Kodansha Nonfiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1987) award
Shinobu Yoshioka
よしおか しのぶ
Yoshioka Shinobu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-07-06 （Saku, Nagano, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Non-fiction writer, Novelist, Critic
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- Japan PEN Club, Broadcast Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO), BS Japan Broadcast Program Review Board
- Influenced By
- Kunio Yanagida, Shunsuke Tsurumi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Political Science and Economics | — | — | 在学（中退） | Japan |
| Nozawa-kita High School, Nagano | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics
Period:
在学（中退）
Country:
Japan
Attended but left before graduation; participated in Vietnam antiwar movement
Nozawa-kita High School, Nagano
Country:
Japan
Alumnus of local high school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize | Crash of Summer: The Complete Record of Japan Airlines Flight 123 | — | Kodansha | 受賞 |
Kodansha Non-Fiction Prize
1987
Work:
Crash of Summer: The Complete Record of Japan Airlines Flight 123
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Crash of Summer: The Complete Record of Japan Airlines Flight 123
1986 Non-fictionA detailed reportage compiling investigations of the 1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash, covering the accident's circumstances, rescue operations, and testimonies from victims' families.
accident reportingtechnology and safetysocial inquiry
Teachers' Holidays: Reportage
1980 ReportageA nonfiction account of the education field, depicting the situations and struggles of teachers.
educationprofessionsocial issues
Bibliography
- Teachers' Holidays: Reportage
- Dreams of Towns, Power of Schools
- I Can't Stay at School Anymore: Testimonies of Teachers Leaving the Profession
- Crash of Summer: The Complete Record of Japan Airlines Flight 123
- Where Heat Goes
- Farther Than Death
- Japanese Spirit: Contemporary Work Catalog
Adaptations
- Sensha Tousou (Tank Struggle)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- field-reportage based narrativefact-focused descriptionsocially critical perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- bringing social issues to lightmedia and power relationswar and peace, antiwar themes
Legacy
Known for meticulous investigative nonfiction, especially his work on the JAL Flight 123 disaster. Served as president of the Japan PEN Club and is recognized as a public intellectual who speaks on freedom of expression and media issues.
Academic Societies
- Japan PEN Club
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in the documentary film 'Sensha Tousou' (2020)
Trivia
- Involved in the Vietnam antiwar movement (Beheiren) in the late 1960s and worked on its newsletter.
- Served as president of the Japan PEN Club from 2017 to 2021.