| Year |
Winner |
Author(s) |
Translator(s) |
Publisher or publication |
Ref. |
| 1970 |
Crystal World !The Crystal World |
Ballard, J. G.J. G. Ballard |
Nakamura, YasuoYasuo Nakamura |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1971 |
Andromeda Strain !The Andromeda Strain |
Crichton, MichaelMichael Crichton |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1972 |
Nightwings |
Silverberg, RobertRobert Silverberg |
Satoh, TakakoTakako Satoh |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1973 |
Sirens of Titan !The Sirens of Titan |
Vonnegut, Jr., KurtKurt Vonnegut, Jr. |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1974 |
Dune |
Herbert, FrankFrank Herbert |
Yano, TetsuTetsu Yano |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1975 |
Up the Line |
Silverberg, RobertRobert Silverberg |
Nakamura, YasuoYasuo Nakamura |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1976 |
And Call Me Conrad !...And Call Me Conrad |
Zelazny, RogerRoger Zelazny |
Obi, FusaFusa Obi |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1977 |
Dragon Masters !The Dragon Masters |
Vance, JackJack Vance |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1978 |
I Will Fear No Evil |
Heinlein, Robert A.Robert A. Heinlein |
Yano, TetsuTetsu Yano |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1979 |
Ringworld |
Niven, LarryLarry Niven |
Kozumi, ReiRei Kozumi |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1980 |
Rendezvous with Rama |
Clarke, Arthur C.Arthur C. Clarke |
Minamiyama, HiroshiHiroshi Minamiyama |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1981 |
Inherit the Stars |
Hogan, James P.James P. Hogan |
Ike, HiroakiHiroaki Ike |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1982 |
The Genesis Machine |
Hogan, James P.James P. Hogan |
Ike, HiroakiHiroaki Ike |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1983 |
Dragon's Egg |
Forward, Robert L.Robert L. Forward |
Yamataka, AkiraAkira Yamataka |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1984 |
Garments of Caean !The Garments of Caean |
Bayley, Barrington J.Barrington J. Bayley |
Fuyukawa, WataruWataru Fuyukawa |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1985 |
Zen Gun !The Zen Gun |
Bayley, Barrington J.Barrington J. Bayley |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1986 |
Elric saga |
Moorcock, MichaelMichael Moorcock |
Yasuda, HitoshiHitoshi Yasuda |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| Itsuji, AkemiAkemi Itsuji |
| 1987 |
Neuromancer |
Gibson, WilliamWilliam Gibson |
Kuroma, HisashiHisashi Kuroma |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1988 |
Norstrilia |
Smith, CordwainerCordwainer Smith |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1989 |
Footfall |
Niven, LarryLarry Niven |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| Pournelle, JerryJerry Pournelle |
| 1990 |
Collision with Chronos |
Bayley, Barrington J.Barrington J. Bayley |
Ohmori, NozomiNozomi Ohmori |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1991 |
Uplift War !The Uplift War |
Brin, DavidDavid Brin |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1992 |
McAndrew Chronicles !The McAndrew Chronicles |
Sheffield, CharlesCharles Sheffield |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1993 |
Tau Zero |
Anderson, PoulPoul Anderson |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1994 |
Entoverse |
Hogan, James P.James P. Hogan |
Ike, HiroakiHiroaki Ike |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 1995 |
Hyperion |
Simmons, DanDan Simmons |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1996 |
Fall of Hyperion !The Fall of Hyperion |
Simmons, DanDan Simmons |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| Timelike Infinity |
Baxter, StephenStephen Baxter |
Onoda, KazukoKazuko Onoda |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1997 |
End of an Era |
Sawyer, Robert J.Robert J. Sawyer |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 1998 |
Fallen Angels |
Niven, LarryLarry Niven |
Asai, OsamuOsamu Asai |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| Pournelle, JerryJerry Pournelle |
| Flynn, Michael F.Michael F. Flynn |
| 1999 |
Time Ships !The Time Ships |
Baxter, StephenStephen Baxter |
Nakahara, NaoyaNaoya Nakahara |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| Red Mars |
Robinson, Kim StanleyKim Stanley Robinson |
Ohshima, YutakaYutaka Ohshima |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 2000 |
Kirinyaga |
Resnick, MikeMike Resnick |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2001 |
Frameshift |
Sawyer, Robert J.Robert J. Sawyer |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2002 |
There and Back Again |
Murphy, PatPat Murphy |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2003 |
Illegal Alien |
Sawyer, Robert J.Robert J. Sawyer |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2004 |
Heaven's Reach |
Brin, DavidDavid Brin |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2005 |
Distress |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 2006 |
Diaspora |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2007 |
Mortal Engines |
Reeve, PhillipPhillip Reeve |
Anno, ReiRei Anno |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 2008 |
Brightness Falls from the Air |
Tiptree, Jr., JamesJames Tiptree, Jr. |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2009 |
Spin |
Wilson, Robert CharlesRobert Charles Wilson |
Mogi, TakeshiTakeshi Mogi |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 2010 |
Last Colony !The Last Colony |
Scalzi, JohnJohn Scalzi |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| 2011 |
Eifelheim |
Flynn, Michael F.Michael F. Flynn |
Shimada, YooichiYooichi Shimada |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2] |
| 2012 |
Windup Girl !The Windup Girl |
Bacigalupi, PaoloPaolo Bacigalupi |
Tanaka, KazueKazue Tanaka |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2] |
| Kaneko, HiroshiHiroshi Kaneko |
| 2013 |
Android's Dream !The Android's Dream |
Scalzi, JohnJohn Scalzi |
Uchida, MasayukiMasayuki Uchida |
Hayakawa Publishing |
[2][3] |
| 2014 |
Blindsight |
Watts, PeterPeter Watts |
Shimada, YooichiYooichi Shimada |
Tokyo Sogensha |
[2][4] |
| 2015 |
The Martian |
Weir, AndyAndy Weir |
Onoda, KazukoKazuko Onoda |
Hayakawa Publishing |
|
| Year |
Winner(s) |
Author(s) |
Translator(s) |
Publisher or publication |
Ref. |
| 1970 |
"Squirrel Cage !The Squirrel Cage" |
Disch, Thomas M.Thomas M. Disch |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1971 |
"Poems !The Poems" |
Bradbury, RayRay Bradbury |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1972 |
"Blue Bottle !The Blue Bottle" |
Bradbury, RayRay Bradbury |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1973 |
"Black Ferris !The Black Ferris" |
Bradbury, RayRay Bradbury |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
Dark Carnival (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 1974 |
"Meeting with Medusa !A Meeting with Medusa" |
Clarke, Arthur C.Arthur C. Clarke |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1975 |
"Eurema's Dam" |
Lafferty, R. A.R. A. Lafferty |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1976 |
"Wet Paint" |
Chandler, A. BertramA. Bertram Chandler |
Noda, MasahiroMasahiro Noda |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1977 |
"Rozprawa" |
Lem, StanisławStanisław Lem |
Fukami, TadashiTadashi Fukami |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1978 |
(No award) |
[2] |
| 1979 |
"All The Myriad Ways" |
Niven, LarryLarry Niven |
Kozumi, ReiRei Kozumi |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1980 |
(No award) |
[2] |
| 1981 |
"Relic of the Empire !A Relic of the Empire" |
Niven, LarryLarry Niven |
Kozumi, ReiRei Kozumi |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1982 |
"Brave Little Toaster !The Brave Little Toaster" |
Disch, Thomas M.Thomas M. Disch |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1983 |
"Nightflyers" |
Martin, George R. R.George R. R. Martin |
Yasuda, HitoshiHitoshi Yasuda |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1984 |
"Unicorn Variation" |
Zelazny, RogerRoger Zelazny |
Kazami, JunJun Kazami |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1985 |
(No award) |
[2] |
| 1986 |
(No award) |
[2] |
| 1987 |
"Press Enter■" |
Varley, JohnJohn Varley |
Kazami, JunJun Kazami |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1988 |
"Only Neat Thing To Do !The Only Neat Thing To Do" |
Tiptree, Jr., JamesJames Tiptree, Jr. |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1989 |
"Eye for Eye" |
Card, Orson ScottOrson Scott Card |
Fukamachi, MarikoMariko Fukamachi |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1990 |
"Think Blue, Count Two" |
Smith, CordwainerCordwainer Smith |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1991 |
"Schrödinger's Kitten" |
Effinger, George AlecGeorge Alec Effinger |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1992 |
"Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo" |
Varley, JohnJohn Varley |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1993 |
"Groaning Hinges of the World" |
Lafferty, R. A.R. A. Lafferty |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1994 |
"Tangents" |
Bear, GregGreg Bear |
Sakai, AkinobuAkinobu Sakai |
Tangents: Greg Bear's New Collection (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 1995 |
"Planet Named Shayol !The Planet Named Shayol" |
Smith, CordwainerCordwainer Smith |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
Planet Named Shayol !The Planet Named Shayol (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 1996 |
"Robot Visions" |
Asimov, IsaacIsaac Asimov |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1997 |
"Heads" |
Bear, GregGreg Bear |
Onoda, KazukoKazuko Onoda |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1998 |
"Death of Captain Future !The Death of Captain Future" |
Steele, AllenAllen Steele |
Noda, MasahiroMasahiro Noda |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 1999 |
"This Year's Class Picture" |
Simmons, DanDan Simmons |
Shimada, YooichiYooichi Shimada |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2000 |
"Out of the Everywhere" |
Tiptree, Jr., JamesJames Tiptree, Jr. |
Itoh, NorioNorio Itoh |
Out of the Everywhere (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 2001 |
"Oceanic" |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2002 |
"Story of Your Life" |
Chiang, TedTed Chiang |
Kude, ShigeyukiShigeyuki Kude |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| "Reasons to be Cheerful" |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
20-seiki SF vol.6 (The 20th Century SF vol.6) (Kawade Shobo) |
| 2003 |
"Luminous" |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
90-nendai SF Kessaku-sen, the Second Volume (The Best SF of Nineties, the Second Volume) (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 2004 |
"Hell Is the Absence of God" |
Chiang, TedTed Chiang |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
Story of Your Life (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 2005 |
"And Now the News..." |
Sturgeon, TheodoreTheodore Sturgeon |
Ohmori, NozomiNozomi Ohmori |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2006 |
"Human Front !The Human Front" |
MacLeod, KenKen MacLeod |
Shimada, YooichiYooichi Shimada |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2007 |
"Astronaut from Wyoming !The Astronaut from Wyoming" |
Castro, Adam-TroyAdam-Troy Castro |
Asakura, HisashiHisashi Asakura |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| Oltion, JerryJerry Oltion |
| 2008 |
"Weather" |
Reynolds, AlastairAlastair Reynolds |
Nakahara, NaoyaNaoya Nakahara |
Great Wall of Mars (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 2009 |
"Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate !The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" |
Chiang, TedTed Chiang |
Ohmori, NozomiNozomi Ohmori |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2010 |
"Dark Integers" |
Egan, GregGreg Egan |
Yamagishi, MakotoMakoto Yamagishi |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2011 |
"Carry the Moon in My Pocket" |
Lovegrove, JamesJames Lovegrove |
Nakamura, ToruToru Nakamura |
Astronaut from Wyoming !The Astronaut from Wyoming: The Best Space Exploration SF (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2] |
| 2012 |
"Lifecycle of Software Objects !The Lifecycle of Software Objects" |
Chiang, TedTed Chiang |
Ohmori, NozomiNozomi Ohmori |
SF Magazine |
[2] |
| 2013 |
"Pocketful of Dharma" |
Bacigalupi, PaoloPaolo Bacigalupi |
Kaneko, HiroshiHiroshi Kaneko |
Pump Six (Hayakawa Publishing) |
[2][3] |
| 2014 |
"Paper Menagerie !The Paper Menagerie" |
Liu, KenKen Liu |
Furusawa, YoshimichiYoshimichi Furusawa |
SF Magazine |
[2][4] |
| 2015 |
"Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi !The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" |
Cadigan, PatPat Cadigan |
Shimada, YōichiYōichi Shimada |
SF Magazine |
|
| Year |
Winner |
| 1985 |
Kōseiki no sekai by Fujio Ishihara |
| 1986 |
Tokusatsu Hero Retsuden by Noriaki Ikeda |
| 1987 |
Ishihara Hakase no SF Kenkyūshitsu by Fujio Ishihara |
| 1988 |
Wizardry nikki by Tetsu Yano |
| 1989 |
Space Opera no kakikata by Masahiro Noda |
| 1990 |
Future Magic by Robert L. Forward |
| 1991 |
SF Handbook, edited by Hayakawa Shobō Editorial Office |
| 1992 |
TV Series "Denshi Rikkoku Nippon no Jijoden" by NHK |
| 1993 |
The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes |
| 1994 |
Yasashii Uchū Kaihatsu Nyūmon by Masahiro Noda |
| 1995 |
Itoshino Wonderland by Masahiro Noda |
| 1996 |
Tondemo-bon no sekai, edited by Togakkai |
| 1997 |
Tondemo-bon no gyakushū, edited by Togakkai |
| 1998 |
Walking Humanoid Robot P2 by Honda |
| 1999 |
Uchū o Kūsō shitekita Hitobito by Masahiro Noda |
| 2000 |
AIBO by Sony |
| 2001 |
Motto sugoi kagaku de mamorimasu! by Yūichi Hasegawa |
| 2002 |
NHK Shōnen Drama Series no Subete by Hisaaki Masuyama |
| 2003 |
Uchū e no pasupōto (Passport into Space) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2004 |
Uchū e no pasupōto 2 (Passport into Space 2) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2005 |
Maeda Kensetsu Fantasy Eigyobu by Maeda Corporation |
| 2006 |
Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma |
| 2007 |
Uchū e no pasupōto 3 (Passport into Space 3) by Yūichi Sasamoto |
| 2008 |
Hoshi Shinichi: 1001 Wa o Tsukutta Hito by Hazuki Saishō |
| 2009 |
Sekai no SF ga yattekita! Nippon con file 2007 edited by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan |
| 2010 |
Nihon SF Seishinshi by Yasuo Nagayama |
| 2011 |
Sa wa saiensu no sa by Tsukasa Shikano |
| 2012 |
Azuma Hideo sōtokushū --- Bishōjo, SF, fujōri gyagu, soshite shissō, edited by Kawade Shobo Shinsha |
| 2013 |
Offprint of "The Present and Future of CGM: The World Opened Up by Hatsune Miku, Nico Nico Douga, and PIAPRO" from the May 2012 issue of IPSJ Magazine, published by Information Processing Society of Japan |
| 2014 |
DIY LIQUID FUEL ROCKET by Summer Rocket Team by Yoshito Asari |
| 2015 |
Sanrio SF bunko sōkaisetsu edited by Shinji Maki and Nozomi Ohmori |