Arimasa Osawa

is a Japanese writer of hardboiled fiction and thrillers. He served as the 12th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2005 to 2009.

Works in English translation

Detective Samejima series (Shinjuku Shark series)

Shinjuku Shark (original title: Shinjuku-Zame), trans. Andrew Clare (Vertical, 2007)
The Poison Ape (original title: Doku-Zaru: Shinjuku-Zame 2), trans. Deborah Iwabuchi (Vertical, 2008)

"Same" or "zame" means "shark" in English.

Essay

My Favourite Mystery, "The Darkest Hour" by William P. McGivern (Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. http://www.mystery.or.jp/en/column.html?id=favorite-7)

1978 Ã¢ÂÂ Shosetsu Suiri New Writers Prize: KanshÃÂ no Machikado (Sentimental Streets) (short story)
1991 Ã¢ÂÂ Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Shinjuku Shark
1991 Ã¢ÂÂ Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Shinjuku Shark
1991 Ã¢ÂÂ The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991): Shinjuku Shark
1993 Ã¢ÂÂ Naoki Prize: Mugen NingyÃÂ: Shinjuku-Zame 4 (Poisoning Doll: Shinjuku Shark 4)
2000 Ã¢ÂÂ Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: Kokoro de wa Omosugiru (The Heart Is Too Heavy)
2001 Ã¢ÂÂ Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: Yamisaki Annainin (Guide into Darkness)
2004 Ã¢ÂÂ Shibata Renzaburo Prize: Pandora Airando (Pandora Island )
2006 Ã¢ÂÂ Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: ÃÂkami-Bana: Shinjuku-Zame 9 (The Werewolf: Shinjuku Shark 9)
2010 Ã¢ÂÂ Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
2011 Ã¢ÂÂ Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: Kizuna KairÃÂ: Shinjuku-Zame 10 (Ties That Bind: Shinjuku Shark 10)