Kikuchi Kan Award
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Edition 54 (2000) award
Atsuyuki Sassa
さっさ あつゆき
Sassa Atsuyuki
Pen Names:
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-12-11 （Azabu Zaimokucho, Azabu Ward, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-10-10 （Tokyo, Japan） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Police bureaucrat, Defense bureaucrat, Cabinet Secretariat bureaucrat, Critic, Author
- Active Years
- 1954-2018
- Memberships
- Japan Art Sword Preservation Society, Chairman, Japan International Rescue Action Committee, President, Japan Institute of International Affairs, Director
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law | Department of Political Science | 学士（法学） | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Political Science
Degree:
学士（法学）
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Japan
Political Science Course
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bungeishunju Reader's Award | Fall of Todai Yasuda Auditorium | — | Bungeishunju | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Japan Literary Promotion Society | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Seiron Prize | — | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1975 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1986 | U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1990 | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | — | — | — | 受章 |
Bungeishunju Reader's Award
1993
Work:
Fall of Todai Yasuda Auditorium
Organization:
Bungeishunju
Result:
受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2000
Organization:
Japan Literary Promotion Society
Result:
受賞
Seiron Prize
2007
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
2001
Result:
受章
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1975
Result:
受章
U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal
1986
Result:
受章
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1990
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fall of Todai Yasuda Auditorium
1993 Non-fictionDepicts the 72-hour siege and battle of the Todai Yasuda Auditorium incident.
Crisis managementPoliticsPolice
United Red Army 'Asama Mountain Lodge' Incident
1996 Non-fictionAnalysis and leadership of the United Red Army Asama Mountain Lodge incident. Also adapted into a movie.
TerrorismPoliceCrisis management
Adaptations
- [Film] The Asama-Sansō Incident
The Political Science of Crisis
1992 EssayPolitical science perspective on crisis management including Gulf War and Soviet collapse.
Crisis managementPolitics
Bibliography
- "Meguro Police Station Story: Officer Sassa's Patrol Diary" Bungeishunju, 1989.
- "United Red Army 'Asama Mountain Lodge' Incident" Bungeishunju, 1996.
- "The Political Science of Crisis" Shinchosha, 1992.
Adaptations
- Film 'The Asama-Sansō Incident'
Translations by Author
- Translation of 'Afterburn: The Continuing Battle of Intelligence' by Ladislas Farago
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Non-fictional realismAnalytical essay styleNarration using police documents
- Recurring Motifs
- Crisis managementPolice operationsPolitical intrigueCabinet security
Legacy
Atsuyuki Sassa was a Japanese crisis management critic and bureaucrat who authored numerous works and emphasized the importance of crisis management based on his extensive experience in police and defense ministries.
Academic Societies
- Japan Art Sword Preservation Society
- Japan Institute of International Affairs
In Popular Culture
- Character model in the film 'The Asama-Sansō Incident'
Quotes
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Reflect on your actions, Shintaro, but after all, you are still Shintaro.
Source: Catchphrase for Shintaro Ishihara's Tokyo gubernatorial election campaign (2007)
Trivia
- Atsuyuki Sassa coined the phrase 'crisis management'.
- He made a cameo appearance in the film adaptation of the 'Asama Mountain Lodge Incident'.
- He is descended from Sassa Munetsune, the model for the character Sasaki Sukesaburo in 'Mito Komon'.