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Edition 5 (1992) grand prize
Soji Yagi
やぎ そうじ
Yagi Soji
Pen Names:
Arisawa Soji（Pen name used for novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-08-07 （Hyōgo Prefecture）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- newspaper reporter, writer
- Active Years
- 1963-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Kyoto University
Faculty of Letters
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan Mystery Suspense Grand Prize | Disappeared in Seoul | — | — | winner |
Japan Mystery Suspense Grand Prize
1992
Work:
Disappeared in Seoul
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Disappeared in Seoul
1992 mystery suspenseA suspense novel set in Seoul.
crimeinternational relationssuspense
Season of Gaia
1995 novelA long-form novel with elements of fiction (details not specified).
human relationssociety
Message from Antiquity: Land of the Rising Sun
2000 historical non-fictionA non-fiction work compiling considerations on ancient Japan and the emperors.
ancient historyimperial institutionhistorical argument
Legends of Imperial Mausolea
2003 historical non-fictionA work addressing legends and sources related to imperial mausolea.
legendsancient history
Yamato Burns
2011 historical novelA historical novel themed on ancient Japan (see publication details for specifics).
ancient historyconflictstate formation
Bibliography
- Disappeared in Seoul
- Season of Gaia
- Endless Legend: The World of Sony's Noriwo Oga
- The Third Gunshot
- Plaintiff: Yuko Miyazu
- Men Who Chased Dreams: Not for Glory
- Message from Antiquity: Land of the Rising Sun
- Message from Antiquity: Eternal Yamato
- Message from Antiquity: The Founding of Japan
- Legends of Imperial Mausolea
- Message from Antiquity: The Jinshin War
- Why Ancient Emperors Were Killed
- Faraway Yamato
- Yamato of the Blue Clouds
- Yamato Burns
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- evidence-based, reportage-influenced proseclear, straightforward argumentative style
- Recurring Motifs
- ancient historyimperial institutioninterpretation of legends and sources
Legacy
A writer who published both fiction and historical studies grounded in journalistic reporting. He drew attention for arguments asserting the historicity of ancient emperors.
Trivia
- Uses the pen name Arisawa Soji for novels
- Joined the Sankei Shimbun in 1963 and worked for many years in its editorial bureau
- Has argued for the historicity of ancient emperors via the "Yagi Bainen" theory