Jirō Asada
is the pen name of , a Japanese writer.Inspired by Yukio Mishima, who committed suicide after a failed coup d'état among Japan Self-Defense Forces, Asada enlisted in the SDF after finishing his studies. He changed jobs many times while endeavoring to find writing opportunities, submitting his works to literary competitions. In 1991, his novel ''Torarete tamaruka!'' (とられてたまるか!) started his literary career. After writing several picaresque novels, his novel ''Metro ni notte'' (地下鉄に乗って) was awarded the Eiji Yoshikawa Prize for New Writers and made into a 2006 film; a short story collection ''The Stationmaster and other stories'' () was also awarded the Naoki Prize. He writes not only standard fiction and picaresque novels, but also historical and Chinese historical novels such as ''The Firmament of the Pleiades'' (''Sōkyū no subaru'', 蒼穹の昴). He is seen as an author who has continued the traditional style of Japanese popular fiction. Provided by Wikipedia
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Metoro ni notte /
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Mibu gishi den by Asada, Jirō, 1951-
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Hei, Ajia Taiheiyō Sensō /
斃, アジア太平洋戦争 /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Sen, Hiroshima, Nagasaki /
閃, ヒロシマ・ナガサキ /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Hō, 9.11 hen'yōsuru sensō /
崩, 9・11 変容する戦争 /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Gen, imajinēshon no sensō /
幻, イマジネーションの戦争 /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Kō, Nisshin Nichi-Ro no sensō /
攻,日清日露の戦争Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Mei : shishatachi no katari /
冥 : 死者たちの語り /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Mei, joseitachi no sensō /
命, 女性たちの戦争 /Published 2012Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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En, senjika no seishun /
炎, 戦時下の青春 /Published 2012Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Bō, Manshū no hikari to kage /
儚, 満洲の光と影 /Published 2012Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Dei, Betonamu Sensō /
泥, ベトナム戦争 /
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Kō, Nitchū Sensō /
曠, 日中戦争 /Published 2011Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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Koku, Teikoku Nippon to Chōsen, Karafuto /
哭, 帝国日本と朝鮮・樺太 /Published 2012Other Authors: “…Asada, Jirō, 1951-…”
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