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Ōe Kenzaburō Prize
The Kenzaburō Ōe Prize (大江健三郎賞) was a Japanese literary award sponsored by Kodansha (講談社) and established in 2006 to commemorate both the 100th anniversary of Kodansha's establishment and 50th anniversary of the writing life of Kenzaburō Ōe (大江健三郎). The award was for Japanese literary novels published in the previous year, with the winning work selected solely by Ōe. The winner received no cash award, but several winning works were translated into other languages, such as English, French and German, for publication. Kenzaburō Ōe had an open conversation with each winner. The final prize was awarded in 2014, and the collected selection commentary and dialogues were reprinted in a single volume published by Kodansha in 2018. List of winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenzaburo Oe Prize 2006 establishments in Japan Japanese literary awards Awards established in 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoyuki Hoshino
is a Japanese writer. He has won the Bungei Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Ōe Kenzaburō Prize, the Yomiuri Prize, and the Tanizaki Prize. Biography Born in Los Angeles, he accompanied his family back to Japan before he was three years old. He attended Waseda University and worked for a while as a journalist after graduating in 1988. He spent the better part of the years 1990-5 living in Mexico before returning to Japan, where for a time he worked translating from Spanish-language movies into Japanese. In 1997 he published his first novel ''The Last Gasp'', for which he was awarded the Bungei Prize. He won the 13th Yukio Mishima Prize for his second novel ''The Mermaid Sings Wake Up'', which was published in 2000. He won the Noma Literary New Face Prize for ''Fantasista'' in 2003. Other works include ''The Poisoned Singles Hot Springs'' (2002), ''Naburiai'' (2003), ''Lonely Hearts Killer'' (2004), ''Alkaloid Lovers'' (2005), ''The Woru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Establishments In Japan
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The Nikkei
''The Nikkei'', also known as , is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies. The Nikkei 225, a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has been calculated by the newspaper since 1950. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Mainichi Shimbun''. History The roots of the Nikkei started with an in-house newspaper department of Mitsui & Company in 1876 when it started publication of ''Chugai Bukka Shimpo'' (literally ''Domestic and Foreign Commodity Price Newspaper''), a weekly market-quotation bulletin. The department was spun out as the ''Shokyosha'' in 1882. The paper became daily (except Sunday) in 1885 and was renamed ''Chugai Shōgyō Shimpo'' in 1889. It was merged with ''Nikkan Kōgyō'' and ''Keizai Jiji'' and renamed ''Nihon Sangyō Keizai Shimbun'' in 1942. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kei Iwaki
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Shūkan Gendai
is a general-interest weekly magazine published by Kodansha in Tokyo, Japan. History and profile ''Shūkan Gendai'' was started in 1959. The magazine has its headquarters in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most .... It is published by Kodansha, the largest publishing house in Japan, which covers entertainment news, as well as hard news such as interviews with the Prime Minister of Japan and other VIPs in the political and financial world. It also contains essays and opinions by well-known authors in serial form. In its photo section, it runs news photos in both black and white and in color. The magazine competes primarily with three other weekly magazines: '' Shūkan Bunshun'', '' Shūkan Shincho'' and '' Shūkan Post''. Although the magazine is aimed primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukiko Motoya
is a Japanese novelist, playwright, theatre director, and former voice actress. She has won numerous Japanese literary and dramatic awards, including the Akutagawa Prize, the Noma Literary New Face Prize, the Mishima Yukio Prize, the Kenzaburo Oe Prize, the Kishida Kunio Drama Award, and the Tsuruya Nanboku Drama Award. Her work has been adapted multiple times for film. Early life and education Motoya was born in Hakusan, Ishikawa. As a child she read mystery stories by Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edogawa Ranpo, as well as horror manga. After completing high school, Motoya moved to Tokyo to study acting, and won a voice acting role in the Hideaki Anno anime adaptation of ''Kare Kano'', but switched her focus to writing after a teacher praised a short play Motoya wrote for the school's graduation ceremony. She founded her own theater company, called Gekidan Motoyo Yukiko (Motoya Yukiko Theater Company), in 2000, and began writing and staging her own plays. She appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Wataya
is a female Japanese novelist from Kyoto. Her short novel ''Keritai senaka'' won the Akutagawa Prize and has sold more than a million copies. Wataya has also won the Bungei Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe Prize. Her work has been translated into German, Italian, French, Thai, Korean, and English. Biography Wataya was born in Kyoto, Japan. Her mother was a university English teacher, and her father worked for a clothing company. At age 17, she told her parents that she was working on her university entrance exams, but she was actually writing her first novella, titled ''Insutōru'' (''Install''). ''Insutōru'' won the 38th Bungei Prize in 2001. It was later adapted into a 2004 film of the same name, starring Aya Ueto. After graduating from Murasakino High School in Kyoto, Wataya attended Waseda University, where her thesis focused on the structure of Osamu Dazai's ''Hashire merosu'' (走れ、メロス ''Run, Melos!''). In 2004, while a second-year student at Waseda, Wataya rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuminori Nakamura
is the pseudonym of a Japanese author. Nakamura came to international attention when he won the 2010 Kenzaburō Ōe Prize for his novel, ''The Thief'' (掏摸, "Pickpocket"). The English translation of the novel was well received. Biography Nakamura grew up in Aichi Prefecture and graduated in 2000 with a degree in public administration from Fukushima University. He now lives in Tokyo. Nakamura has already published two dozen books in Japan. His works have been translated into numerous languages and have been published in the United States, Great Britain, China, France and Spain, among others. Nakamura cites Franz Kafka and Fyodor Dostoyevsky as literary influences. In 2002 he received the Shinchō Young Writer Prize for his debut novel ''The Gun'' (銃 ''Jū''). In 2004 he was awarded the Noma Prize for ''Shakō'', and the following year he received the Akutagawa Prize for ''The Boy in the Earth'' (土の中の子供 ''Tsuchi no naka no kodomo''). In 2010 Nakamura received t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a Sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiji Ando
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Reiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *礼二, "salute, two" *礼司, "salute, rule" *礼治, "salute, govern" *玲次, "sound of jewels, next" *怜児, "wise, child" *麗司, "lovely, rule" *零児, "zero, child" *零司, "zero, rule" *零時, "zero, time" (midnight) *伶史, "actor, history" *令治, "orders, govern" *澪士, "waterway, scholar" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese Nihonga painter * Reiji Kawashima (零士), Japanese voice actor *Leiji Matsumoto (零士), Japanese manga artist *Reiji Miyajima (礼吏), Japanese manga artist *Reiji Nagakawa (玲二), Japanese translator *Reiji Okazaki (令治), Japanese biologist * Reiji Yamada (玲司), Japanese manga artist Fictional characters * Azuma Reiji, a character from Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ * Takigawa Reiji (レイジ), a character from the fighting game series ''Bloody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiki Okada
is a Japanese playwright, theater director, novelist, and founder of the theatrical company chelfitsch. He is known for "his use of hyper-colloquial Japanese and his unique choreography."Program for ''Five Days in March'', On the Boards (Seattle), January 28–February 1, 2009. Life and career Personal life Born in Yokohama in 1973, Okada attended Nagatadai Elementary and Nagata Secondary School there. In 1992, he started attending Keio University under the Faculty of Business and Commerce.Interview by Performing Arts in 2005 Retrieved on 5 December 2011. Being a fan of and |
