Takuji Yokote (written as 横手 拓治 in Japanese)
*The pen name Shuji Sawamura (written as 澤村 修治 in Japanese) is used in some parts.
Domicile: Hase, Kamakura, JAPAN
1960 Born in Tokyo
Graduated from the School of Humanities, Department of Humanities, Chiba University, JAPAN
The Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophy) :Chiba University, JAPAN
1991-2020 Chuokoron-sha, Chuokoron-shin-sha (Editor, Editor-in-Chief)
2020-2025 School of Communication and Design, College of Humanities, Shukutoku University, JAPAN (Professor)
2025-present Department of Japanese Culture and Communication, Faculty of Communication and Culture, Shoin University, JAPAN (Professor)
Field of Study; Literature*, Publishing**
Selected publications From single-authored work only
Shusei Tokuda, Disguise and Maturity (2010) *
Kenji Miyazawa and the Lover of Maboroshi (2010) *
Reminiscences of Sorrow : for Memories of Tsuneo Hige & COGITO (2012) *
The Attitude of NIHON ROMAN HA toward Defeat (2015) *
Junzo Karaki (2017) *
The Aesthetics of Impermanence (2017) *
The History of the Bestseller of Japan : Modern Edition (2019) **
The History of the Bestseller of Japan : Contemporary Edition (2019) **
The Complete History of Japan Manga (2020) **
Academic papers in refereed journals After 2021 only
Essay on Kenji Miyazawa : Examination of the Birth of a Children’s Writer in Terms of Period, Process and Motivation (2021) * 宮澤賢治試論：童話作家「誕生」に関する一考察 ～時期・経緯・動機
Departure from the Depths of Winter : Organization and Investigation of Kenji Miyazawa’s “Fuyu no sketti” (2022) * 「真冬」からの出立 ～整理と検討・宮澤賢治「冬のスケッチ」
Real and Symbolic : A Trial Theory on Shusei Tokuda (2023) * リアルとシンボル ～試論・徳田秋聲
Repulsion and Resonance : Soseki Natsume and Shusei Tokuda, a study of what echoes at the bottom of each other (2024) * 反撥と共振 ～漱石・秋聲「通底するもの」に関する考察
Enlightening texts After 2021 only
The 25 years of Bestseller books of Japan, 1996-2020 (2021) **
Manga Editor : The Work of Editing, Editor's mentality, and The Role of Editor-in-Chief (2022) **
History of Modern and Contemporary Book Publishing in Japan ~short version~ (2022) **
Comic Editing : How books are made (2023) **
The darkness belongs to us : Russell Kirk－Conservative mind and ghost story's writer (2024) *