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Jun'ya Yokota

Jun'ya Yokota (横田順彌, Yokota Jun'ya, 11 November 1945 - 4 January 2019) was a Japanese science fiction writer and a researcher of Meiji era cultural history. He is the winner of multiple Taisho Awards, the Ozaki Memorial Prize, and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.

He also used the pseudonyms 横田順弥 (same pronunciation) and Jun Masaki (真木じゅん, Masaki Jun).

Biography

Yokota was born 11 November 1945 in Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

He became known for his knowledge of classic science fiction and his use of humor and gags in his writing.[3][4][5] Together with Shingo Aizu, he wrote Kaidanji Oshikawa Shunrō: Nihon SF no Oya, the definitive work on Japanese science fiction author Shunrō Oshikawa. This work won the Nihon SF Taisho Award and nominated for a Seiun Award in 1988.[5][6]

His 2011 work, The History of Modern Japanese Fantastic Fiction: Meiji Edition (近代日本奇想小説史　明治篇, Kindai Nihon Shōsetsushi - Meiji-hen), won a Taisho Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, and the Ozaki Hokki Memorial Popular Literature Research Prize.[5][7][8] The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan awarded him the Special Services Award for lifetime achievements in the field of science fiction in 2018.[1][7]

He died of heart failure on 4 January 2019 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.[2][4][5] A funeral was held for close relatives. His daughter, Masako Suzuki, lead the mourning, and an open memorial services was held afterward.[5]

Selected works

Novels

Short story collections

Nonfiction

Awards and honors

Yokota received the following awards and honors:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Summary Bibliography: 横田順彌". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "会員・横田順彌氏死去" [Member Jun'ya Yokota's death] (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ "横田順彌さん死去　73歳　SF作家" [SF writer Jun'ya Yokota dead at age 73]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "横田順彌は結婚して嫁+子供あり!心不全で死去" [Per his daughter-in-law and children, Jun'ya Yokota has died of heart failure] (in Japanese). 暇人異聞録 (Himajin Ibunroku). 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "SF作家の横田順彌さん死去" [Death of SF writer Jun'ya Yokota] (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Title: 快男児 押川春浪". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "横田順彌" (in Japanese). 文学賞の世界 (World of Literary Prizes). Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "尾崎秀樹記念・大衆文学研究賞 受賞作一覧" [Ozaki Hokki Memorial Popular Literature Research Prize List] (in Japanese). Roadside Library. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.