The Hoshi Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2017) grand prix
Yugen Yashima
やしま ゆうげん
Yashima Yugen
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, SF writer
- Active Years
- 2018-
- Memberships
- Japan SF Writers Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic College (UK) | — | International Baccalaureate Diploma | IB Diploma | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Tsukuba | Comparative Culture | — | Bachelor | — | Japan |
| University of Chicago | Humanities | — | Master of Arts | — | United States |
Atlantic College (UK)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Degree:
IB Diploma
Country:
United Kingdom
Obtained International Baccalaureate diploma
University of Tsukuba
Comparative Culture
Degree:
Bachelor
Country:
Japan
University of Chicago
Humanities
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
United States
Received MA in Humanities
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Award (5th) | Final Anchors | — | Nikkei Inc. (Hoshi Shinichi Award) | Winner |
| 2018 | Sogen SF Short Story Award (9th) | Tengayo Hoshōji | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Award (5th)
2018
Work:
Final Anchors
Organization:
Nikkei Inc. (Hoshi Shinichi Award)
Result:
Winner
Sogen SF Short Story Award (9th)
2018
Work:
Tengayo Hoshōji
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Tsogen SF Short Story Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (2018) award
Works
Major Works
Final Anchors
2022 Science FictionA short story exploring alternate realities and technology; included in an anthology.
technologyidentity
Tengayo Hoshōji
2018 Science FictionA short story (later expanded into a long version) revolving around a temple and temporal themes.
timereligioncommunity
Time Flies Like an Arrow
2019 Science FictionA newly written time-SF short story that deals with chronology and causality.
timecausality
Million Connections
2017 Science FictionA short story about networks and connections, published in SciFire 2017.
networkssociety
Hasu Kui Hito
Science FictionAn unpublished work that won a special prize (Threebond Prize) at the 5th Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Award.
unpublishedunknown motif
Art Terrorist
2020 Short fictionA short story published in Shosetsu Subaru exploring art and radical actions.
artradicalism
Bibliography
- Final Anchors (anthology contribution, 2022)
- Tengayo Hoshōji (anthology contribution, 2018)
- Time Flies Like an Arrow (anthology, 2019)
- Million Connections (SciFire, 2017)
- Art Terrorist (Shosetsu Subaru, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed worldbuildingblend of realism and speculative elements
- Recurring Motifs
- timeartificial intelligencetemples/religious motifs
Legacy
An emerging writer who gained recognition after winning major SF awards in 2018. Active in short fiction, corporate SF prototyping, and media outreach such as a YouTube channel.
Academic Societies
- Japan SF Writers Club
Trivia
- Won the 5th Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Award for "Final Anchors" (2018).
- Won the 9th Sogen SF Short Story Award for "Tengayo Hoshōji" (2018).
- Studied at Atlantic College (IB), graduated from University of Tsukuba, and earned an MA in Humanities from the University of Chicago.
- Conducts corporate SF prototyping; published a case study for Koiwai Milk.
- Co-runs a YouTube channel called Sugoi Fushigi Show (SFS).