Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2011) award
Nobumasa Tanaka
たなか のぶまさ
Tanaka Nobumasa
Pen Names:
Naruse Shinji（Used as an alternate pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-10-19 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- non-fiction writer, journalist
- Active Years
- 1967-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio University | Faculty of Law | — | — | 1963-1967 | Japan |
Keio University
Faculty of Law
Period:
1963-1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Peace & Cooperative Journalist Fund Prize | People Who Secured the Constitution | — | Peace & Cooperative Journalist Fund | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Japan Essayist Club Award | The Great Treason Case: Portraits of Death and Life | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
Peace & Cooperative Journalist Fund Prize
2002
Work:
People Who Secured the Constitution
Organization:
Peace & Cooperative Journalist Fund
Result:
受賞
Japan Essayist Club Award
2011
Work:
The Great Treason Case: Portraits of Death and Life
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
People Who Secured the Constitution
2002 Non-fictionA non-fiction account tracing the activities and historical background of people involved in securing and preserving the constitution.
constitutionpostwar historycivil movements
The Great Treason Case: Portraits of Death and Life
2010 Non-fictionA group portrait reportage on the 1920s Great Treason Case, focusing on the deaths and lives of those involved.
the Great Treason Caselegal historyhistorical memory
The Postwar History of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo
2000 Non-fictionExamines the political and social changes surrounding the Hinomaru and Kimigayo in the postwar period.
national symbolseducation issuespostwar history
Bibliography
- Osaka International Airport: Against Citizens
- Return My Husband, Self-Defense Forces
- Document: Emperor Showa (8 vols.)
- The Postwar History of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo
- People Who Secured the Constitution
- The Great Treason Case: Portraits of Death and Life
- Report: Conscience and Duty — People Opposing the Hinomaru and Kimigayo
- Resisting Modern Girl: Composer Ryuko Yoshida
- Unadorned, Unfalse, Uncheating: Sugako Kanno and Noe Ito
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- evidential, reportage-based non-fictionclear and accessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memorythe imperial institution and ritualsYasukuni shrine issuesconstitution and citizens
Legacy
Recognized as a reportage non-fiction writer focusing on postwar history, the imperial institution, Yasukuni and constitutional issues. His detailed, research-based writings have influenced academic and civic debates.
Trivia
- Worked as a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun before becoming an independent writer.
- Uses the pen name Naruse Shinji.
- Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law (1967).
- Received the Peace & Cooperative Journalist Fund Prize (2002).
- Received the Japan Essayist Club Award (2011).