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Keiichi Hayase

はやせ けいいち

Hayase Keiichi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-12-14 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
journalist, non-fiction writer, editor, professor
Active Years
1961-
Affiliations
Mainichi Shimbun, Aichi Mizuho University, Ryukoku University, Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University, Hokuriku Gakuin University

Education

Doshisha University
Faculty of Law
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: Japan

Awards

Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1982
Work: For a Long Life
Organization: Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

For a Long Life

1981 Non-fiction

A reportage-style nonfiction examining elder care and social welfare through on-site reporting.

elder carewelfaresocial policy

Long Afternoons: Days in a Women's Prison

1983 Non-fiction

Nonfiction portrayal of life inside a women's prison, based on direct reporting and human-focused narratives.

prisonrehabilitationmarginalized communities

Enduring Times: Paid Welfare in Musashino

1984 Non-fiction

On-site reporting on fee-based welfare facilities, delving into the lives of those involved and systemic issues.

welfare systemsaging societycommunity

The Cricket Moves to Tokyo

1985 Non-fiction

An essayistic nonfiction exploring people who move to the city and cultural contrasts between rural and urban life.

urbanizationrural-urban contrasthuman stories

Old Reporter Spirit: The Haruki Case at Aoyama Gakuin — The Conclusion After 45 Years

2018 Non-fiction

A long-term investigative report combined with the author's recollections, addressing press ethics and investigative journalism.

investigative journalismmedia ethicscase history

Bibliography

  • For a Long Life
  • Long Afternoons: Days in a Women's Prison
  • Enduring Times: Paid Welfare in Musashino
  • Lost Things
  • The Cricket Moves to Tokyo
  • The Women I Met
  • Career Change: When Men Hesitate and When They Leap
  • One-Man Town Planning
  • Times of Past Love: A Lady's Resume
  • Why Do People Dement?
  • Seiji Hirao, Changing and Unchanging
  • Until We Meet Again: The Nursing Home Called 'Golden Life'
  • Mastering Sushi
  • Masters of Ginza
  • The Ohmoto Attack: Sumie Deguchi and Her Era
  • Biographies of Eccentric Chefs
  • I Produce Impossible Tasks: The Legend of Shoichi Kotani
  • Working at St. Luke's Hospital
  • Old Reporter Spirit: The Haruki Case at Aoyama Gakuin — The Conclusion After 45 Years
  • Sushi: 12 Months (co-authored)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
reportage-styleconcise, evidence-driven prose
Recurring Motifs
marginalized communitieselderly and welfarecharacter portraits based on reporting

Legacy

Authored numerous on-the-ground nonfiction works highlighting welfare, prisons, and medical settings; contributed to public awareness and played leadership roles in journalism, publishing, and academia.