Kaiko Takeshi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2011) award
Takehide Mizutani
みずたに たけひで
Mizutani Takehide
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-03-18 （Kuwana, Mie, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Reporter, Photographer
- Active Years
- 2000-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia University | Faculty of Foreign Studies | Department of English | — | — | Japan |
Sophia University
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ Department of English
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines | — | Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize | Winner |
Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
2011
Work:
Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
Organization:
Kaikō Ken Nonfiction Prize
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
2011 Non-fiction / ReportageA reportage on Japanese who moved to the Philippines and live in poverty, examining their lives and the social backgrounds that led them to emigrate.
migrationpovertylives of expatriate Japanese
Escaping Elders: Japanese Betting Their Last Years on Moving to the Philippines
2015 Non-fiction / ReportageReports on elderly Japanese who move to the Philippines to live on their pensions, exploring motives, realities of life there, and associated issues.
aging societypensionsoverseas relocation
Adaptations
- [Documentary TV program] The Nonfiction (Escaping Elders) / 崔洋一 (2015)
I Wanted a Place to Belong: Japanese Working at Call Centers in Bangkok
2017 Non-fiction / ReportageA reportage about Japanese people working in Bangkok call centers, their work, lives, and desires for belonging.
labor migrationlonelinessworking abroad
Reportage: International Romance Scams
2023 Non-fiction / Investigative journalismAn investigation into international romance scams, detailing the scam structures, perpetrators and victims, and on-the-ground findings from field reporting.
transnational crimefrauddigital society
Bibliography
- Men Who Abandoned Japan: Destitute Japanese Living in the Philippines
- Escaping Elders: Japanese Betting Their Last Years on Moving to the Philippines
- I Wanted a Place to Belong: Japanese Working at Call Centers in Bangkok
- Reportage: International Romance Scams
Adaptations
- Fuji TV documentary based on Escaping Elders (supervised by Yoichi Sai)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ReportageOn-the-ground non-fictionReport-based narration
- Recurring Motifs
- overseas migration and marginalizationelderly livesinternational fraud and criminal structures
Legacy
Recognized for on-the-ground reportage based on long-term stays in the Philippines and other locales; his work has influenced reporting on expatriate Japanese and international issues and has been adapted into documentary media.
In Popular Culture
- Work featured on Fuji TV's 'The Nonfiction' documentary series
Trivia
- Traveled to Ukraine for frontline reporting in 2022 (late March to mid-May).
- Reported on international romance scams and traveled to Nigeria for field reporting.
- Twitter handle: @takehide1975