Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1997) award
Jinichi Matsumoto
まつもと じんいち
Matsumoto Jinichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-12-07 （Inariyama, Sarashina District, Nagano Prefecture (now Chikuma City), Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1968-2007
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Born-Ueda Memorial International Journalism Prize | — | — | Born-Ueda Memorial Prize Committee | winner |
| 1997 | Japan Essayist Club Award | Sleeping in Africa | — | Japan Essayist Club | winner |
| 2002 | Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association Award | Trajectories of Terrorists | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association | winner |
Born-Ueda Memorial International Journalism Prize
1994
Organization:
Born-Ueda Memorial Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Japan Essayist Club Award
1997
Work:
Sleeping in Africa
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
winner
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association Award
2002
Work:
Trajectories of Terrorists
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sky Painted Africa
1987 reportage / non-fictionA collection of reportage from various parts of Africa, depicting local lives and political situations.
Africaon-the-ground reportingpolitics
The Whites of Apartheid
1989 reportage / non-fictionReportage on white communities living under South Africa's apartheid system, exploring realities and conflicts.
apartheidracesociety
Jews and Palestinians
1995 non-fictionA book explaining the conflicts and historical background between Jews and Palestinians based on field reporting.
Middle Eastconflicthistory
Sleeping in Africa
1996 essay / reportageAn essay collection recounting experiences and reporting across Africa in an engaging style; highly regarded in Japan.
Africatravelhuman observation
Eating Africa
1996 essay / cultural reportageA reportage collection portraying societies and people through African food culture and daily life.
food culturedaily lifeAfrica
Kalashnikov
2004 non-fiction / conflict reportingA report tracing the relationship between firearms and conflict, especially the impact and history of the Kalashnikov rifle.
weaponsconflictinternational relations
Kalashnikov 2
2006 non-fictionSequel to the previous work, tracking how armed groups and gun flows affect regional societies.
armed groupstraffickingviolence
Africa Report: Failing States, Resilient People
2008 non-fictionA report on state collapse in Africa and the lives of people living through it; published by Iwanami Shinsho.
state failurehuman rightsrecovery
Bibliography
- The Sky Painted Africa
- The Whites of Apartheid
- Jews and Palestinians
- Sleeping in Africa
- Eating Africa
- Kalashnikov
- Kalashnikov 2
- Africa Report: Failing States, Resilient People
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- on-the-ground reportageconcise, fact-driven style
- Recurring Motifs
- daily life in Africaconflict and recoveryvoices of ordinary people
Legacy
Recognized as a leading African correspondent in Japan, he left a legacy of field-based reporting and influential books, honored with multiple journalism awards.
Trivia
- Graduate of the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law.
- Worked for Asahi Shimbun for many years, focusing on reporting and editing about Africa.