Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, or SFWJ (Japanese official name: , ''Nihon SF Sakka Club'') is an organization of SF-related people, professional or semi-professional. It was formerly a friendship organization, but it is a general incorporated association since August 24, 2017.(ja) About SFWJ
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Mission

There are three missions in SFWJ. * SFWJ promotes mutual friendship of members. * SFWJ establishes and operates award(s) such as

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. * SFWJ manages various activities in relation with the above award(s).

Membership

Though the official English name of the organization is "Science Fiction and Fantasy ''Writers'' of Japan", members are not limited to writer. Translator, editor, artist, creator, or promoter/ contributor in various genres in relation with SF and/or fantasy, professional or semi-professional, is granted to be a member, if a candidate is acknowledged by the organization.

History

SFWJ was founded on 3 March 1963 at

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. The founder members are 11 persons who are

Takashi Ishikawa is a former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler from Fujishima, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Sumo wrestling career He played baseball up to junior high school, but at Sakata Minami High School he switched to sumo an ...

, Sakyo Komatsu, Tetsurō Kawamura, Morihiro Saitō ( JA), Hakukō Saitō,

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, Masami Fukushima,

Shinichi Hoshi Shinichi Hoshi (星新一 ''Hoshi Shin'ichi'', September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his " short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in len ...

Ryu Mitsuse Ryū Mitsuse ( ''Mitsuse Ryū'', March 18, 1928 - July 7, 1999) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer, alternate history writer, historical novelist, and essayist. Mitsuse is the author of ''Hyakuoku no Hiru to Sen'oku no Yoru''. Among his ...

, Yū Mori (Hiroshi Minamiyama JA) and

Tetsu Yano Tetsu Yano (Japanese 矢野徹 ''Yano Tetsu''; October 5, 1923 – October 13, 2004) was a Japanese science fiction translator and writer. He began to introduce to Japanese readers the works of US science fiction writers in the late 1940s. He ...

. They were SF-related writers, translators, and editors. The club was friendship group and the secretariat was located at

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, Tokyo at first. There was no president, but Masami Fukushima who was editor in chief of

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was substantial president. Head of the club was a chief of secretariat. After the death of Fukushima in 1976, Shin'ichi Hoshi took office as president of the club. Taiyo Fujii is a president of the organization as of March, 2018.

List of presidents and chiefs of secretariat

Member list

Member list of the SFWJ as of February 5, 2018:http://sfwj.jp/members/>Date of birth and other information are based on each article in the ja-wikipedia, or according to the fairly reliable sources on Internet.

Honorary members

* Tōru Arimura (, JA, 1945 - ) writer * Kenji Iguchi (, JA, 1949 - ) SF researcher *

(, JA, September 17, 1930 - ) critic, writer *

Akira Kagami Akira may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Akira'' (franchise), a Japanese cyberpunk franchise ** ''Akira'' (manga), a 1980s cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo ** ''Akira'' (1988 film), an anime film adaptation of the manga ** ''Akira'' (vide ...

(, JA, January 2, 1948 - ) translator, writer *

Shinji Kajio is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy. The film '' Yomigaeri'' is based on Kajio's novel of the same name and he also co-wrote the manga series (2008) with Kenji Tsuruta (who additionally illustrated the series), which was serial ...

(, JA, December 24, 1947 - ) writer * Naoyuki Katō (, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator *

Musashi Kanbe Musashi Kanbe (; born January 16, 1948, in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Seiun Award winning author for the novel ''Saikoro Tokkōtai''. Kanbe was also chair of honor at Daicon III in 1981. References External linksEntryin The Encyclopedia of Scie ...

(, JA, January 16, 1948 - ) writer *

Tadashi Kōsai Tadashi (Kanji: 正, 禎, 忠, 荘, 匡史 Hiragana: ただし), Japanese masculine name, may refer to : *, the first aikido master to live and teach in the west *, Japanese manga story writer, novelist and screenwriter *, Japanese basketball coach ...

(, JA, December 21, 1938 - ) automobile critic, writer *

Masaki Tsuji is a Japanese anime screenwriter, mystery writer, manga author, travel critic, essayist, professor as well as mystery fiction novels writer. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on ...

(, JA, March 23, 1932 - ) anime scenario writer, comic author * Jinsei Chō (, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator /uncertain/ *

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. Writing ...

(, JA, September 24, 1934 - ) writer, dramatist * Aritsune Toyota (, JA, May 25, 1938 - ) writer, critic, essayist *

Taku Mayumura Taku Mayumura ( ''Mayumura Taku'', 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer(ja) Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten, pp.648-649. and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice. His novel ''Shiseikan'' (, '' ...

(, JA, October 20, 1934 - ) writer * Hiroshi Minamiyama (, JA, July 29, 1937 - ) editor, translator, occult researcher, (alias: Yū Mori, ) * Baku Yumemakura (, JA, January 1, 1951 - ) writer, essayist

Current members

Surname - A, I, U, E, O

* Kazu Aoki (, JA, December 27, 1961 - ) writer * Hideko Akao (, JA) translator * Kan Akiyama (, JA, December 22, 1960s - ) writer /uncertain/ * Norihiko Asao (, /uncertain/) media writer *

Taku Ashibe is a Japanese mystery writer. He is a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. Works in English translation ;Novel * '' Murder in ...

(, JA, May 21, 1958 - ) mystery writer * Tsuyoshi Abe (, /uncertain/) * Hiroyasu Amase (, JA, November, 1931 - ) writer, SF fan, (alias: Susumu Watanabe, ) * Godō Amano? (, /uncertain/) * Hotori Amano (, /uncertain/) writer *

Motoko Arai Motoko Arai (新井素子; born August 8, 1960) is a Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized by her use of a light conversational tone geared towards a young adult audience. She has published three series of novel ...

(, JA, August 8, 1960 - ) writer *

Yoshio Aramaki Yoshio Aramaki (, ''Aramaki Yoshio'', 12 April 1933 –) is a science fiction and mystery writer, critic and art collector. His original given name was Kunio Aramaki (, ''Aramaki Kunio''). He has changed his name to Yoshimasa Aramaki ().''Nihon Gen ...

(, JA, April 12, 1933 - ) writer, critic * Fumihiko Iino (, JA, June 16, 1961 - ) writer *

Haruna Ikezawa is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Her major roles in anime include: Gō Seiba in ''Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!'', Haruna Hiroko in '' Hamtaro'', Yoshino Shimazu in '' Maria-sama ga Miteru'', Momoka Nishizawa in ''Sgt. Frog''. ...

(, JA, December 15, 1975 - ) voice actress, essayist * Noriaki Ikeda (, JA, January 14, 1955 - ) free writer, anime author * Muneo Ishikawa (, /uncertain/) writer * Yoshiyuki Ishiwa (, 1962 - ) critic * Tsuyoki Isobe (, /uncertain/) critic * Ban Ippongi (, JA, January 4, 1965 - ) manga artist, cosplayer * Tsuyoshi Inoue (, JA, 1964 - ) writer *

Masahiko Inoue Masahiko (written: 正彦, 雅彦, 誠彦, 昌彦, 允彦, 政彦, 真彦, 正比古 or まさ彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army imprisoned for his involvement ...

(, JA, January 13, 1960 - ) writer * Takayuki Ino (, JA, 1961 - ) writer * Keiichirō Urahama (, JA, April 23, 1963 - ) writer * Yū Esaka (, JA, September 20, 1953 - ) vs story "Very short" story writer. Disciple of

. writer * Yōko Enoki (, JA, October 3, ? - ) writer * Tadashi Ōta (, JA, February 24, 1959 - ) mystery writer * HIroyuki Ōhashi (, JA, 1959 - ) free writer, editor * Mariko Ōhara (, JA, March 20, 1959 - ) writer * Hajime Ōwada (, 1949 - ) SF researcher, writer * Akira Okawada (, JA, 1981 - ) critic, translator * Satoshi Ogawa (, JA, December 25, 1986 - ) writer * Yūki Oginome (, JA, February 2, 1965 - ) writer * Tsutomu Oshizawa (, 1956 - ) critic, writer

Surname - K

* Makio Kaji (, /uncertain/) editor * Chise Kasuya (, JA, 1961 - ) writer * Junichi Kadokura (, /uncertain/) music critic? * Motoyuki Kanae (, /uncertain/) critic * Azami Kanō (, /uncertain/) writer *

Chiaki Kawamata is a Japanese science fiction writer and critic. Chiaki Kawamata has won both the Seiun Award and the Nihon SF Taisho Award. Chiaki Kawamata is also noted for writing the story of the manga ''Emblem of Roto''. Awards * 1981: Seiun Award Japanese ...

(, JA, December 4, 1948 - ) writer, critic * Kiyomi Kishima (, 1971 - ) /uncertain/ * Shinji Kimoto (, JA, 1956 - ) writer, movie director, /uncertain/ * Sanzō Kusaka (, JA, February 21, 1968 - ) SF, mystery researcher * Jin Kusakami (, JA, December 20, 1959 - ) writer * Gengen Kusano (, JA, April 16, 1990 - ) writer *

Saori Kumi Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Saori (television personality) (born 1981) ...

(, JA, April 30, 1959 - ) writer, essayist * Ryō Kodachi (, /uncertain/) writer *

Mari Kotani is a Japanese science fiction critic, best known as the author of ''Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin (analysis of the anime serie Neon Genesis Evangelion),'' Tokyo: Magazine House, 1997 and of ''Joseijou muishiki: techno-gynesis josei SF-r ...

(, JA, July 11, 1958 - ) critic * Bin Konno (, JA, September 27, 1955 - ) writer, manga author

Surname - S

* Eiichirō Saitō (, JA, July 16, 1952 - ) writer * Yoshihiro Shiozawa (, JA, 1968 - ) editor * Sami Shinosaki (, JA, July 22, 1960 - ) writer * Katsuie Shibata (, JA, October 3, 1987 - ) writer * Yōichi Shimada (, JA, 1956 - ) translator * Riri Shimada (, May 25, ? - ) writer * Kei Shimojima (, JA, April 18, 1963 - ) writer * Yumiko Shirai (, JA, March 15, 1967 - ) manga artist * Kazuma Shinjō (, JA) writer * Masaaki Shindo (, JA, September 18, 1948 - ) critic, writer, translator * Shinobu Suga (, JA, November 7, 1972 - ) writer * Satoru Seki (, JA, March 26, 1957 - ) editor, game producer * Ryūji Seki (, JA, /uncertain/) critic (Continued)

Deceased members

Notes and references

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan Science fiction organizations 1963 establishments in Japan Japanese science fiction