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
Mission There are three missions in SFWJ.(ja) About SFWJ: 会則 第二条 目的と活動 SFWJ promotes mutual friendship of members. SFWJ establishes and operates award(s) such as Nihon SF Taisho Award. 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.(ja) About SFWJ: 会則 第三条 本会の会員資格
History SFWJ was founded on 3 March 1963 at Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The founder members are 11 persons who are Takashi Ishikawa, Sakyo Komatsu, Tetsurō Kawamura, Morihiro Saitō (JA), Hakukō Saitō, Ryo Hanmura, Masami Fukushima, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryu Mitsuse, Yū Mori (Hiroshi Minamiyama JA) and Tetsu Yano. They were SF-related writers, translators, and editors.(ja) About SFWJ: 沿革
The club was a friendship group and the secretariat was located at Hayakawa Publishing, Tokyo at first. There was no president, but Masami Fukushima who was editor in chief of S-F Magazine was substantial president. The head of the club was also its 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 N Period President N Secretariat Remarque - 1963 - ? - 1stRyō Hanmura (JA)1963 - ? - ? -1973 - 2ndShōji Ōtomo (JA)? -1973 - 1973 - 1975 - 3rdTadashi Kōsai (JA)1973 - 1977 1st1976 - 1977Shinichi Hoshi (JA) 2nd1978 - 1979Tetsu Yano (JA)4thTaku Mayumura (JA) 3rd1980 - 1983Sakyo Komatsu (JA)5thYasutaka Tsutsui (JA) 4th1984 - 1985Yasutaka Tsutsui (JA)6thAritsune Toyota JA) 5th1986 - 1987Aritsune Toyota (JA)7thKōji Tanaka JA 6th1988 - 1991Kōji Tanaka (JA)8thChiaki Kawamata (JA)1988 - 1989 9thMasaki Yamada (JA)1990 - 1990 10thJun'ya Yokota (JA)1991 - 1991 7th1992 - 1993Chiaki Kawamata (JA)11thHaruka Takachiho (JA) 8th1994 - 1995Baku Yumemakura (JA)12thKazuhito Morishita (JA) 9th1996 - 1999Gō Nagai (JA)13thHaruka Takachiho (JA) 10th1999 - 2001Mariko Ōhara (JA)14thEiichirō Saitō (JA) vice Mari Kotani (JA)11th2001 - 2003Chōhei Kanbayashi (JA)15thYōichi Shimada (JA) 12th2003 - 2005Masaki Yamada (JA)16thYasuhiro Takeda (JA) 13th2005 - 2007Kōshū Tani (JA)17thTsukasa Tōno (JA) 14th2007 - 2009Haruka Takachiho (JA)18thSaori Kumi (JA) 15th2009 - 2011Motoko Arai (JA)19thMasahiko Inoue (JA) 16th2011 - 2013Hideaki Sena (JA)20thMamoru Masuda (JA)17th2013 - 2015Tsukasa Tōno (JA)21stNaohiko Kitahara (JA)2013 - 201422ndHiroyuki Morioka (JA)2014 - 201618th2015 - 2018Taiyō Fujii (JA)23rdYūko Itō (JA)2016 - 2018 19th2018 - 2020Jōji Hayashi (JA)24thKiyomi Kishima (JA) 20th2020 - 2022Haruna Ikezawa (JA)25thYoko Enoki (JA) 21st2022 - Hirotaka Ōsawa (JA)26thHana Ageha (JA)
Member list Member list of the SFWJ as of February 5, 2018 :(ja) MembersDate 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 Akira Kagami (, JA, January 2, 1948 - ) translator, writer Shinji Kajio (, JA, December 24, 1947 - ) writer Naoyuki Katō (, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator Musashi Kanbe (, JA, January 16, 1948 - ) writer Tadashi Kōsai (, JA, December 21, 1938 - ) automobile critic, writer Masaki Tsuji (, JA, March 23, 1932 - ) anime scenario writer, comic author Jinsei Chō (, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator /uncertain/ Yasutaka Tsutsui (, JA, September 24, 1934 - ) writer, dramatist Hiroshi Minamiyama (, JA, July 29, 1937 - ) editor, translator, occult researcher, (alias: Yū Mori, ) Baku Yumemakura (, JA, January 1, 1951 - ) writer, essayist
Current members Note: List as of February 5, 2018 : Many SF/ Fantasy related peoples were member of the SFWJ in that time. After the incorporation of the SFWJ, many peoples left. 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/ Birth year is unknown, but maybe ca. 1960s. (ja) Akiyama Kan site retrieved, March 20, 2018 Norihiko Asao (, /uncertain/) media writer Taku Ashibe (, 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 (, JA, August 8, 1960 - ) writer Yoshio Aramaki (, JA, April 12, 1933 - ) writer, critic Fumihiko Iino (, JA, June 16, 1961 - ) writer Haruna Ikezawa (, JA, December 15, 1975 - ) voice actress, essayist 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 (, 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 Shinichi Hoshi. 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 (, 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 (, JA, April 30, 1959 - ) writer, essayist Ryō Kodachi (, /uncertain/) writer Mari Kotani (, 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
Surname - T Shin Takai (, JA, July 27, 1957 - ) writer Fumio Takano (, JA, September 14, 1966 - ) writer, novelist Maki Takatsuki (, JA, /uncertain/ ) critic, cinema researcher Ryōhei Takahashi (, JA, December 8, 1951 - ) critic, translator, free editor Yasuhiro Takeda (, JA, September 12, 1957 - ) representative of GAINAX Tōya Tachihara (, JA, February 8, 1969 - ) writer, translator (Chinese) Takayuki Tatsumi (, JA, May 15, 1965 - ) scholar of American literature, critic Ryūichi Taniguchi (, 1965 - ) commentator, writer Kōshū Tani (, JA, March 30, 1951 - ) writer Denis Taillandier (, /not sure/ - ) critic Tokio Tsumori (, JA, /uncertain/ ) writer Tsukasa Tōno (, JA, 1957 - ) writer Hirotaka Tobi (, JA, 1960 - ) writer
Surname - N Gō Nagai (, JA, September 6, 1945 - ) manga artist Norio Nakai (, JA, November 20, 1952 - ) writer Yasuo Nagayama (, JA, October 30, 1962 - ) critic, anthologist Akira Nanao (, JA, March 31, 1969 - ) light-novel writer Hiroyuki Nanba (, JA, September 9, 1953 - ) keyboard-player, composer, writer Hiromitsu Nishiwaki (, JA, June 4, 1953 - ) music-composer of sfx film Azusa Noa (, JA, 1954 - ) writer
Surname - H Moto Hagio (, JA, May 12, 1949 - ) manga artist Jun'ichirō Hashimoto (, JA, 1947 - ) writer, tutor Satoshi Hase (, JA, March 18, 1974 - ) sf/fantasy writer Kei Hattori (, N/A, /uncertain/ ) Jōji Hayashi (, JA, February 6, 1962 - ) writer Ryūsuke Hikawa (, JA, February 15, 1958 - ) researcher of anime/sfx Reiko Hikawa (, JA, May 17, 1958 - ) writer Masamichi Higurashi (, JA, 1954 - ) writer Shinku Hidaka (, N/A, /uncertain/ ) writer Mogura Hinoshita (, JA, 1982 - ) writer Masao Hirata (, JA, January 6, 1958 - ) novelist Yoshiki Hiraya (, JA, January 25, 1960- ) writer, mystery writer Taiyo Fujii (, JA, 1971 - ) writer Shingo Fujisaki (, JA, March 5, 1962 - ) non-fiction writer Masaya Fujita (, JA, 1961 - ) writer Toshirō Fujimoto (, JA, 1941 - ) critic, writer Makoto Henri (, JA, 1966 - ) writer
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Deceased members List as of July 2024.(ja) Deceased members SFWJ, retrieved September 12, 2024 (Order : Surname A, K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, W) Name Birth Death Genre RemarksHisashi Asakura (JA) March 29, 1930February 14, 2010translator Sayako Asaba (JA) August 15, 1953September 18, 2006translator Noriaki Ikeda (JA) January 14, 1955October 17, 2022free writer, anime author, sfx critic Takashi Ishikawa (JA) September 17, 1930July 9, 2023 critic, writer Hajime Ishida ( - ) 1956 December 18, 2014writer, movie researcher(uncertain)Takumi Ishitobi (JA) 1951May 26, 2014writer, farmer Keikaku Itō (JA) October 14, 1974March 20, 2009writer Shōji Ōtomo (JA) February 3, 1936January 27, 1973editor, movie critic Kaoru Kurimoto (JA) February 13, 1953May 26, 2009writer, criticalias:Azusa Nakajima ()Hisashi Kuroma (JA) 1951March 14, 1993translator Sakyō Komatsu (JA) January 28, 1931July 26, 2011writer, critic, essayist Hakukō Saitō (JA) January 6, 1935August 8, 2006translator Takumi Shibano (JA) October 27, 1926January 16, 2010translator, writer, SF researcher alias:Rei Kozumi ()Hiroshi Takeuchi (JA) August 7, 1955June 27, 2011special effects movie researcher Fumio Tanaka (JA) September 22, 1941April 12, 2009 film producer, writer Osamu Tezuka (JA) November 3, 1928February 9, 1989manga artist, anime director Jun'ichi Tomonari (JA) July 24, 2024 writer Aritsune Toyota (JA) May 25, 1938November 28, 2023writer, critic, essayist Yūji Nakazato (JA) February 4, 1957June 18, 2009writer, manga author Masahiro Noda (JA) August 18, 1933June 6, 2008TV director, translator, writer Ryō Hanmura (JA) October 27, 1933March 4, 2002writer Dan Fukami (JA) June 15, 1936July 28, 1992translator (Russian, Polish) Masami Fukushima (JA) February 18, 1929April 9, 1976editor, translator, writer (First editor in chief of S-F magazine)Shin'ichi Hoshi (JA) September 6, 1926December 30, 1997writer, essayist (First president of the SFWJ)Takashi Hoshi (JA) 1956December 2, 2019SF reseacer, editor Hiroshi Manabe (JA) July 3, 1932October 31, 2000illustrator, essayist Taku Mayumura (JA) October 20, 1934November 3, 2019writer, essayist, haiku poet Ryū Mitsuse (JA) March 18, 1928July 7, 1999writer Masayoshi Yasugi (JA) November 2, 1972December 12, 2021 writer Tetsu Yano (JA) October 5, 1923October 13, 2004translator, writer Kōichi Yamano (JA) November 27, 1939July 20, 2017horse racing critic, writer
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