Ryōichi Tsuji

Ryōichi Tsuji (1914–2013) was a Japanese novelist born in Shiga Prefecture. He graduated from Waseda University in French literature in 1937, worked in Manchuria, was interned after the war, and returned to Japan in 1948. His novel Ihōjin (The Stranger) won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1950, marking a career highlight; later works include Banka jojō and writings on Buddhism after retirement. Akutagawa Prize -