New issue
drunken climber
The Story of Toichiro Nagata
Released February 18, 2023, Yamato Keitanisha
Why did an excellent mountaineer "distress" in society?
While giving off an overwhelming presence,
A poignant biography of an irresistible man who lived an unconventional life
<Even though 18 years have passed since Mr. Nagata's death, his memory does not grow old. It's that presence that my friends say that I still feel like I'm going to walk in from the entrance. (Omitted)
Wherever he was, he remained who he was. I lived my life because of him. As an unchanging existence in any era and in any place. > (from text)
drunken climber
The Story of Toichiro Nagata
Released February 18, 2023, Yamato Keitanisha
Why did an excellent mountaineer "distress" in society?
While giving off an overwhelming presence,
A poignant biography of an irresistible man who lived an unconventional life
<Even though 18 years have passed since Mr. Nagata's death, his memory does not grow old. It's that presence that my friends say that I still feel like I'm going to walk in from the entrance. (Omitted)
Wherever he was, he remained who he was. I lived my life because of him. As an unchanging existence in any era and in any place. > (from text)
Buratto Himalaya
Released on February 28, 2021, Mainichi Shimbun Publishing
Reporter life 30 years. A journalist approaching his 60th birthday decided to go to the Himalayas.
Aging, fear, death, and life in the extreme world of 8,000 meters.
The long-awaited publication of the popular series in the Mainichi Shimbun Medical Premier and the Mainichi Shimbun evening edition!
<Recommended by Nanao Shiono!> ＞
Written by one of my best friends, this book is hilarious but completely useless in real life. If you think it's okay, pick it up.
The Boy Who Was Made into a Postcard New Edition
Released on October 28, 2020, Kashiwa Yagurasha
Captured by the eyes and hearts of journalists,
African People Who Live in Frustration - Chapter 11
The photographer who committed suicide shortly after winning the Pulitzer Prize for "The Vulture and the Girl."
An old man who survived the Rwandan genocide.
The white victims of the South African riots that marked the end of apartheid.
A black market for diamonds that funded the Angola conflict.
As the author continued his coverage as an African correspondent, his preconceived notions were destroyed, and he became fascinated by the sages living in every corner of the continent.
Dr. Yukawa, did you know about the dropping of the atomic bomb?
Released on July 31, 2015, Shinchosha
Mori, who came to be called "Don of Atomic Energy Village", was tormented by a mystery in his later years. Hiroshima in the summer of 1945, when I lost my parental ties in an instant, and was also exposed to the atomic bombing at the hypocenter. I was told that my teacher, Hideki Yukawa, knew that a "special bomb" would be dropped at that place that day. "Why didn't you tell me?" In order to ascertain the truth of the matter, Mori began to investigate alone.
How did a young man who was on the verge of death after being exposed to the atomic bomb in Hiroshima come to be called the “Don of Nuclear Village”? What was nuclear power for post-war Japan? A masterpiece of non-fiction that explores the essence of nations and history through the lives changed by one bomb.
The world is flat and sad
Released on June 28, 2014, Ten Books
On March 10, 2011, the morning after I smuggled into Libya during the civil war, I received an email from Tokyo with the subject line "Earthquake".
Takeshi Kaiko Non-Fiction Prize The world seen by a writer and reporter for the Mainichi Shimbun.
− Visiting a female guerrilla with whom she spent time in her twenties in El Salvador 19 years later
− Mysterious dialogue with the man who served Saddam Hussein and prophesied his death, Iraq
− “Sasa no wa Sara Sara” sung in the desert with men fighting Gaddafi in Libya, etc.
46 stories with color photographs taken by the author, mainly about experiences in Africa and Latin America.
The beginning of the end of capitalism
Released November 1, 2012, Shinchosha
Isn't the essence of the EU financial crisis not just a financial collapse problem, but a sign of the transformation of capitalism itself?
A newspaper reporter stationed in Rome listens to the stories of citizens on the streets of Southern Europe, gathers the knowledge of savant scholars, and explores the next form of capitalism in a provocative dissertation.
The truth about the Greek crisis
Released on August 31, 2010, Mainichi Shimbun
Fiscal crisis hits 'last paradise' Greece. What is the “deep layer of anger” of the people?
Using the events the author witnessed and the words of the people he heard as clues, he explores the history of Greece and the social mentality that gave birth to the crisis.
tossers
Released on April 3, 2009, Shueisha
The author, who is a working newspaper reporter, wrote this fine work by picking up the thoughts of people who have been deprived of even their freedom in the shadow of the strain of political and economic struggles.
What do people protect when they are under house arrest, deprived of their jobs, or drugged?
The woman buried by Garcia Marquez
Released on January 16, 2007, Shueisha
The 3rd Takeshi Kaiko Award winning author, first work after receiving the award.
Margarita, the model for Chronicles of a Murder Foretold, was sent home for not being a virgin, and her brother murdered her former lover. The author carries out an interview in Colombia and approaches various mysteries surrounding her.
boy turned into a postcard
Released on November 18, 2005, Shueisha
Released on August 20, 2015, Shueisha Bunko
A story of a refreshing soul that the Japanese have forgotten.
Africa is still full of discrimination and poverty. But there live simple people who know what is enough. The author scoops up the words with warm eyes and draws their existence that disappears like dust if left alone.
Winner of the 3rd Takeshi Kaiko Non-Fiction Award.