Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1986) award
Tetsuya Tsukamoto
つかもと てつや
Tsukamoto Tetsuya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-04-29 （Tatebayashi (Tatebayashi/Tatebayashi-shi), Gunma, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-10-22 age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan (birthplace) → Vienna, Austria → Bonn, West Germany → Tokyo, Japan → Gunma Prefecture (care home)
Career
- Occupations
- newspaper reporter, writer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1954-2016
- Affiliations
- The Mainichi Newspapers, National Defense Academy of Japan, Toyo Eiwa University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tokyo | Faculty of Economics | — | — | 1950s | Japan |
The University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics
Period:
1950s
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Economics in 1954
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association Award | Mainichi newspaper series 'Scholars' Forest' (co-authored) | — | Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Kodansha Non-Fiction Award | Showa History of Fighting Cancer: Kenpo Tsukamoto and the Doctors | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize | Elisabeth: The Habsburgs' Last Archduchess | — | Ōya Sōichi Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Austrian Decoration for Cultural Merit (honorary) | — | — | Republic of Austria | 受章 |
| 2000 | Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria | — | — | Republic of Austria | 受章 |
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association Award
1963
Work:
Mainichi newspaper series 'Scholars' Forest' (co-authored)
Organization:
Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association
Result:
受賞
Kodansha Non-Fiction Award
1987
Work:
Showa History of Fighting Cancer: Kenpo Tsukamoto and the Doctors
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Prize
1993
Work:
Elisabeth: The Habsburgs' Last Archduchess
Organization:
Ōya Sōichi Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Austrian Decoration for Cultural Merit (honorary)
1965
Organization:
Republic of Austria
Result:
受章
Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria
2000
Organization:
Republic of Austria
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1993) award
Works
Major Works
Finlandization: The Logic and Reality of Soviet Diplomacy
1978 politics / international relationsAn introductory analysis of Soviet diplomacy and its effects on neighboring countries.
Cold Warforeign policySoviet Union
Showa History of Fighting Cancer: Kenpo Tsukamoto and the Doctors
1986 non-fiction / medical historyA non-fiction account portraying the development of cancer medicine during the Showa era through the activities of Kenpo Tsukamoto and physicians.
history of medicinefamily historysociety and medicine
Elisabeth: The Habsburgs' Last Archduchess
1992 biography / historyA detailed biography of Archduchess Elisabeth of the Habsburgs and the historical context of her era.
Habsburgroyal history19th-century Europe
Marie Louise: From Napoleon's Empress to Queen of Parma
2006 biography / historyA biography tracing the life and turning points of Marie Louise, Napoleon's empress and later Queen of Parma.
Napoleonroyal historymodern European history
Metternich: The Conservative Statesman Who Weathered Crisis and Turmoil
2009 biography / historyA biography discussing Metternich's political skill and his role in 19th-century Europe.
conservative politicsEuropean diplomatic history
Bibliography
- Finlandization: The Logic and Reality of Soviet Diplomacy
- Showa History of Fighting Cancer: Kenpo Tsukamoto and the Doctors
- The Era of Peaceful Germany
- Elisabeth: The Habsburgs' Last Archduchess
- My Youthful Habsburgs: Empress Elisabeth and Her Era
- Marie Louise: From Napoleon's Empress to Queen of Parma
- Metternich: The Conservative Statesman Who Weathered Crisis and Turmoil
- Our Family's Showa-Heisei History: A Quartet of Cancer Doctors, Their Wives, a Pianist and a Newspaper Reporter
Translations by Author
- Translated Gerhard Dampmann's 'An Isolating Great Power Japan' (TBS Britannica, 1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fact-driven non-fictional prosehistorical and biographical narrative emphasis
- Recurring Motifs
- Habsburgs and European royal historymedicine and family historyCold War diplomacy and politics
Health
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cerebral hemorrhage2002-2016Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 2002 resulting in right-side paralysis. Later resumed writing using his left hand during rehabilitation.
Legacy
As a journalist, non-fiction author and university educator, he contributed to postwar Japanese journalism and historical narrative. His works on European history, notably on the Habsburgs, received both scholarly and popular recognition.
Trivia
- Born with the family name Kimura; his elder brother Yushu Kimura is also an author, and both won the Kodansha Non-Fiction Award.
- Study and reporting experience in Vienna and across Europe informed his later books on the Habsburgs and European history.
- After a 2002 cerebral hemorrhage that left him with right-side paralysis, he resumed writing using a computer with his left hand.