Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan, or SFWJ (Japanese official name: 日本SF作家クラブ, 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.

Mission
There are three missions in SFWJ.
 * 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.

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.

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.

Member list
Member list of the SFWJ as of February 5, 2018:

Honorary members

 * Tōru Arimura (有村 とおる, JA, 1945 - ) writer
 * Kenji Iguchi (井口 健二, JA, 1949 - ) SF researcher
 * Takashi Ishikawa (石川 喬司, JA, September 17, 1930 - ) critic, writer
 * Akira Kagami (鏡 明, JA, January 2, 1948 - ) translator, writer
 * Shinji Kajio (梶尾 真治, JA, December 24, 1947 - ) writer
 * Naoyuki Katō (加藤 直之, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator
 * Musashi Kanbe (かんべ むさし, JA, January 16, 1948 - ) writer
 * Tadashi Kōsai (高齋 正, JA, December 21, 1938 - ) automobile critic, writer
 * Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先, JA, March 23, 1932 - ) anime scenario writer, comic author
 * Jinsei Chō (張 仁誠, JA, 1952 - ) illustrator /uncertain/
 * Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井 康隆, JA, September 24, 1934 - ) writer, dramatist
 * Aritsune Toyota (豊田 有恒, JA, May 25, 1938 - ) writer, critic, essayist
 * Taku Mayumura (眉村 卓, JA, October 20, 1934 - ) writer
 * Hiroshi Minamiyama (南山 宏, JA, July 29, 1937 - ) editor, translator, occult researcher, (alias: Yū Mori, 森 優)
 * Baku Yumemakura (夢枕 獏, JA, January 1, 1951 - ) writer, essayist

Surname - A, I, U, E, O

 * Kazu Aoki (青木 和, JA, December 27, 1961 - ) writer
 * Hideko Akao (赤尾 秀子, JA) translator
 * Kan Akiyama (秋山 完, JA, December 22, 1960s - ) writer /uncertain/
 * Norihiko Asao (浅尾 典彦, /uncertain/) media writer
 * Taku Ashibe (芦辺 拓, JA, May 21, 1958 - ) mystery writer
 * Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 毅, /uncertain/)
 * Hiroyasu Amase (天瀬 裕康, JA, November, 1931 - ) writer, SF fan, (alias: Susumu Watanabe, 渡辺 晋)
 * Godō Amano? (天野 護堂, /uncertain/)
 * Hotori Amano (天野 邊, /uncertain/) writer
 * Motoko Arai (新井 素子, JA, August 8, 1960 - ) writer
 * Yoshio Aramaki (荒巻 義雄, JA, April 12, 1933 - ) writer, critic
 * Fumihiko Iino (飯野 文彦, JA, June 16, 1961 - ) writer
 * Haruna Ikezawa (池澤 春菜, JA, December 15, 1975 - ) voice actress, essayist
 * Noriaki Ikeda (池田 憲章, JA, January 14, 1955 - ) free writer, anime author
 * Muneo Ishikawa (石川 宗生, /uncertain/) writer
 * Yoshiyuki Ishiwa (石和 義之, 1962 - ) critic
 * Tsuyoki Isobe (礒部 剛喜, /uncertain/) critic
 * Ban Ippongi (一本木 蛮, JA, January 4, 1965 - ) manga artist, cosplayer
 * Tsuyoshi Inoue (井上 剛, JA, 1964 - ) writer
 * Masahiko Inoue (井上 雅彦, JA, January 13, 1960 - ) writer
 * Takayuki Ino (伊野 隆之, JA, 1961 - ) writer
 * Keiichirō Urahama (浦浜 圭一郎, JA, April 23, 1963 - ) writer
 * Yū Esaka (江坂 遊, JA, September 20, 1953 - ) vs story writer
 * Yōko Enoki (榎木 洋子, JA, October 3, ? - ) writer
 * Tadashi Ōta (太田 忠司, JA, February 24, 1959 - ) mystery writer
 * HIroyuki Ōhashi (大橋 博之, JA, 1959 - ) free writer, editor
 * Mariko Ōhara (大原 まり子, JA, March 20, 1959 - ) writer
 * Hajime Ōwada (大和田 始, 1949 - ) SF researcher, writer
 * Akira Okawada (岡和田 晃, JA, 1981 - ) critic, translator
 * Satoshi Ogawa (小川 哲, JA, December 25, 1986 - ) writer
 * Yūki Oginome (荻野目 悠樹, JA, February 2, 1965 - ) writer
 * Tsutomu Oshizawa (忍澤 勉, 1956 - ) critic, writer

Surname - K

 * Makio Kaji (加地 真紀男, /uncertain/) editor
 * Chise Kasuya (粕谷 知世, JA, 1961 - ) writer
 * Junichi Kadokura (門倉 純一, /uncertain/) music critic?
 * Motoyuki Kanae (鼎 元亨, /uncertain/) critic
 * Azami Kanō (狩野 あざみ, /uncertain/) writer
 * Chiaki Kawamata (川又 千秋, JA, December 4, 1948 - ) writer, critic
 * Kiyomi Kishima (鬼嶋 清美, 1971 - ) /uncertain/
 * Shinji Kimoto (機本 伸司, JA, 1956 - ) writer, movie director, /uncertain/
 * Sanzō Kusaka (日下 三蔵, JA, February 21, 1968 - ) SF, mystery researcher
 * Jin Kusakami (草上 仁, JA, December 20, 1959 - ) writer
 * Gengen Kusano (草野 原々, JA, April 16, 1990 - ) writer
 * Saori Kumi (久美 沙織, JA, April 30, 1959 - ) writer, essayist
 * Ryō Kodachi (木立 嶺, /uncertain/) writer
 * Mari Kotani (小谷 真理, JA, July 11, 1958 - ) critic
 * Bin Konno (今野 敏, JA, September 27, 1955 - ) writer, manga author

Surname - S

 * Eiichirō Saitō (斉藤 英一朗, JA, July 16, 1952 - ) writer
 * Yoshihiro Shiozawa (塩澤 快浩, JA, 1968 - ) editor
 * Sami Shinosaki (篠崎 砂美, JA, July 22, 1960 - ) writer
 * Katsuie Shibata (柴田 勝家, JA, October 3, 1987 - ) writer
 * Yōichi Shimada (嶋田 洋一, JA, 1956 - ) translator
 * Riri Shimada (縞田 理理, May 25, ? - ) writer
 * Kei Shimojima (霜島 ケイ, JA, April 18, 1963 - ) writer
 * Yumiko Shirai (白井 弓子, JA, March 15, 1967 - ) manga artist
 * Kazuma Shinjō (新城 カズマ, JA) writer
 * Masaaki Shindo (新戸 雅章, JA, September 18, 1948 - ) critic, writer, translator
 * Shinobu Suga (須賀 しのぶ, JA, November 7, 1972 - ) writer
 * Satoru Seki (関 智, JA, March 26, 1957 - ) editor, game producer
 * Ryūji Seki (関 竜司, JA, /uncertain/) critic

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