Yukio Togawa

Wiki jphttps://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Yukio Togawa was a Japanese novelist and childrens literature writer. He established animal literature based on his correct observation and knowledge of animals and is a leading author in Japan along with Hatoju Muku especially his works on dog fighting. He is also known for bringing a sample of Iriomote wildcat to Yoshinori Imaizumi which had previously existed only as a rumor and for his great contribution to discovering a new species. He has also written reportage war stories and other works. In addition he has written original manga. Yukio Togawa was an animal lover from an early age and aspired to become a zoologist reading many books on animals. Due to his fathers work he moved to Tokyo and graduated from Takachiho Junior High School. In 1937 he joined the Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun now the Mainichi Shimbun as a reporter in the Social Affairs Department and served in various places as a correspondent in China and as a Navy press officer. When he was a member of the press corps there is an episode in which he asked Takijiro Onishi Will Japan be able to defeat the United States through suicide attacks? After the war he was transferred to Sun Shashin Shimbun and later served as social manager of Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun and deputy editor of Mainichi Graph. In 1953 he joined the Shintakakai organized by Shin Hasegawa where he learned to write novels. He subsequently resigned from his position at a newspaper company and began his career as a writer publishing works about animals such as Kiba Ou monogatari 1957 Shokoku ryoujinden 1959 and Doubutsu Fudoki 1960. His other works include military stories social novels historical novels documentary literature and childrens literature etc. In 1961 Tsume Ou about a hawk and a falconer was included in an animal short story anthology published by Paul Neff in Austria. In 1962 he received the Sankei Childrens Publishing Culture Award for his book Kodomo no Tame no Doubutsu Monogatari. In March 1965 he discovered the Iriomote cat in Okinawa. In 1977 he was awarded the Minister of Educations Art Encouragement Prize for opening up a new genre of animal literature in Japanese literature and setting a unique high peak for his book Complete Works of Yukio Togawa on Animal Literature Togawa Yukio Doubutsu Bungaku Zenshuu. In 1980 he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 1985 Outstanding Contribution to Childrens Literature. 1986 Received the Order of the Sacred Treasure. He also served on the boards of the Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals the World Wildlife Fund Japan Committee the Elsa Society for Nature Conservation and the Savannah Club Friends of East Africa. Her second daughter Kumi Togawa is the president of the nonprofit organization the Tiger and Elephant Conservation Foundation JTEF which works to protect wild tigers Asian elephants African elephants and the Iriomote wild cat. His cousin is Japanese novelist and detective writer Kyo Tashikawa. In 1971 he made a guest appearance in the third series of Kimotama Kaasan which was written by Togawas disciple Yumie Hiraiwa. Major Awards: Naoki Sanjugo Prize 1954 Sankei Childrens Publishing Culture Award 1962 Minister of Educations Art Encouragement Prize 1972 Medal with Purple Ribbon 1980 The Order of the Sacred Treasure Third Class 1986 Source: Wikipedia