Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1996) award
Toshihiro Yoshida
よしだ としひろ
yoshida toshihiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-09-11 （Usuki, Oita Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, special-appointed professor, adjunct lecturer
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Asia Press International, Rikkyo University (special-appointed professor), Waseda University (adjunct lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oita Prefectural Usuki High School | — | — | — | 1973-1976 | Japan |
| Meiji University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | — | — | 1976-1979 | Japan |
Oita Prefectural Usuki High School
Period:
1973-1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Japan
Meiji University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
Period:
1976-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Member of Meiji University Exploration Club during studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize | Corridor of the Forest | — | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| — | Ikeru Hon Grand Prize (2nd) | Red Papers and Conscription | — | Ikeru Hon Grand Prize Organizers | 受賞 |
| — | JCJ Prize (60th) | Study of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee | — | Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) | 受賞 |
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize
Work:
Corridor of the Forest
Organization:
Oya Soichi Nonfiction Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Ikeru Hon Grand Prize (2nd)
Work:
Red Papers and Conscription
Organization:
Ikeru Hon Grand Prize Organizers
Result:
受賞
JCJ Prize (60th)
Work:
Study of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee
Organization:
Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Corridor of the Forest
1995 non-fictionA reportage based on long-term coverage of ethnic minorities in northern Burma, compiling on-site experiences and records.
ethnic minoritiesfield reportingnature and humanity
Adaptations
- [television] Recollections of the Jungle (1995)
Red Papers and Conscription
2011 reportage / non-fictionA reportage on conscription and wartime systems, raising questions about contemporary security-related issues.
conscriptionwarsecurity policy
Study of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee
2016 research / non-fictionA research-oriented work investigating the structure and influence of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee, presenting original analyses on security and administrative operations.
Japan–U.S. relationssecuritypower structures
Reportage: Military-Priority Society
2025 non-fictionA reportage that clarifies problems of a society that prioritizes the military through investigative coverage.
military prioritysocial critiquesecurity
Bibliography
- Corridor of the Forest (NHK Publishing, 1995)
- Forest of the Cosmic Tree (Gendai Shokan, 1997)
- Northern Burma: In Search of the Roots of Life (Mekon, 2000)
- People of the Forest of Life (Rironsha, 2001)
- When Couples Confront Death (Bungeishunju, 2002)
- Journey Around Life and Death (Gendai Shokan, 2003)
- Civilians to the 'Battlefield': The Reality of the Anti-Terror Measures Special Law (Iwanami Booklet, 2003)
- Reportage: Refusal to Cooperate with War (Iwanami Shinsho, 2005)
- The Thought Against Aerial Bombing (NHK Books, 2006)
- Secret Agreements: The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and U.S. Military Crimes (Mainichi Shimbunsha, 2010)
- Can We Call People 'Resources'? (Gendai Shokan, 2010)
- Red Papers and Conscription (Sairyusha, 2011 / Chikuma Gakugei Bunko 2024)
- Daido Buga: Landscapes and People of Kachin State, Northern Burma (photo book, Sairyusha, 2012)
- Okinawa, the Closest Place to the Battlefield in Japan (Mainichi Shimbunsha, 2012)
- Examination: Collapse of the Rule-of-Law State — The Sunagawa Trial and Japan-U.S. Secret Negotiations (co-authored, Sogensha, 2014)
- Study of the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee (Sogensha, 2016)
- Yokota Airspace: The Sky Wall Created by the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee (Kadokawa Shinsho, 2019)
- Japan-U.S. War Alliance: Truth of the Pro-U.S. Structure and the Japan-U.S. Joint Committee (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2019)
- The Black Fog of Japan-U.S. Security and the Sunagawa Decision (Sairyusha, 2020)
- Chasing! The Mysterious Japan-U.S. Joint Committee (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing, 2021)
- A Warning from Showa History — Messages Left by Seicho Matsumoto and Ichiro Hando (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing, 2023)
- Reportage: Military-Priority Society (Iwanami Shinsho, 2025)
Adaptations
- Corridor of the Forest — NHK broadcast 'Recollections of the Jungle'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative reportagedocumentary-style non-fictionfield reporting combined with analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- war and securityJapan–U.S. relationslife and deathfrontier and ethnic minorities
Health
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malaria1985（ビルマ取材中）Contracted malaria during long-term reporting in Burma in 1985 and nearly died; the experience influenced subsequent reporting and writing.
Legacy
A journalist known for immersive reportage and investigative research on security issues. He has persistently examined Japan–U.S. relations and militarization, and is active in public lectures and academic teaching.
Academic Societies
- Japan Congress of Journalists (JCJ) (associated through awards)
Trivia
- Not the same person as cyclist Toshihiro Yoshida (吉田敏洋).
- Contracted malaria during his 1985 reporting in northern Burma and nearly died.