Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (1990) award
Noboru Kojima
こじま のぼる
Kojima Noboru
Pen Names:
Noboru Kojima（Real name and pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-01-26 （Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 2001-03-27 age 74
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- writer, military historian, critic, journalist
- Active Years
- 1950-1990
- Memberships
- Member of Yokozuna Deliberation Council
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law | — | 修士 | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Japan
Attended Tokyo First High School and Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School before university. Studied diplomatic history under Yoshitake Oka.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | The Pacific War | — | Mainichi Newspaper Company | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize Executive Committee | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of the Purple Ribbon | — | — | — | 授与 |
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1966
Work:
The Pacific War
Organization:
Mainichi Newspaper Company
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1990
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize Executive Committee
Result:
受賞
Order of the Purple Ribbon
1993
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Pacific War
1966 Military historyA detailed military history of the Pacific War.
World War IIPacific WarMilitary history
December 8, Showa 16
1962 Military historyNarrates the path to the outbreak of war between Japan and America and the attack on Hawaii.
Pacific WarPearl Harbor attack
The Emperor
1974 BiographyA five-volume biography covering the life of Emperor Showa.
Emperor ShowaBiography
Battleship Yamato
1973 Military historyHistory and battles of the Battleship Yamato.
Battleship YamatoImperial Japanese Navy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed analysis of historical sources and realistic depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Tragedy of warConflict of military leaders
Legacy
Noboru Kojima is renowned as a Japanese military historian and regarded as a conservative commentator on Emperor Showa.
Trivia
- He was a giant of 190 cm height and 120 kg weight.
- He hated being misread as "Kojima Jo" and once punched an editor who did so.
- During Washington DC reporting for Bungei Shunju, he got angry when an editor failed to arrange laundry for his underwear.