committed suicide and the trajectory of a mind broken by war reporting are portrayed as an almost 'too perfect' narrative.
Source: 'The Death of a Photographer' — included in The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (2005)
Trivia
- Graduated from Hokkaido University Faculty of Engineering, then worked at Sumitomo Metal Mining before becoming a journalist.
- Served as a Mainichi Shimbun foreign correspondent in Johannesburg, Mexico City and Rome.
- Won the Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize for The Boy Turned Into a Postcard (2005).
- Retired from Mainichi Shimbun in 2021 and has worked as a contract reporter since.