Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1983) award
Sakuya Fujiwara
ふじわら さくや
Fujiwara Sakuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-01-14 （Sendai, Miyagi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Sendai, Miyagi → Hyesan (then under Japanese rule, Korea) → Ulanhot, Manchuria → Dandong, China → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Essayist, Non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1962-
- Affiliations
- Jiji Press, Bank of Japan, Hitachi Research Institute, Fujitsu Learning Media, The Mainichi Newspapers / Mainichi Newspapers Holdings, Tohoku Electric Power (Auditor)
- Memberships
- Oyake Soichi Nonfiction Prize (selection committee member), Japan Fashion Association - Cinema Dream Club (recommendation committee member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | French Department | — | 〜1962 | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ French Department
Period:
〜1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan Essayist Club Award | Friends of Seibo Hospital: What Hepatitis Patients Learned | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
Japan Essayist Club Award
1982
Work:
Friends of Seibo Hospital: What Hepatitis Patients Learned
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Friends of Seibo Hospital: What Hepatitis Patients Learned
1982 Non-fictionA non-fiction account reflecting on illness and life through interactions with hepatitis patients at Seibo Hospital.
HealthcareIllness and deathPatient perspective
Manchuria: A Little Citizen's War Memoir
1984 Non-fiction / MemoirReflects on childhood experiences in Manchuria, depicting life and family memories during wartime.
War experiencesRepatriationMemory
The Heart That Watches Over Death
1987 Essay / Non-fictionEssays contemplating human life through experiences of end-of-life care and medical settings.
End-of-life careViews on death and lifeMedical ethics
Diary of a Deputy Governor of the BOJ: The Real Face
2003 Non-fiction / MemoirA retrospective work summarizing experiences as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan and perspectives on economic policy.
EconomicsMonetary policyJournalism and administration
Bibliography
- Friends of Seibo Hospital: What Hepatitis Patients Learned
- Manchuria: A Little Citizen's War Memoir
- The Heart That Watches Over Death
- Scenes with People
- With Business Books as Snacks
- The True Faces of BOJ Governors - Columns
- Columns Entangled with Books
- Winds of Manchuria
- Rumors and Personal Critiques
- Changing Offense and Defense: The Economic Reporter Who Became Deputy BOJ Governor
- My Wanderings: From Manchuria to Honshikicho
- Diary of a Deputy Governor of the BOJ: The Real Face
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, accessible proseMixture of reportage-based factual description and personal memoir
- Recurring Motifs
- War and repatriation memoriesHealthcare and end-of-life careObservation of people and social critique
Legacy
Based on his skills as a journalist, he presented wartime experiences, medical care, and economic observations to the public through non-fiction and essays. In later years he served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan and held corporate posts, earning recognition as a bridge between media and policy.
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayist Club
Archives
- Bank of Japan - Lectures & Press Conferences archive (related to Sakuya Fujiwara)
Trivia
- Escaped from Ulanhot in Manchuria shortly before the Soviet invasion in 1945.
- Won the Japan Essayist Club Award in 1982 for 'Friends of Seibo Hospital'.
- Has the unusual career path of becoming Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan after a career as a journalist.