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Hayakawa Award
The is an annual poll conducted by '' Hayakawa's S-F Magazine'' for the best Japanese short story, illustrator, and foreign short story, voted by the readers from their issues in the previous year. The honor has been awarded since 1989. Award winners Foreign Short Story * Thomas M. Disch, "The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars" (''Translator: Hisashi Asakura'') (1989) * Mike Resnick, "For I Have Touched the Sky" (''Translator: Masayuki Uchida'') (1990) * John Varley, "Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo" (''Translator: Hisashi Asakura'') (1991) * John Morressy, "Timekeeper" (''Translator: Youko Miki'') (1992) * James Tiptree, Jr. "With Delicate Mad Hands" (''Translator: Norio Itou'') (1993) * Ted Chiang, "Understand" (''Translator: Shigeyuki Kude'') (1994) * Greg Egan, "Learning to Be Me" (''Translator: Makoto Yamagashi'') (1995) * Greg Bear, "Heads" (''Translator: Kazuko Onoda'') (1996) * James Tiptree, Jr. "Come Live With Me" (''Translator: Norio Itou'') (1997) * Greg Egan, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hayakawa (written: 早川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Chuko Hayakawa (born 1945), Japanese politician *Hiromi Hayakawa (1982–2017), Mexican singer *, Japanese swimmer *Kenichi Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese male badminton player * Kiyotaka Hayakawa (1946–2005), Japanese handball player *Masato Hayakawa (born 1986), Japanese-American singer * Nami Hayakawa (born 1984), Japanese athlete * Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist *Noritsugu Hayakawa (1881–1942), Japanese businessman *Ren Hayakawa (born 1987), Japanese female archer * S. I. Hayakawa (1906–1992), semanticist and United States Senator from California *Sakura Hayakawa (born 1997), Japanese rhythmic gymnast *Sayo Hayakawa (born 1983), Japanese fashion model *Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973), motion picture actor * Tokuji Hayakawa (1894–1981), founder of Hayakawa Kinzoku Kougyou (the present-day Sharp Corporation) * Tomonobu Hayakawa (born 1977), former Japanese footballer * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Ōhara
is a Japanese science fiction writer. She won the 6th Hayakawa SF Contest in 1980, when she was still a student. Later she published various SF works and became the 10th president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan. Ōhara is the Winner of the Nihon SF Taisho Award in 1994. Biography Ōhara was born in Osaka. She wrote Kirk/Spock fan fiction in her teens. She graduated from the Department of Literature, course of psychology, in the Seishin University (). Ōhara won the 6th Hayakawa SF Contest for her short story "''Hitori de Aruite itta Neko (A Cat who Walked along Alone)''" in 1980. Next year, in 1981, she graduated from the University and started publishing her stories in the S-F Magazine. She belongs to the 3rd generation of the Japanese SF writers. In 1991, her "''Haiburiddo Chairudo'', Hybrid Child" ( won the Seiun Award for Japanese novel. Then, in 1995 she won the 15th Nihon SF Taisho Award for "''Sensō-wo Enjita Kamigamitachi'', Gods who Bandied Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizuhito Akiyama
is a Seiun Award-winning author noted for his science fiction light novel series ''Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu''. He graduated from , where he had learned about writing novels in a seminar class under guidance from his teacher, Professor Mizuhito Kanehara, from whom Akiyama took his pen name "Mizuhito". In 1995, after his senior Hideyuki Furuhashi debuted as a writer, Akiyama sent his own work in for the . Although his application w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya Fujita
Masaya () is the capital city of Masaya Department in Nicaragua. It is situated approximately 14 km west of Granada and 31 km southeast of Managua. It is located just east of the Masaya Volcano, an active volcano from which the city takes its name. With an estimated population of 136,584 (2021), it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city, and is culturally known as the City of Flowers. History It is believed that the Niquiranos were the first people to dwell in the land of Masaya (the Chorotegas had also inhabited these areas). There is evidence of their settlements in small towns like Nindiri, Niquinohomo and Monimbó from before the Spanish Conquest. One of the city's principle neighborhoods is Monimbó (which in Spanish means "close to the water") and is located very close to the lagoon. There is documented evidence that in the 6th century, Monimbó had a population of about 150 tributaries. Pedrarias Davila initiated the conquest of what is now Masaya in 1524 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haikasoru
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hōsuke Nojiri
(born 1961 in Mie Prefecture) is a Japanese science fiction writer. After a career as a CAD programmer and game designer, he was first published in 1992, the ''Creguian'' game novelization. He admires Arthur C. Clarke, and his own works are classified as hard science fiction, favoring planetary science as a theme. His '' Rocket Girls'' series deals with human spaceflight in a light novel form with hard SF backing; the reason that only girls are hired as astronauts in the novels is for their light weight. Awards *1999: S-F Magazine Readers Award Best Japanese Short Story for (short story version) *2000: Seiun Award Best Short Story of the Year for (short story version) *2002: Seiun Award Best Novel of the Year for *2003: Seiun Award Best Novel of the Year for (novel version) *2007: Seiun Award Best Short Story of the Year for ("A Furoshiki and Spider's Thread") *2008: Seiun Award Best Short Story of the Year for *2009: Seiun Award Best Short Story of the Year for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasumi Kobayashi
Yasumi Kobayashi (小林泰三) (7 August 1962 – 23 November 2020) was a Japanese author of horror, science fiction and mystery. Career His short story "The Man Who Watched the Sea" won the Hayakawa Award for best short story in 1998. Two more were nominated for the Seiun Award for best short story; "Sora kara Kaze ga Yamu Toki" in 2003, and "Arakajime Kettei Sareteiru Ashita" in 2004. He received the Seiun Award for novels in 2012 for ''Tengoku to jigoku'', and in 2017 for ''Ultraman F''. Nihon SF Taisho Award Award of Merit was awarded posthumously. In 2009, he was nominated as "Best Foreign Author" in the Chinese-language Galaxy Awards. Works in English translation *"C-City" (''Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 3: Straight to Darkness'', Kurodahan Press, 2006) *"The Man Who Watched the Sea" (''Speculative Japan 2'', Kurodahan Press, 2011) References External links * Official website Entryin The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōshū Tani
is a Japanese science fiction writer. He graduated from the Osaka Institute of Technology, and worked as a volunteer in Nepal and the Philippines. He made his professional debut with the story ''137th Mobile Brigade'' in 1979 while still in Nepal. He is known mostly for his hard science fiction works, for which he won the Seiun Award three times (twice for Best Novel, and once for Best Short Story), and the Nitta Jirō Culture Award once. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, the Space Authors Club, and an associate member of the Hard SF Laboratory. Tani currently lives in Komatsu in Ishikawa Prefecture. History Tani studied at the Osaka Institute of Technology, graduating from the engineering department with a degree in civil engineering. After graduating, he helped coordinate construction work by the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Nepal, and also worked with the Japan International Cooperation Agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Kusagami
Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC * Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin * Jin (Later Tang precursor) (晉國; 907–923), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Later Jin (Five Dynasties) (後晉; 936–947), Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Jīn 金 * Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (金朝), also known as the Jurchen Jin * Later Jin (1616–1636) (後金; 1616–1636), precursor of the Qing dynasty Others * Jin (Korean state) (辰國), precursor of the Jinhan Confederation * Balhae (698–713), originally known as Jin (震) Places * Jin Prefecture (Shanxi) (晉州), a former Chinese prefecture centered on present-day Linfen, Shanxi * Jin Prefecture (Sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaki Yamada (writer)
is a Japanese crime and science fiction author. He has won the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Seiun Award three times, and an award for mystery fiction. His first story was published in 1974. His novel ''Aphrodite'' was translated into English in 2004. He also wrote '' After the Long Goodbye'', a ''Ghost in the Shell''-related novel. Works in English translation ;Novels *''Aphrodite'' (Kurodahan Press, 2004) *''Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: After the Long Goodbye'' (Viz Media, 2005 , 2007 ) ;Short stories * "The Import of Tremors" (''Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 1: Night Voices, Night Journeys'', Kurodahan Press, 2005) * "Silver Bullet" (''Speculative Japan 3'', Kurodahan Press, 2012) References External linksJ'Lit , Authors : Masaki Yamada , Books from Japan * *The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo, Locus and British SF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Makino
is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese rower *Osamu Adachi (理, born 1987), Japanese actor and a member of the acting group D-BOYS *, Japanese manga artist *Osamu Dazai (太宰 治, 1909–1948), Japanese author *Osamu Dezaki (統, 1943-2011), Japanese anime director *Osamu Fukutani (修, born 1967), Japanese film director *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese long-distance runner *Osamu Jinguuji (治), drummer of the Japanese band ''Remioromen'' *, Japanese rower *Osamu Matsuda or El Samurai (納, born 1966), a Japanese professional wrestler *Osamu Mukai (理, born 1982), Japanese actor *Osamu Muramatsu (修), Japanese astronomer, and a prolific discoverer of asteroids *Osamu Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
