is a Japanese writer of

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fiction and

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. He served as the 12th President of the

Mystery Writers of Japan is an organization for mystery writers in Japan. The organization was founded on 21 June 1947 by Edogawa Rampo. It is currently chaired by Bin Konno and claims about 600 members. It presents the Mystery Writers of Japan Award to writers every yea ...

from 2005 to 2009.

Works in English translation

;Detective Samejima series (Shinjuku Shark series) * '' Shinjuku Shark'' (original title: ''Shinjuku-Zame''), trans. Andrew Clare (

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, 2007) * '' The Poison Ape'' (original title: ''Doku-Zaru: Shinjuku-Zame 2''), trans. Deborah Iwabuchi (Vertical, 2008) "Same" or "zame" means "shark" in English. ;Essay * ''My Favourite Mystery, "The Darkest Hour" by

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'' (Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc

Awards

* 1978 – Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize: ''Kanshō no Machikado'' (''Sentimental Streets'') (short story) * 1991 –

Mystery Writers of Japan Award The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year. MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present) MWJ Award for Best ...

for Best Novel: '' Shinjuku Shark'' * 1991 –

Yoshikawa Eiji was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as ''The Tale of the Heike'', ''Tale of Genji'', ''Water Margin'' and ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', m ...

Prize for New Writers: ''Shinjuku Shark'' * 1991 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year ( Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991): ''Shinjuku Shark'' * 1993 –

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 ...

: ''Mugen Ningyō: Shinjuku-Zame 4'' (''Poisoning Doll: Shinjuku Shark 4'') * 2000 –

Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize The were presented every year by the (JAFA) from 1982 to 2011. They honor the best in adventure fiction published in the previous year. The Japan Adventure Fiction Association was founded in 1981 by Chin Naitō (1936–2011) and was disbanded in ...

: ''Kokoro de wa Omosugiru'' (''The Heart Is Too Heavy'') * 2001 – Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: ''Yamisaki Annainin'' (''Guide into Darkness'') * 2004 – Shibata Renzaburo Prize: ''Pandora Airando'' (''Pandora Island'' J'Lit , Publications : Pandora Island , Books from Japan
) * 2006 – Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: ''Ōkami-Bana: Shinjuku-Zame 9'' (''The Werewolf: Shinjuku Shark 9'') * 2010 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement * 2011 – Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: ''Kizuna Kairō: Shinjuku-Zame 10'' (''Ties That Bind: Shinjuku Shark 10'')

Main works

Private detective Ko Sakuma series

*Novels ** , 1980 ** , 1986 ** , 1996 ** , 2000 *Short story collections ** , 1982 ** , 1985

Arbeit detective series

# , 1986 (short story collection) # , 1987 (novel) # , 1988 (novel) # , 1989 (novel) # , 1991 (novel) # , 2004 (novel)

Detective Samejima series (Shinjuku Shark series)

*Novels *# , 1990 ('' Shinjuku Shark'', Vertical, 2007) *# , 1991 ('' The Poison Ape'', Vertical, 2008) *# , 1993 *# , 1993 *# , 1995 *# , 1997 *# , 2001 *# , 2000 *# , 2006 *# , 2011 *Short story collection ** , 2012

Standalone novels

* , 2001 * , 2004

References

External links

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