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Minoru Yajima

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Minoru Yajima

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1930-07-18 （Nogata, Toyotama District, Tokyo Prefecture (now Nakano, Tokyo)）
死没
2022-04-26 （Hospital in Tokyo, Japan） 91歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan (birthplace and primary residence) → Gunma Prefecture (served at Gunma Insect Forest)

経歴

職業
Entomologist, Zoo director, Author, Radio commentator
活動期間
1957年〜2022年
所属
Gunma Insect Forest (Director, later Honorary Director), Tama Zoological Park (Director), Ueno Zoo (former Aquarium Director), Japan Hotaru Association (Honorary Chairman), Tokyo Zoological Park Society (Chairman)

学歴

Tokyo Gakugei University
Faculty of Education (Science)
期間: 〜1957
卒業年: 1957
国: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Education, science program (1957)

受賞歴

Tanahashi Prize
1980
主催: Japan Museum Association
結果: Winner
Commendation from the Minister of Education
1991
主催: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
結果: Winner
Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award
1998
対象作品: The Black Locust Grasshopper
主催: Shogakukan
結果: Winner
Zoology Education Award
2013
主催: Zoological Society of Japan
結果: Winner
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
2017
主催: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
結果: Winner
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award / Riso Education Foundation Prize
対象作品: The Black Locust Grasshopper
主催: Sankei Shimbun / Riso Education Foundation
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Black Locust Grasshopper

1998年 Children's natural science

A children's book presenting insect ecology and the enjoyment of observation. Award-winning.

insectsfield observationchildren's science

What Fireflies Taught Me

2000年 Nature / Ecology

An essay-style account of firefly ecology and the importance of their conservation.

firefliesconservationbiology education

Insect Notes

1983年 Natural science

An introductory work compiling field notes and explanations about insects.

field noteseducationentomology

Ants Raising Butterflies: My Insect Field Notes

2002年 Field notes / Essays

A field-notes style book based on observation and research, recording relations with organisms.

field notesnaturalistic observation

全著作

  • Collecting, Mounting and Rearing Insects (1961)
  • Science Album 2: The Cabbage White (1970)
  • How to Keep Insects (1973)
  • Insect Ecology Picture Book: Fun Observations (1974)
  • What Are Insects? (1975)
  • Insect Notes (1983)
  • The Black Locust Grasshopper (1998)
  • What Fireflies Taught Me (2000)
  • Ants Raising Butterflies: My Insect Field Notes (2002)
  • Mystery-Solving Insect Notes (2003)

作風・主題

文体
Plain, approachable toneFocus on observational recordsUse of photographs and diagrams
頻出モチーフ
insect ecologynature education for childrenconservation and coexistence

健康

  • Pneumonia (cause of death)
    2022年4月
    Passed away in April 2022 in a Tokyo hospital due to pneumonia

評価・遺産

Minoru Yajima made major contributions to nature education in Japan through children's insect books and zoo administration. He served for decades as a radio commentator on NHK, promoting public understanding and conservation of nature.

記念館・博物館

  • Gunma Insect Forest Gunma Prefecture, Japan

関連学会

  • Entomological Society of Japan
  • Zoological Society of Japan

大衆文化への影響

  • Known as a longtime respondent on NHK's 'Summer Children's Science Radio Consultation'
  • Familiar to a wide readership, including coauthorships with Leiji Matsumoto

豆知識

  • Participated as a respondent on NHK radio program 'Summer Children's Science Radio Consultation' from its start in 1984 until July 21, 2016
  • Founded the magazine 'Insectarium'
  • Co-authored 'Insect Fun Book' with Leiji Matsumoto