Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1961) award
Masanori Ito
いとう まさのり
Itō Masanori
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-10-18 （Mito, Ibaraki, Japan）
- Died
- 1962-04-21 age 72
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, military commentator, newspaper editor, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1913-1962
- Affiliations
- Jiji Shimpō (director, editorial manager, president), Domei News Agency (advisor), Kyodo News (first chairman), Chunichi Shimbun (editorial director), Sangyo Keizai Shimbun / Sankei (editorial director), Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association (first chairman), Keio University (lecturer)
- Memberships
- Kuroshio-kai (naval reporters group)
- Influenced
- Ichiro Hando
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Department of Finance (Keio) | Faculty of Economics | — | — | Japan |
Keio University
Department of Finance (Keio)
/ Faculty of Economics
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Keio University (department of finance) and joined the Jiji Shimpō newspaper.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Newspaper Culture Award | — | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Japan Literary Promotion Association | 受賞 |
Newspaper Culture Award
1956
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1961
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Last of the Combined Fleet
1956 military historyA history of the Combined Fleet during the Pacific War, detailing battles and command decisions. Written for general readers; it became a bestseller and has been reprinted multiple times.
navywar historycommand and battles
Thinking of the Great Navy
1956 military commentary / reminiscenceA collection of essays reflecting on the history and rise/fall of the navy, written from the viewpoint of a journalist well versed in naval affairs.
navyreminiscencemilitary thought
History of the Rise and Fall of the Military Cliques Vol.1
1957 military historyVolume 1 of a series analyzing the formation and rise of military cliques from the Russo-Japanese War era onward.
military cliquesmodern Japanese historymilitary and politics
History of the Rise and Fall of the Military Cliques Vol.2
1958 military historyVolume 2 of the series, covering the formation of military cliques in the Shōwa period.
military cliquesShōwa era historymilitary policy
The End of the Imperial Army Vol.1
1959 military historyVolume 1 of a series on the end of the Imperial Japanese Army, examining its course from tactical and strategic perspectives.
armywar historystrategy
The Glory of the Combined Fleet
1962 military historyA book summarizing the glory and combat record of the Combined Fleet, combining historical research with narrative accessible to general readers.
navyglorywar history
Bibliography
- Submarines and Submarine Warfare
- From Destruction to Construction
- The Struggle of Reform
- The Washington Conference and After
- Assumed Enemy Nations
- Kato Takamaro (Vols. 1 & 2)
- Disarmament?
- US-Japan Navies and Disarmament
- Gaze Toward America
- Twenty Years in Newspaper Life
- Thoughts on the Great Naval Battles of the World
- Fifty-Year History of Newspapers
- Memories of Tsuneko
- The Last of the Combined Fleet
- Thinking of the Great Navy
- History of the Rise and Fall of the Military Cliques (3 vols.)
- The End of the Imperial Army (5 vols.)
- The Glory of the Combined Fleet
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic concise prosefact- and source-focused narrationexpert military-analytical tone
- Recurring Motifs
- navywar historymilitary organization and policy
Legacy
As a journalist and military commentator familiar with the navy, he helped popularize wartime history. After the war he worked on rebuilding news agencies and shaping press ethics. His wartime histories, notably 'The Last of the Combined Fleet', have been widely read and reprinted. He was honored with awards such as the Newspaper Culture Award and the Kikuchi Kan Prize.
Academic Societies
- Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Archives
- National Diet Library
In Popular Culture
- Influenced the postwar popularization of military history and war memoirs
Quotes
-
a "friend of the navy"
Source: Self-described / biographical accounts
Trivia
- Called the "Great Navy Reporter"
- Gained fame for a scoop at the Washington Naval Conference regarding the abandonment of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
- Served as the first chairman of Kyodo News and worked on its postwar reconstruction
- Received the Newspaper Culture Award (1956) and the Kikuchi Kan Prize (1961)