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I love detective novels.

Crime writers' organizations

International

• International Association of Crime Writers (IACW) / es:Asociación Internacional de Escritores Policíacos (AIEP) (1986- )

Europe

• UK
  • Detection Club (1930- )
  • Crime Writers' Association (CWA) (1953- )
• Sweden
  • Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Svenska Deckarakademin) (1971- )
• Norway
  • Riverton Club (no:Rivertonklubben) (1972- )
• Denmark
  • Danish Crime Academy (no:Det danske Kriminalakademi) (1986- )
• Scandinavia
  • Crime Writers of Scandinavia (no:Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet) (SKS) (1991- )
• German speaking area
  • Syndikat (de:Syndikat) (1986- )

North America

• USA
  • Mystery Writers of America (MWA) (1945- )
  • Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) (1981- )
• Canada
  • Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) (1982- )

Oceania

• Australia
  • Crime Writers Association of Australia (CWAA) (1996- )

Asia

• Japan
  • Mystery Writers of Japan (MWJ) (1947- ) (Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyokai, 日本推理作家協会 (ja) )
  • Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (HMC) (2000- ) (Honkaku Misuteri Sakka Kurabu, 本格ミステリ作家クラブ (ja) )

Japanese detective fiction

History

• Japanese detective fiction

Organizations

• Mystery Writers of Japan (MWJ) (1947- ) (Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyokai, 日本推理作家協会 (ja) ) (official site)
  • Successive presidents
    1. EDOGAWA Rampo
    2. Seicho MATSUMOTO
    3. Kazuo SHIMADA (ja:島田一男)
    4. Yo SANO (ja:佐野洋)
    5. Toru MIYOSHI (ja:三好徹)
    6. Masao YAMAMURA (ja:山村正夫)
    7. Kawataro NAKAJIMA - critic
    8. Jiro IKUSHIMA (ja:生島治郎)
    9. Takashi ATODA (ja:阿刀田高)
    10. Kenzo KITAKATA
    11. Go OSAKA (ja:逢坂剛)
    12. Arimasa OSAWA (ja:大沢在昌)
    13. 2009-2011 Keigo HIGASHINO
• Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (HMC) (2000- ) (Honkaku Misuteri Sakka Kurabu, 本格ミステリ作家クラブ (ja) ) (official site)
  • Successive presidents
    1. Arisu ARISUGAWA (ja:有栖川有栖)
    2. Kaoru KITAMURA
    3. Masaki TSUJI

Awards

• MWJ Award (1948- )
• HMC Award (2001- )
• Nihon Misteri Bungaku Taisho (1998- )
  1. 1998 - Yo SANO (ja:佐野洋)
  2. 1999 - Kawataro NAKAJIMA
  3. 2000 - Saho SASAZAWA (ja:笹沢左保)
  4. 2001 - Futaro YAMADA (m, 1922-2001)
  5. 2002 - Takao TSUCHIYA (ja:土屋隆夫)
  6. 2003 - Michio TSUZUKI (ja:都筑道夫), Tetsuya AYUKAWA
  7. 2004 - Seiichi MORIMURA
  8. 2005 - Kyotaro NISHIMURA
  9. 2006 - Jiro AKAGAWA
  10. 2007 - Sizuko NATSUKI (ja:夏樹静子)
  11. 2008 - Yasuo UCHIDA (ja:内田康夫)
  12. 2009 - Soji SHIMADA
  13. 2010 - Kenzo KITAKATA
  14. 2011 - Arimasa OSAWA (ja:大沢在昌)

magazines

• Shin Seinen
• Hoseki
• Geneijo

Japanese detective fiction writers

• Category:Japanese mystery writers
• Category:Japanese crime fiction writers

1889 - 1923

• Ruiko KUROIWA (m, 1862-1920) (ja:黒岩涙香)
  • In 1889 Kuroiwa wrote a short story Muzan (無惨). It is the first detective story in Japan.
• Kido OKAMOTO (m, 1872-1939)
  • The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi: Detective Stories of Old Edo
• Shunro OSHIKAWA (m, 1876-1914)

1923 - 1957

• EDOGAWA Rampo (m, 1894-1965) - the 1st president of MWJ
  • Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination
  • The Black Lizard and Beast in the Shadows
  • Moju: The Blind Beast
• Seishi YOKOMIZO (m, 1902-1981)
  • The Inugami Clan
• Kyusaku YUMENO (m, 1889-1936)
• Juza UNNO (m, 1897-1949)
• Mushitaro OGURI (m, 1901-1946)
• Juran HISAO (m, 1902-1957)
• On WATANABE (m, 1902-1930)

1957 - 1987

• Seicho MATSUMOTO (m, 1909-1992) - the 2nd president of MWJ
  • Points and Lines
  • Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Movie:Castle of Sand)
  • Pro Bono
  • The Voice and Other Stories
• Tetsuya AYUKAWA (m, 1919-2002)
• Akimitsu TAKAGI (m, 1920-1995)
  • Tattoo Murder Case
  • Honeymoon to Nowhere
  • Informer
• Futaro YAMADA (m, 1922-2001)
  • He is also known for his historic ninja fantasy novels such as The Kouga Ninja Scrolls, Samurai Reincarnation.
• CHIN Shunshin (m, 1924- )
  • Murder in a Peking Studio
• Koshi KURUMIZAWA (m, 1925-1994)
• Kyotaro NISHIMURA (m, 1930- )
  • The Mystery Train Disappears
• Masako TOGAWA (f, 1933- )
  • A Kiss of Fire
  • The Master Key
  • Lady Killer
  • Slow Fuse
• Masaki TSUJI (m, 1932- ) - the 3rd president of HMC
  • He is also known as a scenario writer of many popular anime series.
• Seiichi MORIMURA (m, 1933- )
• Yasuo UCHIDA (m, 1934- ) (ja:内田康夫)
  • The Togakushi Legend Murders
• Sizuko NATSUKI (f, 1938- ) (ja:夏樹静子)
  • Murder at Mt. Fuji
  • The Obituary Arrives at Two O'Clock
  • Innocent Journey
  • The Third Lady
  • Portal of the Wind
  • Death from the Clouds
• Go OSAKA (m, 1943- ) (ja:逢坂剛) - the 11th president of MWJ
  • The Red Star of Cadiz - the winner of the 40th MWJ Award
• Yoichi FUNADO (m, 1944- ) (ja:船戸与一)
  • May In The Valley Of The Rainbow
• Kenzo KITAKATA (m, 1947- ) - the 10th president of MWJ
  • Ashes
  • Winter Sleep
  • The Cage
  • City of Refuge
• Jiro AKAGAWA (m, 1948- )
  • Midnight Suite
  • Three Sisters Investigate
• Soji SHIMADA (m, 1948- )
  • The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
• Joh SASAKI (m, 1950- )
  • Zero Over Berlin
• Masaki YAMADA (m, 1950- )
• Natsuo KIRINO (f, 1951- )
  • Out - the winner of the 51st MWJ Award
  • Grotesque
  • Real World
• Kaoru KURIMOTO (f, 1953-2009)
• Arimasa OSAWA (m, 1956- ) (ja:大沢在昌) - the 12th president of MWJ
  • Shinjuku Shark - the winner of the 44th MWJ Award
  • The Poison Ape: A Shinjuku Shark Novel

1987 - 2011

• Kaoru KITAMURA (m, 1949- ) - the 2nd president of HMC
• Hiroshi MORI (m, 1957- )
• Hideo YOKOYAMA (m, 1957- )
• Keigo HIGASHINO (m, 1958- ) - the 13th president of MWJ
  • Naoko - the winner of the 52nd MWJ Award
  • The Devotion of Suspect X
• Yusuke KISHI (m, 1959- )
  • The Crimson Labyrinth
• Hideo OKUDA (m, 1959- ) (ja:奥田英朗)
  • In the Pool
  • Lala Pipo
• Asa NONAMI (f, 1960- ) (ja:乃南アサ)
  • The Hunter
  • Now You're One of Us
  • The Body
• Miyuki MIYABE (f, 1960- )
  • All She Was Worth
  • Shadow Family
  • Crossfire
  • The Devil's Whisper
  • The Sleeping Dragon - the winner of the 45th MWJ Award
• Kurumi INUI (m, 1963- )
• Natsuhiko KYOGOKU (m, 1963- )
  • The Summer of the Ubume
• Kotaro ISAKA (m, 1971- )
  • Remote Control
• Ryusui SEIRYOIN (m, 1974- )
• Koji Yanagi
• Shusuke Michio
• Honobu Yonezawa
• Shinzo Mitsuda

Literature

• Ango SAKAGUCHI (m, 1906-1955)
• Yasutaka TSUTSUI (m, 1934- )
• Hikaru OKUIZUMI (m, 1956- )
• Otaro MAIJO (?, 1973- )
• Yuya SATO (m, 1980- )

• Yoshinaga Fujita
• Hase Seishu
• Ira Ishida
• Kajiyama Toshiyuki
• Tensei Kono
• Eisuke Nakazono
• Hisashi Nozawa
• Tetsuo Takashima
  • Fallout
• Shuichi Yoshida

Light novel writers who also wrote mystery fiction

• Fuyumi ONO (f, 1960- )
• Gakuto MIKUMO (m, 1970- )
• Kazuki SAKURABA (f, 1971- )
• Otsuichi (m, 1978- )
  • GOTH
• NISIO Isin (?, 1981- )

other media

Japanese detective comics

• Case Closed (Detective Conan)
  • Gosho AOYAMA (m, 1963- )
• Kindaichi Case Files
  • Tadashi AGI (m, 1962- )

Japanese television detective dramas

• Furuhata Ninzaburō
  • Kōki Mitani
• Bayside Shakedown

others

• Japanese literature
• Japanese science fiction
• Japanese horror
• Light novel