A nonfiction work that follows a fishing-boat accident lost to the deep sea and approaches the truth through testimony and reporting.

Beyond the sunken ship lies a neglected chain of events.

Tadahira Suzuki traces the eight years of Ochiai’s Chunichi Dragons through the testimony of twelve people, examining how the team became a winning organization and revealing the real figure of an outsider manager.

Twelve testimonies illuminate the outline of a legendary, controversial manager.

This nonfiction follows how investigative reporting exposed the existence of “statement-vulnerable” people trapped in wrongful convictions and led to retrial acquittals.

An inside look at the investigative reporting that unraveled wrongful convictions.

昭和の興行界を支えたプロモーター・野口修の生涯を約560ページで丹念に描いた評伝。執筆には約10年を要した大型ノンフィクション。

沢村忠に真空を飛ばせた男：昭和のプロモーター・野口修評伝

"エクソダス：アメリカ国境の狂気と祈り" is a 受賞 work from the Kodansha Nonfiction Award 2021-1. It stands out for its distinctive premise and atmosphere.

A 受賞 work from Kodansha Nonfiction Award 2021-1.

This nonfiction work follows the 2005 JR Fukuchiyama Line derailment through the actions of bereaved family member Yasakazu Asano and the engineers who confronted JR West's organizational reform. Rather than reducing the disaster to individual error, it examines corporate culture, safety thinking, and the difficult dialogue between victims' families and the company.

A bereaved family member and the head of the responsible company look beyond blame to question the safety culture of a vast organization.

国連平和維持活動に参加した自衛隊員の死を、長い時間を経て追ったノンフィクション。家族、同僚、組織の証言をたどり、見過ごされてきた事実に迫る。

ひとりの隊員の死から、語られなかった時間を掘り起こす。

安楽死を選ぶ人々とその周囲を追い、死の自己決定をめぐる現実を描いたノンフィクション。海外取材を通じて、制度、家族、医療倫理の複雑さを浮かび上がらせる。

死を選ぶ人のそばで、何が問われているのかを見つめる。

This biography reconstructs the life and writing of Miho Shimao, the wife portrayed in Toshio Shimao's The Sting of Death, through diaries, letters, drafts, and interviews. It dismantles the mythologized image of the couple and brings Miho's own authorship and fierce life into focus.

A biography that rereads the woman beyond The Sting of Death through documents and testimony.

A long-form nonfiction account of coach Yoshifumi Koda's triumphs and setbacks at Komazawa University Tomakomai High School. Through detailed reporting, it follows the team's first national title for Hokkaido, its summer championship run, and the era that led to the celebrated final involving Masahiro Tanaka and Yuki Saito.

The book follows the pressure and isolation behind the glory of a coach who kept winning.

つかこうへい正伝：1968 - 1982 is a work by 長谷川康夫 recognized in this award edition. Award records, public bibliographic data, and retail bibliographies were checked, with standalone book identifiers separated from items that could not be verified.

Bibliographic notes on the award-recognized work つかこうへい正伝：1968 - 1982.

A nonfiction work following livestock farmers and supporters who tried to keep cattle alive in the exclusion zone after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Through irradiated cattle, soil, and the question of return, it considers life and regional recovery.

It looks at Fukushima's soil and lives through the decision to keep cattle alive after they lost economic value.

しんがり 山一證券 最後の12人 is an award-winning work by 清武英利. The available bibliographic record identifies it as the work associated with this award entry.

しんがり 山一證券 最後の12人 by 清武英利.

A nonfiction work that follows the mystery of the Franklin expedition disaster, walking the Arctic while considering exploration history and human limits. Archival inquiry and physical travel overlap, reviving a past expedition as a present question.

It searches for the vanished expedition’s traces in Arctic landscapes and records.

Starting with the unrecognized state of Somaliland and moving through Puntland and southern Somalia, this nonfiction work explores the reality of statehood and order through local voices. It loosens media images of a dangerous region through humor and close observation.

It reconsiders what a state is from the ground around Somalia.

This investigative nonfiction work follows what happened around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in the Prime Minister's Office, TEPCO, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and financial circles. Based on extensive interviews, it depicts decisions made in crisis and systems that failed to function.

The book follows who made which decisions behind an unprecedented nuclear accident and what failed to work.

This nonfiction work investigates a movement advocating exclusion of Korean residents in Japan and the online discourse that supports it. Through reporting on street actions, participants' backgrounds, and the structure of discrimination spreading through society, it reveals the darkness behind a movement calling itself patriotic.

The book traces how online hatred moved into the streets and makes the structure of discrimination visible.

A nonfiction account of half a century of independent disabled people's activism, centered on the cerebral palsy movement Aoi Shiba. The author writes from long involvement as both helper and reporter, examining the difficulty of relationships between disabled and nondisabled people.

A record of people who fought from a place outside society's front-facing path, like crabs walking sideways.

A nonfiction work extending the concerns of the documentary films A and A2, reconsidering Aum Shinrikyo, society, and the post-incident gaze in prose. It enters difficult boundaries around harm, faith, media, and justice.

It keeps asking what post-incident society chose to see and what it left unseen.

トレイシー：日本兵捕虜秘密尋問所 is a nonfiction work that follows concrete people and events to illuminate memory, society, and institutions, opening a wider view of the era through individual experience.

トレイシー：日本兵捕虜秘密尋問所 is a prize-recognized work by 中田整一.

死刑の基準：「永山裁判」が遺したもの is a nonfiction work that follows concrete people and events to illuminate memory, society, and institutions, opening a wider view of the era through individual experience.

死刑の基準：「永山裁判」が遺したもの is a prize-recognized work by 堀川惠子.

甘粕正彦：乱心の曠野 is a work of nonfiction by 佐野眞一. It centers on 実在の人物と出来事 and layers in 記録の力, showing the distinct qualities of an award-winning work.

甘粕正彦：乱心の曠野 is an important nonfiction work in the award history of 佐野眞一.

'あの戦争から遠く離れて: 私につながる歴史をたどる旅' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Hisae Kido.

'あの戦争から遠く離れて: 私につながる歴史をたどる旅' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Hisae Kido.

'マングローブ: テロリストに乗っ取られたJR東日本の真実' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Kensuke Nishioka.

'マングローブ: テロリストに乗っ取られたJR東日本の真実' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Kensuke Nishioka.

'滝山団地コミューン 一九七四' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Takeshi Hara.

'滝山団地コミューン 一九七四' is a winning work of the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 by Takeshi Hara.

A biography that follows Shinichi Hoshi’s life and craft through extensive research, tracing the rise of Japanese science fiction and short-short fiction.

星新一：一〇〇一話をつくった人 draws readers in through its focus on biography.

A nonfiction account that examines the Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital case and the questions of medical error and responsibility.

明香ちゃんの心臓：〈検証〉東京女子医大病院事件 draws readers in through its focus on medical accident.

A mountaineering nonfiction work about Yasushi and Taeko Yamanoi's climb of Gyachung Kang, portraying avalanche, frostbite, and the weight of survival.

A beautiful ice wall becomes a wall of death on which return itself is at stake.

A nonfiction work tracing Akira Kurosawa's departure from the Hollywood production Tora! Tora! Tora!, focusing on filmmaking, Japan-U.S. negotiation, and artistic isolation.

The clash between a world-renowned director and a huge film industry is traced through testimony.

A biographical nonfiction work about Natsuko, a woman who moved through the world of postwar smuggling in Okinawa. Against the turmoil of the occupation period, it depicts an era where goods, money, power, and human ties intersect through one woman's life.

The book excavates Okinawa's smuggling era under occupation through the life of Natsuko.

A two-volume nonfiction account of power struggles and structures of control surrounding the Fuji Sankei Group. It traces the Shikanai family's dominance, the actions of Hisashi Hieda and others, and the relationship between shareholding and media corporations to reveal the inside of a major Japanese media group.

The book uses extensive reporting to uncover the inner workings of a family and organization that controlled a media empire.

Investigative nonfiction on failures in the pension system and administrative responsibility, showing how security in old age was undermined.

Investigative nonfiction on failures in the pension system and administrative responsibility, showing how security in old age was undermined.

Biographical nonfiction on Hiromu Nonaka, examining discrimination, power, and the structure of postwar Japanese politics.

Biographical nonfiction on Hiromu Nonaka, examining discrimination, power, and the structure of postwar Japanese politics.

A nonfiction account of meat-industry power broker Mitsuru Asada, examining his life and his ties to assimilation policy, organized crime, and political and bureaucratic circles. As a biographical report, it digs into the dark side of meat administration, including the BSE beef buyback scandal.

The book follows the entanglement of politics, administration, and violence behind a meat-industry fortune.

A nonfiction work about Yasuaki Shikano, who chose independent living while living with muscular dystrophy, and the students, homemakers, and others who supported him as volunteers. It portrays the relationship between care receiver and caregivers in all its conflict and uncertainty, conveying the feel of people living with one another.

From a late-night request for a banana, the realities of care and independence come vividly into view.

悩む力：べてるの家の人々 is an award-recognized work by 斎藤道雄. It uses the impression carried by its title as an entry point into the movement of people and the atmosphere around them.

悩む力：べてるの家の人々 presents the literary world of 斎藤道雄 as an award-recognized work.

ドキュメント 戦争広告代理店：情報操作とボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ紛争 is an award-recognized work by 高木徹. It uses the impression carried by its title as an entry point into the movement of people and the atmosphere around them.

ドキュメント 戦争広告代理店：情報操作とボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ紛争 presents the literary world of 高木徹 as an award-recognized work.

将棋の子 is a work by 大崎善生 recognized by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞. It is introduced here as the prize-winning work itself, with the available publication data checked against Japanese bibliographic sources.

将棋の子 brought wider attention to 大崎善生's writing through its prize recognition.

イサム・ノグチ：宿命の越境者 上・下 is 作品 by ドウス昌代. It is presented here as the award-recognized work.

The work offers a way into ドウス昌代's literary expression.

火花：北条民雄の生涯 is 910.268に関わる作品 by 高山文彦. It is presented here as the award-recognized work.

The work offers a way into 高山文彦's literary expression.

宿命：「よど号」亡命者たちの秘密工作 is a nonfiction by 高沢皓司. The work approaches its subject through the people, places, memories, or social tensions suggested by the title.

宿命：「よど号」亡命者たちの秘密工作 brings together the shape of a nonfiction with 高沢皓司's central concerns.

無敵のハンディキャップ：障害者が「プロレスラー」になった日 is a work by 北島行徳 and a title recognized in the context of its literary award. It can be read as a work that develops its themes through the motives suggested by the title, the characters' actions, and the atmosphere around them.

無敵のハンディキャップ：障害者が「プロレスラー」になった日 leaves readers with the central concerns for which the work was recognized.

段ボールハウスで見る夢 is a work by 中村智志 and a title recognized in the context of its literary award. It can be read as a work that develops its themes through the motives suggested by the title, the characters' actions, and the atmosphere around them.

段ボールハウスで見る夢 leaves readers with the central concerns for which the work was recognized.

コリアン世界の旅 is a work by 野村 進 associated with the 講談社ノンフィクション賞. It was recognized in a literary award context and is presented as a work centered on the concerns suggested by its title.

Recognized by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞, コリアン世界の旅 draws readers in through the impression created by its title.

インドミニアチュール幻想 is a work by 山田 和 associated with the 講談社ノンフィクション賞. It was recognized in a literary award context and is presented as a work centered on the concerns suggested by its title.

Recognized by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞, インドミニアチュール幻想 draws readers in through the impression created by its title.

あらかじめ裏切られた革命 is a work by 岩上安身.

あらかじめ裏切られた革命, a work by 岩上安身.

孤島の土となるとも：BC級戦犯裁判 is a prize-recognized work that draws readers through its central subject, characters, and the texture of its period or setting.

孤島の土となるとも：BC級戦犯裁判 carries the distinctive qualities that made it a prize-recognized work.

逃（Tao）：異端の画家・曹勇の中国大脱出 is a prize-recognized work that draws readers through its central subject, characters, and the texture of its period or setting.

逃（Tao）：異端の画家・曹勇の中国大脱出 carries the distinctive qualities that made it a prize-recognized work.

アメリカ国家反逆罪 by 下嶋哲朗 is a work recognized by kodansha-nonfiction-award. No standalone book identifiers were confirmed, so the entry focuses on the work itself.

An introduction to アメリカ国家反逆罪 by 下嶋哲朗 in its award context.

もの食う人びと by 辺見庸 is a work recognized by kodansha-nonfiction-award. No standalone book identifiers were confirmed, so the entry focuses on the work itself.

An introduction to もの食う人びと by 辺見庸 in its award context.

小蓮の恋人 is a critical or research work by 井田真木子. It was honored by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞 and presents the writer's concerns and style in a focused form.

A useful entry point into 井田真木子's work.

覇者の誤算 上・下 is an award-winning work by 立石泰則, recognized by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞. It presents its subject through the form suggested by the title and stands as part of the author's published career.

覇者の誤算 上・下 is a work by 立石泰則 honored by the 講談社ノンフィクション賞.

On the Way Through Mourning studies the grief of families bereaved by major accidents, placing it not only in individual psychology but also in a social context. Through survivors' voices, it examines how loss enters daily life and memory over a long period.

It looks at the sorrow of those left after major accidents as a continuing time within society.

Silver Dream follows the people and fans who placed their hopes in the racehorse Oguri Cap. Rather than recounting victories and defeats alone, it layers the memories and emotions of those around the horse to portray the force behind a phenomenon of its era.

Behind the cheers, individual dreams overlapped with Oguri Cap's run.

A nonfiction work that portrays the Showa era through the story of a family running a photography studio in Tokyo’s old downtown, from the February 26 Incident through war, defeat, and reconstruction. The photographer’s daily life is layered with the era’s larger changes.

The memory of one photography studio reflects the turbulent Showa era as a family story.

A nonfiction work tracing the history of Japanese emigrants to Brazil and the Japanese Brazilian community. Through field reporting and individual lives, it portrays hardship, settlement, and changes in identity across generations.

Through the journeys of emigrants across the ocean, it recovers the memory and struggle of Japanese Brazilian society.

遠いリング is a nonfiction or critical work by 後藤正治. It traces people, society, history, or culture through concrete prose.

遠いリング is an important work for reading 後藤正治's expression in the context of 講談社ノンフィクション賞.

ムッソリーニを逮捕せよ is a nonfiction or critical work by 木村裕主. It traces people, society, history, or culture through concrete prose.

ムッソリーニを逮捕せよ is an important work for reading 木村裕主's expression in the context of 講談社ノンフィクション賞.

Shuyojo kara Kita Isho is a nonfiction work by Jun Henmi. It traces how the wills of Hatao Yamamoto, who died in a Siberian internment camp after Japan's defeat, reached his family, portraying a person who preserved intellect and friendship amid cold, hunger, and confinement.

Words sent from an icy camp to a bereaved family illuminate the darkness of internment and human dignity.

Settoku: Ehoba no Shonin to Yuketsu Kyohi Jiken is a nonfiction work by Mitsunari Oizumi. It investigates a case in which parents refused a blood transfusion for their injured child on religious grounds, confronting difficult questions involving medicine, religion, family, and a child's life.

Following the site of a transfusion refusal case, the book reexamines a life lost between faith and medicine.

わがままいっぱい名取洋之助 by 三神真彦 is a work that follows its subject carefully through facts and documentary detail. As an award-winning work, it is framed around the concerns suggested by its title and leaves a quiet afterimage for the reader.

わがままいっぱい名取洋之助 layers people, time, and place behind the force of its compact title.

墜落の夏 -日航123便事故全記録- is a nonfiction by 吉岡忍. It can be read through the themes and narrative texture recognized at the time of the award, where people, places, and events come together.

墜落の夏 -日航123便事故全記録- links the scene suggested by its title with the author's concerns, retaining the shape of an award-winning work.

A nonfiction work tracing the glory of adventurer Naomi Uemura and the severe path that led to his disappearance on Mount McKinley. It depicts the solitude, obsession, and cost of challenge behind the heroic image.

It follows the ordeal beneath an adventurer's glory through the snows of McKinley.

A nonfiction account centered on Norio Tsukamoto, the fourth president of the National Cancer Center, tracing how cancer medicine in Japan developed during the Showa era. It follows doctors, patients, research, and clinical practice as part of a broader social history of illness.

The book brings the medical history of Showa-era Japan into view through the lives of doctors who confronted cancer.

A nonfiction work that follows baseball lives crossing the strait between Japan and Korea, where sport, migration, and modern history intersect.

海峡を越えたホームラン presents 関川夏央's concerns in the form of an award-winning work.

“不当逮捕” is a nonfiction work by 本田靖春. As a prize-winning work, it conveys the author's concerns and distinctive expression.

An entry point into 本田靖春's literary world through the prize-winning work “不当逮捕.”

霞が関が震えた日 is A nonfiction work about politics and administration, following the tensions and decisions of people working inside institutions.

霞が関が震えた日 remains a work referred to through its prize history.

死の中の笑み is a prize-recognized work. It approaches its central subject through the conditions of its time, social context, and individual experience.

死の中の笑み distills the author's concerns while retaining the shape of an award-recognized work.

ルイズ－父に貰いし名は is a prize-recognized work. It approaches its central subject through the conditions of its time, social context, and individual experience.

ルイズ－父に貰いし名は distills the author's concerns while retaining the shape of an award-recognized work.

ヒマラヤ・スルジェ館物語 is a prize-recognized work. It approaches its central subject through the conditions of its time, social context, and individual experience.

ヒマラヤ・スルジェ館物語 distills the author's concerns while retaining the shape of an award-recognized work.

鉄を生みだした帝国 is a prize-recognized work. It approaches its central subject through the conditions of its time, social context, and individual experience.

鉄を生みだした帝国 distills the author's concerns while retaining the shape of an award-recognized work.

Guadalcanal Senki is Hiroshi Kamei's nonfiction account of the Pacific War. Through survivor testimony and the decisions of military organizations, it depicts the Guadalcanal campaign and exposes structural failures in Japanese logistics, intelligence, and command.

A war nonfiction work that uses the Guadalcanal campaign to reveal the Japanese military's mindset and neglect of logistics.

ガン回廊の朝 is a nonfiction or critical work by 柳田邦男, carefully following its subject, whether a person, event, institution, or culture, in order to read the structure of its age. Its prize recognition indicates appreciation for the depth of inquiry and the sustained force of its prose.

Through careful inquiry and prose, it searches for the shape of an era behind people and society.

日本共産党の研究 上・下 is a nonfiction or critical work by 立花隆, carefully following its subject, whether a person, event, institution, or culture, in order to read the structure of its age. Its prize recognition indicates appreciation for the depth of inquiry and the sustained force of its prose.

Through careful inquiry and prose, it searches for the shape of an era behind people and society.