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Tatsuya Iwase

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Iwase Tatsuya

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1955-11-26 （Wakayama Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Journalist, Non-fiction writer
活動期間
1979年〜
所属
Member, pension oversight committee (appointed under Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications supervision), Member, Pension Operations and Organizational Regeneration Council (Cabinet Secretariat, appointed), Founding committee member, Japan Pension Service (appointed)

学歴

Toyo University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Philosophy
卒業年: 1979
国: Japan

受賞歴

Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
2004
対象作品: The Great Collapse of the Pension System
主催: Kodansha
結果: winner
Bungeishunju Reader's Prize
2004
対象作品: Vermilion Hall: Dismantle the Social Insurance Agency (published in Bungeishunju)
主催: Bungeishunju
結果: winner
Japan Essayist Club Prize
2020
対象作品: Judges Are Human Too: Between Conscience and Organization
主催: Japan Essayist Club
結果: winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Great Collapse of the Pension System

2003年 Non-fiction

An investigative non-fiction work exposing problems and administrative failures in Japan's pension system.

pension issuescritique of administrationsocial security

The Tragedy of Pensions: Why the Security of Old Age Disappeared

2004年 Non-fiction

Analytical reporting detailing structural problems in the pension system and their impacts.

administrationeconomicsinstitutional reform

Judges Are Human Too: Between Conscience and Organization

2020年 Non-fiction / Essay

An essayistic reportage reflecting on the judiciary, conscience, and organizational constraints.

judiciaryconscienceorganizational theory

Why Newspapers Are Not Interesting

1998年 Criticism / Non-fiction

A collection of criticism pointing out the nature and editorial problems within newspaper companies.

media criticismpress club systemjournalistic ethics

Kings of Kin: Konosuke Matsushita and the Century of National

2011年 Reportage / Corporate history

Non-fiction on Konosuke Matsushita and the corporate and personnel history surrounding Panasonic.

corporate historypersonnel affairsmanagement

Fox-Eyed: The Full Truth of the Glico-Morinaga Case

2021年 Non-fiction / Investigative reportage

Investigative reportage examining the Glico-Morinaga case, its chronology and involved persons.

unsolved casesinvestigative journalismsociety

全著作

  • Why Newspapers Are Not Interesting
  • I Deserve Death: Document on Noboru Takeshita
  • TALKING LOFT 3rd Vol.1
  • The Great Collapse of the Pension System
  • The Tragedy of Pensions: Why the Security of Old Age Disappeared
  • The Great Collapse of the Pension System: Complete Edition
  • How Much Does HR Actually Know?
  • Kings of Kin: Konosuke Matsushita and the Century of National
  • Document: The Personnel Struggle at Panasonic
  • Judges Are Human Too: Between Conscience and Organization
  • Fox-Eyed: The Full Truth of the Glico-Morinaga Case

作風・主題

文体
Investigative-reporting style emphasizing factsExpository and critical non-fiction
頻出モチーフ
structural problems of pensions and social securityconflict between organization and individualmedia criticism

評価・遺産

Recognized as a journalist who exposed and explained issues in Japan's pension system and media practices. His work influenced oversight and reform discussions on pensions, though some reporting provoked lawsuits and controversy.

豆知識

  • Won the Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize in 2004 for 'The Great Collapse of the Pension System'.
  • Also received Bungeishunju Reader's Prize for an article published in Bungeishunju.
  • Lost a defamation lawsuit related to an article on the Glico-Morinaga case brought by writer Hiroyuki Kurokawa.
  • Won the Japan Essayist Club Prize in 2020 for 'Judges Are Human Too'.