was a Japanese novelist and critic.
Wada was born in Oshamambe, Hokkaidà Â, and graduated from Chuo University with a law degree. In addition to his novels in the naturalist tradition, he edited the diaries of Ichiyà  Higuchi and Fumiko Hayashi. He received one of the 13th Japan Art Academy Prizes (1956) for ', the 50th Naoki Prize (1963ä¸Â) for ', and the 26th Yomiuri Prize (1974) for '.