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presented annually. It was established in 1988 in memory of author

Yukio Mishima Kimitake Hiraoka ( , ''Hiraoka Kimitake''; 14 January 192525 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima ( , ''Mishima Yukio''), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalis ...

. The Mishima Yukio Prize is explicitly intended for work that "breaks new ground for the future of literature," and prize winners tend to be more controversial and experimental than winners of the more traditional

Akutagawa Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes. History Th ...

. It is awarded in the same annual ceremony as the

Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize The is a Japanese literary award established in 1988 in memory of author Shūgorō Yamamoto. It was created and continues to be sponsored by the Shinchosha Publishing company, which published Yamamoto's ''Complete Works''. The prize is awarded ann ...

, which was established by the same sponsor in 1988 to recognize popular writing and genre fiction.

Winners

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, the award's sponsor, maintains an official archive of award nominee and recipient information.

Members of the selection committee

* From 1st to 4th:

Kenzaburō Ōe was a Japanese writer and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His novels, short stories and essays, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issue ...

, Jun Eto,

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Yasutaka Tsutsui is a Japanese novelist, science fiction author, and actor. His ''Yumenokizaka bunkiten'' won the Tanizaki Prize in 1987. He has also won the 1981 Izumi Kyoka award, the 1989 Kawabata Yasunari award, and the 1992 Nihon SF Taisho Award. Writin ...

, Teru Miyamoto * From 5th to 8th:

Shintaro Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the Far-right politics, radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan ...

, Jun Eto,

Genichiro Takahashi is a Japanese author, Japanese novelist. Life and career Takahashi was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Onomichi, Hiroshima prefecture and attended the Economics Department of Yokohama National University without graduating. As a radical student, he ...

, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Teru Miyamoto * From 9th to 12th:

So Aono is a Japanese novelist. He is the third son of literary critic Suekichi Aono. Aono was born in Tokyo and studied literature at Waseda University but left the university early to travel. After visiting Europe and Northern Africa, he returned to ...

, Shitaro Ishihara, Jun Eto, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Teru Miyamoto * From 13th to 20th:

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Nobuko Takagi is the professional name of , a Japanese author. She has won the Akutagawa Prize and the Tanizaki Prize, she has been named a Person of Cultural Merit, and her work has been adapted for film. Biography Takagi was born Nobuko Tsuruta in Yamaguc ...

, Yasutaka Tsutsui,

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, Teru Miyamoto * From 21st to 24th: Yōko Ogawa, Hiromi Kawakami,

Noboru Tsujihara is a prize-winning Japanese novelist. Early life Tsujihara was born in 1945. Prizes and honours * 1990 Akutagawa Prize for ''Mura no namae'' (村の名前, A Village's Name) * 1999 Yomiuri Prize for ''Tobe kirin'' (Fly, Kirin!) * 2000 Tanizaki ...

Keiichiro Hirano is a Japanese novelist. Hirano was born in Gamagori, Aichi prefecture, Japan. He published his first novel (''Nisshoku'', ) in 1998 and won the Akutagawa Prize the next year as one of the youngest winners ever (at 23 years of age). He graduated ...

, Ko Machida * Current members: Hiromi Kawakami, Kaoru Takamura, Noboru Tsujihara, Keiichiro Hirano, Ko Machida

Available in English translation

Nominees

* 1988 (1st) -

Banana Yoshimoto is the pen name of Japanese writer . From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana (). Biography Yoshimoto was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964, and grew up in a progressive family. Her father was the poet and critic Takaaki Yoshimoto, and he ...

, ''

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'' * 1994 (7th) - Rieko Matsuura, ''The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P'' (trans. Michael Emmerich,

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USA, 2010) * 2003 (16th) -

Novala Takemoto is the professional name of , a Japanese author, and fashion designer. Biography Takemoto was born in Uji, south of Kyoto. As a child, he was shy and preferred drawing and reading (two of his favorite authors were Osamu Dazai and Yasunari K ...

, ''Emily'' (trans. Misa Dikengil Lindberg,

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English Edition, 2013)Emily - A Novel by Novala Takemoto (Shueisha English Edition)

Winners

* 2003 (16th) - Otaro Maijo, ''Asura Girl'' (trans. Stephen Snyder,

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, 2014, )

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Members of the selection committee

Available in English translation

Nominees

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