Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (2010) award
Eiji Sone
そね えいじ
Sone Eiji
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-01 （Hyogo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hyogo Prefecture, Japan → Cairo, Egypt (foreign correspondent) → Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan (reporting) → Osaka Prefecture (Hannan University employment)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, University professor, Documentary filmmaker, Broadcast reporter
- Active Years
- 1974-
- Affiliations
- RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, Hannan University, Faculty of International Communication (Professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | Faculty of Education | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
Faculty of Education
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45th Kikuchi Kan Prize | Reporting on Teshima (industrial waste coverage) | — | Kikuchi Kan Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Genkai Shuraku | — | Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Regional Era Film Festival Grand Prize | The Garbage Trouble on a Bountiful Island | — | Regional Era Film Festival | 大賞 |
| 1999 | Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Documentary Program Award) | From a Garbage Island to Democracy | — | Broadcasting Culture Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award (TV Reporting - Top Prize) | From a Garbage Island to Democracy | テレビ報道部門 | Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association | 最優秀賞 |
| 1998 | 24th Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award - Individual | — | — | Broadcasting Culture Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Waseda Journalism Award | — | — | Waseda University | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Broadcasting Professionals Association Grand Prix | — | — | Association of Broadcasting People | 受賞 |
45th Kikuchi Kan Prize
1997
Work:
Reporting on Teshima (industrial waste coverage)
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2010
Work:
Genkai Shuraku
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd.
Result:
受賞
Regional Era Film Festival Grand Prize
1991
Work:
The Garbage Trouble on a Bountiful Island
Organization:
Regional Era Film Festival
Result:
大賞
Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award (Documentary Program Award)
1999
Work:
From a Garbage Island to Democracy
Organization:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result:
受賞
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Award (TV Reporting - Top Prize)
1999
Work:
From a Garbage Island to Democracy
Category:
テレビ報道部門
Organization:
Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
Result:
最優秀賞
24th Broadcasting Culture Foundation Award - Individual
1998
Organization:
Broadcasting Culture Foundation
Result:
受賞
Waseda Journalism Award
2001
Organization:
Waseda University
Result:
受賞
Broadcasting Professionals Association Grand Prix
2002
Organization:
Association of Broadcasting People
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Island Where Garbage Falls: The 20-Year War Over Industrial Waste on Teshima, Kagawa
1999 Non-fictionAn investigative report on the industrial waste illegally dumped on Teshima and the residents' struggle. It traces two decades of illegal dumping, community activism, and governmental responses.
Environmental pollutionIndustrial wasteCommunity activismLocal government
Genkai Shuraku: My Village
2010 Non-fiction / ReportageA long-term reportage on Japan's depopulated 'marginal villages'. The book documents local life, efforts for revitalization, and the challenges communities face.
DepopulationCommunity revitalizationRural societySustainability of communities
Lifelong Defendant: The 19 Years Stolen by 600 Yen
2010 Non-fiction / ReportageAn account following the trial of a deaf person, unable to read, write, or use sign language, who became a defendant over a 600-yen theft. The work questions aspects of the justice system and society.
Judicial issuesRights of people with disabilitiesSocial exclusionInvestigative reportage
Bibliography
- The Island Where Garbage Falls: The 20-Year War Over Industrial Waste on Teshima, Kagawa (Nikkei Publishing, 1999)
- Genkai Shuraku: My Village (Nikkei Publishing, 2010)
- Lifelong Defendant: The 19 Years Stolen by 600 Yen (Heibonsha, 2010)
- 40 Years of Arab Reporting: The Middle East as Reported by 13 Correspondents (co-authored, RSK, 2012)
- Thirty Years Told by Images: The Era of Regions (co-authored, Iwanami Shoten, 2010)
Adaptations
- The Garbage Trouble on a Bountiful Island (documentary, 1991)
- From a Garbage Island to Democracy (documentary, 1999)
- Genkai: My Village (documentary series, 2007-2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- On-the-ground investigative reportageDescriptive, visually oriented narrativeLong-term follow-up investigative style
- Recurring Motifs
- Environmental damage and resident resistanceRural decline and revitalizationConfrontation with judiciary and administrationPerspective of marginalized people
Legacy
Through long-term coverage of illegal industrial waste dumping and depopulated rural communities, he has visualized social and environmental issues in both film and text. His broadcast journalism and documentary work have raised public awareness of environmental and community revitalization issues, and as an educator he has contributed to training the next generation.
Trivia
- Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Education (1974)
- Joined RSK Sanyo Broadcasting; worked as an announcer and later as a reporter
- Served as JNN Cairo correspondent from 1980 to 1984
- Long-term coverage of industrial waste issues on Teshima, producing documentaries and books
- Served as a professor at Hannan University