Shogakukan Nonfiction Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2011) grand prize
Takayasu Ogura
オグラ タカヤス
Ogura Takayasu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-07-09 （Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, non-fiction writer, newspaper reporter
- Active Years
- 1988-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwansei Gakuin University | Faculty of Sociology | — | — | — | Japan |
| Shiga Prefectural Torahime High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kwansei Gakuin University
Faculty of Sociology
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Japan
Shiga Prefectural Torahime High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Shogakukan Nonfiction Award | The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| 2011 | Mizuno Sports Writer Award (Top Prize) | The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed | — | Mizuno | winner |
| 2014 | Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award — Correspondent Category | — | 特派員部門 | Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) | winner |
Shogakukan Nonfiction Award
2011
Work:
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
winner
Mizuno Sports Writer Award (Top Prize)
2011
Work:
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
Organization:
Mizuno
Result:
winner
Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award — Correspondent Category
2014
Category:
特派員部門
Organization:
Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The First Sayuri Ichijo: The Rose That Fell in Kamagasaki
1999 non-fictionA reportage on a legendary woman from Kamagasaki.
marginalized communitieslabor and poverty
War and the People: What Happened in Iraq
2008 non-fiction / reportageReporting and analysis focusing on the Iraq War and local civilians' perspectives.
warinternational reportingcivilians
Minoru Omori: The Man Who Fought America (biography)
2011 biographyA biography depicting the life of Minoru Omori and his engagements with the United States.
biographyinternational relations
Shifting Death Penalty: America and Japan
2011 reportage / social commentaryExamines and compares the death penalty systems in Japan and the United States.
capital punishmentjudiciarysocial issues
The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
2012 biography / sports non-fictionChronicles the life and achievements of Rusty Kanokogi, a key figure in women's judo.
sportswomen's empowermentinternational exchange
Triple Agent: The Man Who Monitored Islamic Extremists
2015 non-fiction / reportageA non-fiction investigation into a man who monitored Islamic extremist groups.
terrorismintelligenceinternational relations
The Man Who Fell from the Sky: Tragedy of Africa's 'Slave Societies'
2016 international non-fictionA work reporting on structural human-rights issues and tragedies in Africa.
human rightsinternational developmenthistorical structures
A Century-Long Job: Compiling a Medieval Latin Dictionary
2019 reportage / cultural historyA record following the long-term project of compiling a medieval Latin dictionary.
scholarshipcultural preservationhistory of research
The Man Who Couldn't Be Lawrence: The Life of Hideki Okamoto Who Ruled the Arab World with Karate
2020 biography / sportsThrough Hideki Okamoto's life, examines the international exchange in martial arts.
martial artsbiographyinternational exchange
35th Love Letter
2024 non-fiction / reportageA non-fiction work depicting long-term events and human relationships.
human relationshipstimememory
Adaptations
- [Film] 35th Love Letter (2025)
Bibliography
- The First Sayuri Ichijo: The Rose That Fell in Kamagasaki
- War and the People: What Happened in Iraq
- Minoru Omori: The Man Who Fought America (biography)
- Shifting Death Penalty: America and Japan
- The Benefactor of Judo: The World Rusty Kanokogi Dreamed
- Triple Agent: The Man Who Monitored Islamic Extremists
- The Man Who Fell from the Sky: Tragedy of Africa's 'Slave Societies'
- A Century-Long Job: Compiling a Medieval Latin Dictionary
- The Man Who Couldn't Be Lawrence: The Life of Hideki Okamoto
- 35th Love Letter
Adaptations
- 35th Love Letter (film adaptation planned by Toei, scheduled 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fact-focused reportage stylejournalistic, field-reporting prose
- Recurring Motifs
- international reportingmarginalized peoplepower and citizens
Legacy
Recognized for sustained international reporting and non-fiction writing, recipient of multiple awards; has played a role in bringing social issues to public attention through journalism and reportage.
In Popular Culture
- The book '35th Love Letter' scheduled for film adaptation (Toei, planned for 2025)
Trivia
- In 2011 he won both the Shogakukan Nonfiction Award and the Mizuno Sports Writer Award (top prize) for 'The Benefactor of Judo'.
- In 2014 he became the first Japanese recipient of the Foreign Correspondents' Club (UK) Award in the correspondent category (per available sources).
- The book '35th Love Letter' is reported to be scheduled for theatrical release by Toei in March 2025.