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Honobu Yonezawa
is a Japanese writer, best known for his young adult mystery series '' Kotenbu'', also known as the ''Classic Literature Club'' series. Biography Honobu Yonezawa was born in 1978 in the Gifu Prefecture. From as young as he could remember, Yonezawa wanted to be a writer. At 11 years old, he wrote a sequel to H. G. Wells's ''The War of the Worlds,'' and started writing original novels in the second year of junior high school. In his second year of Kanazawa University studying literature, he started publishing his works on his site ''Hanmuden'' (汎夢殿) (the website was temporarily shut down after his official debut and these works are currently unavailable). His early work were diverse in genre, but Yonezawa was struck when he read Kaoru Kitamura's ''Flying Horse'' (空飛ぶ馬) and ''Princess in Rokunomiya'' (六の宮の姫君) while in university, and decided to turn his attention to writing mysteries. After graduating from university, Yonezawa convinced his parents to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kono Mystery Ga Sugoi!
is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery fiction, mystery books published in Japan in the previous year. 1988 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. December, 1988) 1989 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1989'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1990) 1991 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1991) 1992 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1992'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1992) 1993 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1993'' (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1993) 1994 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1994'' (Takarajimasha. December, 1993) 1995 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1995'' (Takarajimasha. December, 1994) 1996 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996'' (Takarajimasha. December, 1995) 1997 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1997'' (Takarajimasha. December, 1996) 1998 ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1998'' (Takarajimasha. December, 1997) 1999 ''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futaro Yamada
was the pen name of , a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story and was awarded a prize by the magazine . He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 ''Ninpōchō'' series) and mystery stories. Many of his works have been adapted for film, TV, manga, and anime. Works in English translation Novel *''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'' (original title: ''Kōga Ninpōchō''), translation Geoff Sant ( Del Rey, 2006) Short story *"The Yellow Lodger" (original title: ''Kiiroi Geshukunin''), translation Damian Flanagan (''The Tower of London: Tales of Victorian London'', Peter Owen, 2005) – A Sherlock Holmes pastiche Awards *1949, the 2nd Detective Story Writers' Club Award *1997, the 45th Kikuchi Kan Prize *2000, the 4th Japan Mystery Award *2004, the Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for ''Basilisk'', the manga adaptation of ''The Kouga Ninja Scrolls'' Selected works Ninja stories ("Ninpōch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Prize
The Naoki Prize, officially , is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. It was created in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, then editor of the ''Bungeishunjū'' magazine, and named in memory of novelist Naoki Sanjugo. Sponsored by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Literature, the award recognizes "the best work of popular literature in any format by a new, rising, or (reasonably young) established author." The winner receives a watch and one million yen. Kikuchi founded the Naoki Prize with the Akutagawa Prize, which targets a new or rising author of literary fiction. The two prizes are viewed as "two sides of the same coin" and inseparable from one another. Because of the prestige associated with the Naoki Prize and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it, along with the Akutagawa Prize, is one of Japan's most sought after literary awards of recognition. Winners Bungeishunjū maintains the official archive of past Naoki Prize winners. 1st–100th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: ''Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), ''Uten Enten'' (1990), ''The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'' (1997), '' After the quake'' (2000), '' 1Q84'' (2009-2010) * Alex Kerr: ''Lost Japan'' (1993) Book series Magazines Weekly * – since 1956 * – manga, discontinued in 2010 * ''Focus'' – suspended Monthly * – Literary magazine since 1904 * * * '' nicola'' * (suspended) * * * * ''ENGINE'' – Automobile magazine, since 2000 * '' Foresight'' – Japanese edition discontinued in 2010 * - manga, since 2011 Web magazine * '' Foresight'' – Japanese edition since 2010 * ''Daily Shinchō'' – comprehensive news site basically excerpting from '' Shukan Shincho'' since 2015 Seasonal * ''Grave of the Fireflies'' In 1967, Shinchosha published a short story ''Grave of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honkaku Mystery Best 10
is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Hara Shobo. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery books published in Japan in the previous year. 2001 ''2001 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2000) 2002 ''2002 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2001) 2003 ''2003 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2002) 2004 ''2004 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2003) 2005 ''2005 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2004) 2006 ''2006 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2005) 2007 ''2007 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2006) 2008 ''2008 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2007) 2009 ''2009 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2008) 2010 ''2010 Honkaku Mystery Best 10'' (Hara Shobo. December, 2009) 2011 ''2011 Honkaku Mystery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honkaku Mystery Award
The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year. Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners * Nominees available in English translation ** 05 (2005) - Taku Ashibe, ** 10 (2010) - Yukito Ayatsuji, Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Critical Work winners Honkaku Mystery Award for Lifetime Achievement winners The award is presented irregularly. * 01 (2001) - Tetsuya Ayukawa (Honkaku mystery writer) * 04 (2004) - Yasunobu Togawa ( ja) (editor), Hideomi Uyama ( ja) (editor) * 08 (2008) - Fu Chin-chuan (Hiroshi Shimazaki) ( ja) (editor) Best Foreign Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2000-2009) The Best Honkaku Mystery Novel translated into Japanese in the last decade (2000–2009). * Jack Kerley, ''The Death Collectors'' ** Shortlisted titles *** Sarah Caldwell, ''The Sibyl in Her Grave'' *** Jeffery Deaver, '' The Cold Moon'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines such as ''Monthly Asuka'' and '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'', and entertainment magazines such as ''Newtype''. Since its founding, Kadokawa has expanded into the multimedia sector, namely in video games (as Kadokawa Games) and in live-action and animated films (as Kadokawa Pictures). History Kadokawa Shoten was established on November 10, 1945, by Genyoshi Kadokawa. The company's first publication imprint, Kadokawa Bunko, was published in 1949. The company went public on April 2, 1954. In 1975, Haruki Kadokawa became the president of Kadokawa Shoten, following Genyoshi Kadokawa's death. On April 1, 2003, Kadokawa Shoten was renamed to Kadokawa Holdings, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten. On July 1, 2006, the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granta
''Granta'' is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, ''The Observer'' stated: "In its blend of memoirs and photojournalism, and in its championing of contemporary realist fiction, ''Granta'' has its face pressed firmly against the window, determined to witness the world." Granta has published twenty-seven laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Literature published by Granta regularly win prizes such as the Forward Prize, T. S. Eliot Prize, Pushcart Prize and more. History ''Granta'' was founded in 1889 by students at Cambridge University as ''The Granta'', edited by R. C. Lehmann (who later became a major contributor to ''Punch''). It was started as a periodical featuring student politics, badinage and literary efforts. The title was taken from the medieval name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 annually to a new work of fiction considered to exemplify the art of storytelling, by a five-person panel consisting of fellow authors. Winners receive ¥1 million. Unlike the Mishima Yukio Prize, which was established at the same time and focuses on literary fiction, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize is more broad, encompassing a wide range of genre fiction that includes historical and period fiction, mysteries, fantasy, erotica, and more. Candidate works and prize winners for both prizes are typically announced in May each year and covered in national print media. Notable winners have included Banana Yoshimoto, whose winning novel ''Goodbye Tsugumi'' was later published in English, erotic and romance novelist Misumi Kubo, and crime fiction and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shūkan Bunshun
is a Japanese weekly news magazine (Shūkanshi) based in Tokyo, Japan, known for its investigative journalism and frequent clashes with the Japanese government. It is considered one of the most influential weekly magazines in the country. History and profile ''Shūkan Bunshun'' was first published in April 1959. The magazine is part of Bungeishunjū, a publishing group headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. From October 2014 to September 2015 ''Shūkan Bunshun'' was the fourth best selling weekly magazine in Japan with a circulation of 680,296 copies. As a general-news magazine, ''Shūkan Bunshuns major competitor is the more conservative '' Shukan Shincho''. The magazine has been praised, but also criticized for its investigative reporting which takes on both political scandals, as well as those from the world of entertainment. In the first three months of 2016, "It brought down a minister and a politician, practically destroyed the careers of a popular celebrity and a news comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
