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Takahiro Fukuda

ふくだ たかひろ

Fukuda Takahiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963 （Karatsu, Saga, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Karatsu, Saga (birth) → Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (residence)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Special needs school teacher
Active Years
2004-
Nominations
'Himitsu' shortlisted for the 50th Noma Juvenile Literature Award (2012)

Education

Hyogo University of Teacher Education
Graduate School of School Education / Special Needs Education
Degree: 修士（学校教育学）
Country: Japan
Completed graduate studies. Worked in special support education and served as a special needs school teacher.

Awards

Long-form Children's Literature Newcomer Award
2003
Work: Born into This Wonderful World
Organization: Japan Children's Literature Association
Result: Winner
Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award
2007
Work: Neppū
Organization: Kodansha
Result: Honorable Mention
Noma Juvenile Literature Award
2022
Work: Things Probably Nobody Knows
Organization: Noma Juvenile Literature Award
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Born into This Wonderful World

2004 Children's literature

Debut novel. A long-form children's story that examines meaning and hardship from a child's perspective.

coming-of-ageovercoming hardshipfamily

Neppū

2008 Children's literature

A work depicting adolescents. Received an honorable mention in the Kodansha Children's Literature Newcomer Award.

adolescencefriendshipchallenge

Himitsu

2011 Children's literature

A sensitive portrayal of children's secrets and conflicts. Shortlisted for the Noma Juvenile Literature Award.

secretsrelationshipsgrowth

Things Probably Nobody Knows

2021 Children's literature

A book about the little-known things children notice in their interactions with society and others. Winner of the Noma Juvenile Literature Award.

awarenesssocialitychild's perspective

Bibliography

  • Born into This Wonderful World
  • Neppū
  • Red-haired Lady Doctor Ann
  • Doctor Ann, An Emergency!
  • The Genius Lady Doctor Ann on the Move
  • Summer Reporter
  • Himitsu
  • Kohei, One Reversal!
  • Goodbye My Friend
  • I'm the Bodyguard!? Case Files (series)
  • Two People
  • Blue and Orange
  • Ghost Fish
  • Kana and Nanatsu's Secret
  • The Pot Family of Fairies (series)
  • Letters: Two Miracles
  • Don't Forget the Tennis Camp! Sports Story: Tennis
  • Things Probably Nobody Knows

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Accessible narrative voiceChild-centered perspective
Recurring Motifs
friendshipfamilycoming-of-agesecrets

Legacy

Drawing on experience in special needs education, he is praised for sensitively portraying children’s psychology and growth from their perspective. Debuted with a newcomer award for long-form fiction and has since received multiple children's literature awards; known for close ties with educational practice.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Children's Literature Association

Trivia

  • Born in Karatsu, Saga; resides in Nagasaki Prefecture.
  • Specialized in special needs education in graduate school and has worked as a special needs school teacher.
  • Debuted as a writer after winning the Long-form Children's Literature Newcomer Award with his debut novel 'Born into This Wonderful World'.