is a Japanese publishing company, founded in 1945 by Kiyoshi Hayakawa. It is the largest science fiction publisher in Japan; almost all winners of the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Novel are published by the company. Notable books written by Japanese authors that are published by Hayakawa are '' Crest of the Stars'' and ''

G.I. Samurai aka ''Time Slip'', is a 1979 Japanese science fiction/ action film focusing on the adventures of a modern-day Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) team that accidentally travels in time to the . The ...

''. In 2022, Hiroshi Hayakawa, for 30 years the president of Hayakawa Publishing (having worked since 1965 at the independent family firm), was the recipient of the

London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award The London Book Fair (LBF) is a large book-publishing trade fair held annually, usually in April, in London, England. LBF is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and di ...

"for his decades-long work in bringing international authors to the Japanese market, as well as his championing of science fiction, crime and non-fiction titles in Japan".

Magazines

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S-F Magazine is a science fiction magazine published by Hayakawa Shobō in Japan. It was Japan’s first successful science fiction prozine. History ''S-F Magazine'' was established in 1960. It began publication with the February 1960 issue, which appea ...

'' (first published February 1960) *'' Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' (Japanese edition of the American magazine, first published in June 1956) *'' Higeki Kigeki'' (悲劇喜劇, a theatrical magazine first published in 1928 by Kunio Kishida)

Imprints

Hayakawa publishes books under a number of imprints. * Hayakawa Mystery * Hayakawa SF Series (December 1957–November 1974, 318 volumes) * Hayakawa Library (1962–1969) * Hayakawa Novels * Hayakawa Nonfiction * Kaigai SF Novels * Mysterious Press Books (on hiatus since 1988) * Shin Hayakawa SF Series (since December 2011) * Hayakawa Bunko ** Hayakawa Bunko SF (for translated foreign science fiction works) ** Hayakawa Bunko JA ** Hayakawa Mystery Bunko ** Hayakawa Comic Bunko (under the Hayakawa Bunko JA imprint) ** Jisedaigata Sakka no Real Fiction (under the Hayakawa Bunko JA imprint) ** Hayakawa Engeki Bunko * Hayakawa Mystery World * Hayakawa SF Series J-Collection * Sōzōryoku Bungaku * Hayakawa Shinsho Juice

References

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