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Native name | 横田順彌 |
Born | Saga Prefecture, Japan | November 11, 1945
Died | January 4, 2019 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan | (aged 73)
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Language | Japanese |
Nationality | Japan |
Alma mater | Hosei University Law School |
Period | 1970–2019 |
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Subjects | Meiji era culture and history |
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Children | Masako Suzuki |
Jun'ya Yokota (横田順彌, Yokota Jun'ya, 11 November 1945 - 4 January 2019) was a Japanese science fiction writer and a researcher of Meiji era cultural history. He is the winner of multiple Taisho Awards, the Ozaki Memorial Prize, and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award.
He also used the pseudonyms 横田順弥 (same pronunciation) and Jun Masaki (真木じゅん, Masaki Jun).