Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1977) award
Junichiro Uemae
うえまえ じゅんいちろう
Uemae Junichiro
Pen Names:
Furusho Tamon（Pen name used for a single novel）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-03-31 （Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- critic, non-fiction writer, essayist
- Active Years
- 1959-2002
- Affiliations
- The Asahi Shimbun (former staff)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | English and American Studies | — | — | Graduated 1959 | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
English and American Studies
Period:
Graduated 1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the English and American Studies program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan Nonfiction Prize | The Survivors of the Pacific | — | — | winner |
| 1977 | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | The Survivors of the Pacific | — | — | winner |
Japan Nonfiction Prize
1976
Work:
The Survivors of the Pacific
Result:
winner
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
1977
Work:
The Survivors of the Pacific
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Survivors of the Pacific
1976 non-fictionA reportage tracing the traces of prisoners of war in Hawaii who cooperated in producing leaflets urging surrender to Japan during the Pacific War.
Pacific Warprisoner of war recordswar and memory
Why Did the Branch Manager Die?
1977 non-fictionA non-fiction work delving into incidents and people within a company.
corporate lifebiographical profile
Reading Medicine
1984 essayA collection of columns serialized in Weekly Bunshun from 1984 to 2002, composed mainly of short critiques and essays on life and culture.
essayscultural criticism
Bibliography
- The Survivors of the Pacific
- Why Did the Branch Manager Die?
- Journeys to the World's Finest Goods
- Elegies for Heroes (Giants: Shadow Best Nine)
- Madness (Piano Murder Case)
- Blind Spots of Modern History
- Icarus' Wings (The Story of Hibari Misora)
- The Sanrio Miracle: Men Dreaming of World Conquest
- Travels in the World's Sexual Revolutions
- Why Did the Toyamaru Sink?
- Pacific Fairways: Japan-US Golf Tripartite
- Soft Ball
- The Imported Goods Merchant: The Man Who Fell for Handbags
- Reading Medicine (series)
- Japanese Dream: Into the Unknown Forest (Fifth-Generation Computers)
- Boars Bigger Than Mountains: Men Who Challenged High Growth
- The Great Complex Eruption: Summer of 1783
- Kawaraban-ya Sakichi Binding Ledger (as Furusho Tamon)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage grounded in facts blended with essayistic narrationaccessible, critical prose style
- Recurring Motifs
- war and memoryexamination of modern historybiographical profiles
Legacy
A critic and non-fiction writer who began as a newspaper reporter, Uemae left works across topics including war history, modern history, and biographical profiles. He won major nonfiction awards for his 1976 book and is recognized for journalistic, research-based works.
Trivia
- He wrote one novel under the pen name Furusho Tamon.
- He serialized the column 'Reading Medicine' in Weekly Bunshun from 1984 to 2002.