Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan


Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, or SFWJ 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.

Mission

There are three missions in SFWJ.
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 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The founder members are 11 persons who are Takashi Ishikawa, Sakyo Komatsu, Tetsurō Kawamura, Morihiro Saitō, Hakukō Saitō, Ryo Hanmura, Masami Fukushima, Shinichi Hoshi, Ryu Mitsuse, Yū Mori and Tetsu Yano. They were SF-related writers, translators, and editors.
The club was 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. 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:

Honorary members

Surname - A, I, U, E, O

NameBirthDeathGenreRemarks
Hisashi Asakura 浅倉 久志 March 29, 1930February 14, 2010translator
Sayako Asaba 浅羽 莢子 August 15, 1953September 18, 2006translator
Hajime Ishida 石田 一 1956December 18, 2014writer, movie researcher
Takumi Ishitobi 石飛 卓美 1951May 26, 2014writer
Keikaku Itō 伊藤 計劃 October 14, 1974March 20, 2009writer
Shōji Ōtomo 大伴 昌司 February 3, 1936January 27, 1973editor, movie critic
Kaoru Kurimoto 栗本 薫 February 13, 1953May 26, 2009writer, criticalias:Azusa Nakajima
Hisashi Kuroma 黒丸 尚 1951March 14, 1993translator
Sakyō Komatsu 小松 左京 January 28, 1931July 26, 2011writer, critic, essayist
Hakukō Saitō 斎藤 伯好 January 6, 1935August 8, 2006translator
Takumi Shibano 柴野 拓美 October 27, 1926January 16, 2010translator, writer, SF researcheralias:Kozumi Rei
Hiroshi Takeuchi 竹内 博 August 7, 1955June 27, 2011special effects movie researcher
Fumio Tanaka 田中 文雄 November 3, 1928February 9, 1989manga artist, anime director
Yūji Nakazato 中里 融司 February 4, 1957June 18, 2009writer, manga author
Masahiro Noda 野田 昌宏 August 18, 1933June 6, 2008TV director, translator, writer
Ryō Hanmura 半村 良 October 27, 1933March 4, 2002writer
Dan Fukami 深見 弾 June 15, 1936July 28, 1992translator
Masami Fukushima 福島 正実 February 18, 1929April 9, 1976editor, translator, writer
Shin'ichi Hoshi 星 新一 September 6, 1926December 30, 1997writer, essayist
Hiroshi Manabe 真鍋 博 July 3, 1932October 31, 2000illustrator, essayist
Ryū Mitsuse 光瀬 龍 March 18, 1928July 7, 1999writer
Tetsu Yano 矢野 徹 October 5, 1923October 13, 2004translator, writer
Kōichi Yamano 山野 浩一 November 27, 1939July 20, 2017horse racing critic, writer