is a Japanese science fiction writer. In her teens, she wrote Kirk/Spock

Kirk/Spock

Kirk/Spock, also commonly referred to as "K/S" and referring to James T. Kirk and Spock from Star Trek, is a pairing popular in slash fiction, possibly the first slash pairing according to Henry Jenkins. Early on, a few fan writers started speculating about the possibility of a sexual relationship...

 fan fiction. She graduated from Seisin University and her writing career began in 1980.

In 1991 her Haiburiddo Chairudo (Hybrid Child) won the Seiun Award

Seiun Award

The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...

 for Japanese novel. Then in 1995 she won the 15th Nihon SF Taisho Award

Nihon SF Taisho Award

Nihon SF Taishō Award is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ...

 for Senso-wo Enjita Kamigamitachi (Gods who Bandied War). From 1997 to 1999 she was on the jury for the Taisho awards. At present she is an science fiction reviewer for Asahi Shimbun

Asahi Shimbun

The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...

 and a member of the Japanese Writers' Association. In addition to this she was president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan from September 1999 to September 2001.

External links

• SFWJ Profile