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Masaru Sato

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Sato Masaru

ペンネーム: Masaru Sato（Real name and commonly used pen name）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-01-18 （Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese, English, Russian, Czech, German, Latin, Greek, Korean
宗教
United Church of Christ in Japan (Calvinism) 1979年受洗 （洗礼名: Christian）
居住地歴
Shibuya, Tokyo → Omiya, Saitama (now Saitama City)

経歴

職業
Writer, Diplomat, Visiting Professor
活動期間
1990年〜
所属
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Theology, Doshisha University, Invited Visiting Professor, Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, Honorary Doctorate, Meio University
所属団体
Japan PEN Club
ノミネート
Shincho Documentary Prize (2005) finalist, Kodansha Non-fiction Prize (2006) nominee

学歴

Doshisha University
Faculty of Theology / Department of Theology
学位: 修士
期間: 1980年代初頭から1985年
卒業年: 1985
国: Japan
Master's degree in theology. Specialized in the study of Josef Lukl Hromadka.

受賞歴

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Special Prize
2005
対象作品: The State Trap
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Shincho Documentary Prize Finalist
2005
対象作品: The State Trap
主催: Shinchosha
結果: 最終候補
Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Prize Finalist
2006
対象作品: The Self-Destructing Empire
主催: Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Prize Committee
結果: 最終候補
Bungeishunju Reader's Prize
2008
対象作品: Negotiation Skills
主催: Bungeishunju
結果: 受賞
Shinsho (New Book) Award 6th Place
2010
対象作品: How We Train Our Brain
主催: Chuko Publishing
結果: 受賞
Shinsho Award 9th Place
2014
対象作品: The Secrets to Being Stronger
主催: Chuko Publishing
結果: 受賞
Shinsho Award 6th Place
2015
対象作品: Soka Gakkai and Pacifism
主催: Chuko Publishing
結果: 受賞
Bungeishunju Reader's Prize
2015
対象作品: New War Theory with ISIS
主催: Bungeishunju
結果: 受賞
Kinokuniya Jinbun Award 20th Place
2018
対象作品: How to Send Students to the Battlefield: Reading Hajime Tanabe's 'Demon's Kyoto University Lectures'
主催: Kinokuniya Bookstore
結果: 受賞
Tadao Umesao Mountain and Exploration Literature Award
2019
対象作品: Fifteen Summers
主催: Tadao Umesao Award Committee
結果: 受賞
Kikuchi Kan Prize
2020
対象作品: Fifteen Summers
主催: Kikuchi Kan Award Committee
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The State Trap

2005年 Non-fiction 350ページ

A military and diplomatic non-fiction work describing the experiences of a former diplomat.

DiplomacySpyingJapanese Politics

作風・主題

文体
LogicalDescriptiveAnalytical
頻出モチーフ
Diplomat's perspectiveSpy activitiesPolitical criticism

健康

  • Chronic kidney disease
    2020年代初頭から
    Severe condition requiring dialysis.
  • Prostate cancer
    2021年診断
    Underwent complete prostate removal surgery.
  • Coronary artery stent insertion
    不明
    Surgery to improve cardiac blood flow.
  • Bacteremia
    不明
    Hospitalized temporarily.

評価・遺産

Masaru Sato is highly regarded for his unique perspective drawing on his experience as a diplomat, authoring numerous acclaimed works on international politics and religion. His books have won multiple awards, and he contributes as an educator nurturing future generations.

関連学会

  • Japan PEN Club

引用

  • Conscious of the remaining time in life, he prioritizes his work as a writer.
    出典: Books and interviews

豆知識

  • Proficient in English and Russian for diplomatic negotiations.
  • He was nicknamed "Rasputin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
  • He was once confined in a cell next to death row inmate Hiroshi Sakaguchi in Tokyo Detention House.