Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award おおやそういちノンフィクションしょう
Edition 26 (1995)
Winners
2 peopleA nonfiction investigation by Yoshiko Sakurai into the HIV-contaminated blood products scandal. It follows how people with hemophilia were infected with HIV and examines the Tokyo HIV litigation, victims' voices, and the responsibilities of the state, medical administration, and pharmaceutical companies.
A nonfiction investigation into the situation of victims of the HIV-contaminated blood products scandal and the responsibilities of government, medicine, and pharmaceutical companies.
A nonfiction work by Masaharu Goto. It follows over ten years Yoshikazu Wakihama, a teacher who creates a boxing club at an evening high school, and students facing setbacks at school and in life as they seek the experience of winning.
Wakihama establishes the boxing club in the hope of giving his students even one experience of victory. The effort becomes a return match for the teacher as well, revealing a teacher-student relationship that cannot be made in a classroom alone.