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Literary award winners in Japan

Novelist Shin Iyohara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2025, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

Novelist Shin Iyohara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2025, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Michi Ichiho, Sanzo K. Matsunaga and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024. Matsunaga and Asahina won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Ichiho won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction. (Kyodo)

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Literary award winner in Japan

Author Michi Ichiho speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Michi Ichiho, Sanzo K. Matsunaga and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024. Matsunaga and Asahina won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Ichiho won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Michi Ichiho, Sanzo K. Matsunaga and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books during a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2024. Matsunaga and Asahina won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, while Ichiho won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Akiko Kawasaki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winners in Japan

Rie Kudan (R), poses for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024, after winning the Akutagawa Prize, a Japanese literary award for up-and-coming authors, together with Akiko Kawasaki (C) and Manabu Makime (L), who won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Manabu Makime poses for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2024, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo -The presentation ceremony of the 169th Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize (sponsored by the Japan Literature Promotion Association) was held in Tokyo on the 25th.

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Japanese writer Michiko Nagai dies

File photo taken in March 2008 shows Japanese writer Michiko Nagai giving an interview in Tokyo. Nagai, who has won several literary awards including the Naoki Prize, died of natural causes on Jan. 27, 2023, at age 97.

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Literary award winners in Japan

(From L) Akane Chihaya and Satoshi Ogawa pose for photos at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction, together with Atsushi Sato (3rd from L) and Iko Idogawa (far R) who won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Satoshi Ogawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Literary award winner in Japan

Akane Chihaya speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2023, after winning the Naoki Prize, a Japanese literary award for popular fiction.

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono smile while posing for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono pose for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Actor Sakai's 'Hanzawa Naoki' wins top TV drama award

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masato Sakai wears a broad smile as the serial TV drama "Hanzawa Naoki," in which he played the role of an adversarial banker, is given the top prize in the 2014 Tokyo Drama Awards at a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014. Sakai himself was given the best actor prize.

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Songwriter, novelist Yamaguchi dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1985 shows Yoko Yamaguchi attending a press conference after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature. Yamaguchi, also a well-known songwriter, died of respiratory failure on Sept. 6, 2014, at the age of 77.

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Kurokawa wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows novelist Hiroyuki Kurokawa, who was awarded the Naoki Prize, a renowned award for popular fiction, for his book "Hamon" (Excommunication).

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Shibasaki wins Akutagawa award, Kurokawa wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows novelists Tomoka Shibasaki (R) and Hiroyuki Kurokawa. Shibasaki won the Akutagawa literary award for up-and-coming authors of pure literature for her novel "Haru No Niwa" (Spring garden), while Kurokawa was awarded with the Naoki Prize, another renowned award for popular fiction, for his book "Hamon" (Excommunication).

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Grand prize winner rejoices at fried chicken wing fair

NAGOYA, Japan - Naoki Ichinose (C) of the "Tebasaki Bancho" restaurant from Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, raises his arms in triumph after winning the grand prize at the "Tebasaki (crispy fried chicken wings) Summit 2014" in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 8, 2014.

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Chin Shunshin museum pre-opened in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A room reproducing the study room of Chin Shunshin (Chen Shun-chen), renowned author of historical novels and a Naoki Prize winner, at the "Chin Shunshin Asia Bungeikan" museum in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is shown on May 6, 2014, ahead of the museum's official opening in the fall.

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150th Naoki Prize winners Himeno and Asai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2014, shows Kaoruko Himeno (L) and Makate Asai, winners of the 150th Naoki Prize for popular literature, in Tokyo. Himeno and Asai received the award for their novels "Showa no Inu" (Dog in the Era of Showa) and "Renka" (Love Poem), respectively.

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Naoki award winner Himeno

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoruko Himeno, 55, speaks with reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2014, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature for her story "Showa no Inu" (Dog in the Era of Showa).

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Naoki award winner Asai

TOKYO, Japan - Makate Asai, 54, speaks with reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 16, 2014, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature for her novel "Renka" (Love Song).

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committee for the prestigious Japanese literary award announced earlier in the day that she had won. Sakuragi, 48, won the prize for her collection of seven short stories titled "Hotel Royal," describing various people associated with a love hotel in Kushiro, Hokkaido.

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Fujino (R), winner of the 149th Akutagawa award, and Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize, attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committees for the two prestigious Japanese literary awards announced earlier in the day that they had won.

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Fujino (R), winner of the 149th Akutagawa award, and Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize, attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committees for the two prestigious Japanese literary awards announced earlier in the day that they had won.

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Akutagawa, Naoki literary prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Ryutaro Abe, Ryo Asai and Natsuko Kuroda join hands in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013, after Kuroda was awarded the Akutagawa award for up-and-coming authors of serious fiction and Abe and Asai were awarded the Naoki award for popular literature.

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Akutagawa, Naoki literary prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Ryutaro Abe, Ryo Asai and Natsuko Kuroda hold their works in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2013, after Kuroda was awarded the Akutagawa award for up-and-coming authors of serious fiction and Abe and Asai received the Naoki award for popular literature.

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Winners of Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Ryo Asai (L) and Ryutaro Abe, who won the Naoki award for popular literature on Jan. 16, 2013.

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Literary awards

TOKYO, Japan - Novelists Maki Kashimada (R) and Mizuki Tsujimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2012, after being awarded the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors of serious fiction and the Naoki Prize for popular literature, respectively.

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Literary awards

TOKYO, Japan - Novelists Maki Kashimada (R) and Mizuki Tsujimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2012, after being awarded the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors of serious fiction and the Naoki Prize for popular literature, respectively.

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Literary awards

TOKYO, Japan - Novelists Maki Kashimada (R) and Mizuki Tsujimura attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2012, after being awarded the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors of serious fiction and the Naoki Prize for popular literature, respectively.

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Literary awards

TOKYO, Japan - Writers (from R) To Enjo, Shinya Tanaka and Rin Hamuro pose for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2012, as Enjo and Tanaka shared the Akutagawa literary award and Hamuro won the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers.

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Ikeido wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Ikeido smiles holding his book ''Shitamachi (Old Downtown) Rocket'' in Tokyo on July 14, 2011, after it was announced that he won the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers. Ikeido, a 48-year-old former bank employee, received the award for the novel about a small factory trying to win an order to manufacture a key component for a domestically produced rocket.

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Akutagawa, Naoki prize winners

TOKYO, Japan - The winners of Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literature prizes line up for a group photograph in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2011. They are (from left to right) Shusuke Michio and Nobori Kiuchi, who shared the Naoki Prize for seasoned writers, and Kenta Nishimura and Mariko Asabuki, who shared the Akutagawa Prize for promising writers of serious fiction.

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Nobori Kiuchi, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Shusuke Michio. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Kiuchi, Michio win Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in January 2011, shows Shusuke Michio, who shared Japan's Naoki Prize for seasoned writers with Nobori Kiuchi. Their winning of the award was announced by the selection committee on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Akazome wins Akutagawa award, Naoki Prize goes to Nakajima

TOKYO, Japan - Authors Akiko Akazome (L) and Kyoko Nakajima pose for photo in Tokyo on July 15, 2010. Akazome was awarded the 143rd Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors for her work ''Otome no Mikkoku'' (The Anonymous Tip of a Virgin), while Nakajima was awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home).

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima holds up her book ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home) in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work.

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Nakajima wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Author Kyoko Nakajima speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 15, 2010, after being awarded the 143rd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction for her work ''Chiisai Ouchi'' (Small Home).

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Playwright Kohei Tsuka dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows playwright Kohei Tsuka during a press conference in Tokyo after receiving the Naoki Prize for his novel ''Kamata Koshinkyoku'' in January 1982. Tsuka died of lung cancer at the age of 62 on July 10, 2010.

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Jo Sasaki wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Jo Sasaki, 59, speaks to reporters in Tokyo after winning the 142nd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of fiction on Jan. 14, 2009. He was one of two recipients of the prize, along with Kazufumi Shiraishi, 51.

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Kazufumi Shiraishi wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kazufumi Shiraishi, 51, speaks to reporters in Tokyo after winning the 142nd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of fiction on Jan. 14, 2009. He was one of two recipients of the prize, along with Jo Sasaki, 59.

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Jo Sasaki wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jo Sasaki, 59, who on Jan. 14, 2009, won the 142nd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of fiction. He was one of the two recipients of the prize, along with Kazufumi Shiraishi, 51.

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Kazufumi Shiraishi wins Naoki literary prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kazufumi Shiraishi, 51, who on Jan. 14, 2009, won the 142nd Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of fiction. He was one of the two recipients of the prize, along with Jo Sasaki, 59.

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Isozaki wins Akutagawa award, Naoki prize goes to Kitamura

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Isozaki (L), winner of the 141st Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, and Kaoru Kitamura, winner of the 141st Naoki Prize for seasoned writers of entertainment fiction, shake hands for photos in Tokyo on July 15. Isozuka won the Akutagawa Prize for his work ''Tsui-no Sumika'' (The Last Home) while Kitamura won the Naoki Prize for his work ''Sagi to Yuki'' (Heron and Snow).

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Tsumura wins Akutagawa award, Tendo, Yamamoto take Naoki prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kikuko Tsumura (R), 30, won the 140th Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of serious fiction on Jan. 15 for her work ''Potos Raimu no Fune'' (The Boat of Lime Pothos). The 140th Naoki Prize, another prestigious literary award for seasoned writers of popular fiction, went to Arata Tendo (C), 48, for ''Itamu Hito'' (Mourners) and Kenichi Yamamoto (L), 52, for ''Rikyu ni Tazuneyo'' (Ask Rikyu).

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Yang Yi wins Akutagawa prize, Naoki prize goes to Areno Inoue

TOKYO, Japan - Akutagawa Prize-winner Yang Yi (L) and Naoki Prize-winner Areno Inoue pose at a news conference in Tokyo on July 15 after they were declared recipients of Japan's two major literary awards. Yang, writing in Japanese, is the first Chinese author to win the Akutagawa prize.