Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2020) award
Chia Yoshida
よしだ ちあ
Yoshida Chia
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- freelance writer, non-fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2000-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club (Executive Director)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rikkyo University (St. Paul's) | Faculty of Letters | — | — | — | Japan |
Rikkyo University (St. Paul's)
Faculty of Letters
Country:
Japan
Reported graduate of Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters; specific years not available
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kodansha Nonfiction Prize | Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11 | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Hizumi Kazuo Information Distribution Promotion Award (Grand Prize) | Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11 | — | Hizumi Fund for Information Distribution Promotion | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) Prize | Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11 | — | Japan Congress of Journalists | 受賞 |
Kodansha Nonfiction Prize
2020
Work:
Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Hizumi Kazuo Information Distribution Promotion Award (Grand Prize)
2024
Work:
Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11
Organization:
Hizumi Fund for Information Distribution Promotion
Result:
受賞
Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) Prize
2024
Work:
Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11
Organization:
Japan Congress of Journalists
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Reportage: Mother-and-Child Evacuation — The Erasure of Nuclear Accident Victims
2016 non-fictionA reportage examining mother-and-child evacuees after the nuclear accident and the social issues they face.
nuclear accidentevacuationsingle-parent familiessocial marginalization
Fukushima Afterwards: People Living After the Nuclear Accident
2018 non-fictionReporting that follows the lives and memories of people in Fukushima after the nuclear accident.
Fukushimavictims' livelihoodsmemory and legacy
Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11
2020 non-fictionA documentary-style reportage focusing on Futaba district firefighters, their response on 3/11 and subsequent struggles.
disaster responsefirefighterstraumalocal communities
The Nuclear Accident, Individual Memories: From 3/11 to the Present
2024 non-fiction (junior series)An accessible introduction for younger readers about memories of 3/11 and ongoing issues stemming from the disaster.
nuclear accidentpreservation of memoryeducation
Bibliography
- Reportage: Mother-and-Child Evacuation — The Erasure of Nuclear Accident Victims
- Fukushima Afterwards: People Living After the Nuclear Accident
- Solitary Stronghold: The Futaba District Firefighters' 3/11
- The Nuclear Accident, Individual Memories: From 3/11 to the Present
- Toward a Society That Leaves No One Behind: From the Frontlines of Poverty and Inequality (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative reportagemeticulous interviews and on-site narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- voices of victimspreservation of memorycommunity solidarity
Legacy
Recognized for in-depth reportage on victims and evacuees after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Winner of multiple journalism and nonfiction awards, contributing to the recording and dissemination of disaster-affected communities' memories.
Trivia
- Active on X (formerly Twitter) under the handle @hankoyama (external link available)