# Mystery Writers of Japan Award

The Mystery Writers of Japan Awards (日本推理作家協会賞, Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai Shō) are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.

## MWJ Award for Best Novel winners (1948–1951, 1976–present)

| | Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation |
| 1 | 1948 | Seishi Yokomizo | Honjin Satsujin Jiken (本陣殺人事件) | The Honjin Murders |
| 2 | 1949 | Ango Sakaguchi | Furenzoku Satsujin Jiken (不連続殺人事件) | |
| 3 | 1950 | Akimitsu Takagi | Nomen Satsujin Jiken (能面殺人事件) | The Noh Mask Murder |
| 4 | 1951 | Udaru Oshita (ja) | Ishi no Shita no Kiroku (石の下の記録) | |
| | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work |
| 29 | 1976 | | No Award Presented | |
| 30 | 1977 | | No Award Presented | |
| 31 | 1978 | Tsumao Awasaka (ja) | Midare Karakuri (乱れからくり) | |
| 31 | 1978 | Shohei Ooka | Jiken (事件) | |
| 32 | 1979 | Yoshiaki Hiyama (ja) | Sutarin Ansatsu Keikaku (スターリン暗殺計画) | |
| 32 | 1979 | Shin Tendo (ja) | Dai Yukai (大誘拐) | |
| 33 | 1980 | | No Award Presented | |
| 34 | 1981 | Kyotaro Nishimura | Taminaru Satsujin Jiken (終着駅殺人事件) | |
| 35 | 1982 | Masaki Tsuji | Arisu no Kuni no Satsujin (アリスの国の殺人) | |
| 36 | 1983 | Koshi Kurumizawa | Tenzan o Koete (天山を越えて) | |
| 37 | 1984 | Ichiro Kano (ja) | Hokku shi no Ikyo no Boken (ホック氏の異郷の冒険) | |
| 38 | 1985 | Kenzo Kitakata | Kawaki no Machi (渇きの街) | |
| 38 | 1985 | Hiroko Minagawa | Kabe Tabishibai Satsujin Jiken (壁・旅芝居殺人事件) | |
| 39 | 1986 | Futari Okajima (ja) | Chokoreto Gemu (チョコレートゲーム) | |
| 39 | 1986 | Tatsuo Shimizu (ja) | Somuite Kokyo (背いて故郷) | |
| 40 | 1987 | Go Osaka | Kadisu no Akai Hoshi (カディスの赤い星) | The Red Star of Cadiz |
| 40 | 1987 | Katsuhiko Takahashi | Hokusai Satsujin Jiken (北斎殺人事件) | |
| 41 | 1988 | Kenji Kosugi (ja) | Kizuna (絆) | |
| 42 | 1989 | Yoichi Funado | Densetsu Naki Chi (伝説なき地) | |
| 42 | 1989 | Shunzo Waku (ja) | Ugetsuso Satsujin Jiken (雨月荘殺人事件) | |
| 43 | 1990 | Joh Sasaki | Etorofu hatsu Kinkyuden (エトロフ発緊急電) | |
| 44 | 1991 | Arimasa Osawa | Shinjukuzame (新宿鮫) | Shinjuku Shark |
| 45 | 1992 | Yukito Ayatsuji | Tokeikan no Satsujin (時計館の殺人) | |
| 45 | 1992 | Miyuki Miyabe | Ryu wa Nemuru (龍は眠る) | The Sleeping Dragon |
| 46 | 1993 | Kaoru Takamura | Riviera o Ute (リヴィエラを撃て) | |
| 47 | 1994 | Ramo Nakajima | Gadara no Buta (ガダラの豚) | |
| 48 | 1995 | Yoshinaga Fujita | Kotetsu no Kishi (鋼鉄の騎士) | |
| 48 | 1995 | Ichi Orihara (ja) | Chimmoku no Kyoshitsu (沈黙の教室) | |
| 49 | 1996 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku | Mōryō no Hako (魍魎の匣) | |
| 49 | 1996 | Katsufumi Umehara (ja) | Soriton no Akuma (ソリトンの悪魔) | |
| 50 | 1997 | Yuichi Shimpo (ja) | Dasshu (奪取) | |
| 51 | 1998 | Seishu Hase | Rekuiemu Fuyajo 2 (鎮魂歌 不夜城II) | |
| 51 | 1998 | Natsuo Kirino | Auto (OUT) | Out |
| 52 | 1999 | Ryoichi Kano (ja) | Maboroshi no Onna (幻の女) | |
| 52 | 1999 | Keigo Higashino | Himitsu (秘密) | Naoko |
| 53 | 2000 | Harutoshi Fukui (ja) | Bokoku no Ijisu (亡国のイージス) | |
| 53 | 2000 | Arata Tendo (ja) | Eien no Ko (永遠の仔) | |
| 54 | 2001 | Naomi Azuma (ja) | Zanko (残光) | |
| 54 | 2001 | Hiroe Suga | Eien no Mori (永遠の森) | |
| 55 | 2002 | Hideo Furukawa (ja) | Arabia no Yoru no Shuzoku (アラビアの夜の種族) | |
| 55 | 2002 | Masaki Yamada | Misuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ) | |
| 56 | 2003 | Alice Arisugawa | Mare Tetsudo no Nazo (マレー鉄道の謎) | |
| 56 | 2003 | Mitsufumi Asagure (ja) | Ishi no Naka no Kumo (石の中の蜘蛛) | |
| 57 | 2004 | Ryosuke Kakine (ja) | Wairudo Souru (ワイルド・ソウル) | |
| 57 | 2004 | Shogo Utano (ja) | Hazakura no Kisetsu ni Kimi o Omou to iu Koto (葉桜の季節に君を想うということ) | |
| 58 | 2005 | Yusuke Kishi | Garasu no Hamma (硝子のハンマー) | |
| 58 | 2005 | Atsunori Tomatsu (ja) | Ken to Bara no Natsu (剣と薔薇の夏) | |
| 59 | 2006 | Riku Onda | Yujinia (ユージニア) | The Aosawa Murders |
| 60 | 2007 | Kazuki Sakuraba | Akakuchibake no Densetsu (赤朽葉家の伝説) | Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas |
| 61 | 2008 | Bin Konno (ja) | Kadan Impeisosa 2 (果断 隠蔽捜査2) | |
| 62 | 2009 | Shusuke Michio (ja) | Karasu no Oyayubi (カラスの親指) | |
| 62 | 2009 | Koji Yanagi | Joka Gemu (Joker Game) (ジョーカー・ゲーム) | |
| 63 | 2010 | Ko Amemura (ja) | Nemmaku Tokage (粘膜蜥蜴) | |
| 63 | 2010 | Tokuro Nukui (ja) | Ranhansha (乱反射) | |
| 64 | 2011 | Yutaka Maya (ja) | Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女) | |
| 64 | 2011 | Honobu Yonezawa | Oreta Ryukotsu (折れた竜骨) | |
| 65 | 2012 | Kazuaki Takano | Jenosaido (ジェノサイド) | Genocide of One |
| 66 | 2013 | Muneki Yamada (ja) | Hyakunen Ho (百年法) | |
| 67 | 2014 | Kotaro Tsunekawa (ja) | Kin'iro Kikai (金色機械) | |
| 68 | 2015 | Ryoe Tsukimura (ja) | Dobaku no Hana (土漠の花) | |
| 68 | 2015 | Kazumasa Hayami (ja) | Inosento Deizu [Innocent Days] (イノセント・デイズ) | |
| 69 | 2016 | Yuko Yuzuki (ja) | Korō no Chi (孤狼の血) | |
| 70 | 2017 | Makoto Usami (ja) | Gusha no Doku (愚者の毒) | |
| 71 | 2018 | Seiji Kodokoro (ja) | Ikusa no Soko (いくさの底) | |
| 72 | 2019 | Aki Hamanaka (ja) | Itetsuku Taiyō (凍てつく太陽) | |
| 73 | 2020 | Katsuhiro Go (ja) | Suwan [Swan] (スワン) | |
| 74 | 2021 | Izumi Sakagami (ja) | Inbijiburu [Invisible] (インビジブル) | |
| 74 | 2021 | Tomoya Sakurada (ja) | Semi Kaeru (蟬かえる) | |
| 75 | 2022 | Taku Ashibe | Omarike Satsujin Jiken (大鞠家殺人事件) | |
| 76 | 2023 | Yo Ashizawa (ja) | Yoru no Dōhyō (夜の道標) | |
| 76 | 2023 | Satoshi Ogawa (ja) | Kimi no Kuizu (君のクイズ) | |

## MWJ Award for Best Short Story winners (1948–1951, 1976–present)

| | Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation |
| 1 | 1948 | Takataro Kigi (ja) | Shingetsu (新月) | |
| 2 | 1949 | Futaro Yamada | Ganchu no Akuma (眼中の悪魔), Kyozo Inraku (虚像淫楽) | |
| 3 | 1950 | Sunao Otsubo (ja) | Rinchi (私刑), Nehan Yuki (涅槃雪), Hokuro (黒子) | |
| 4 | 1951 | Kazuo Shimada (ja) | Shakaibu Kisha (社会部記者), Fusen Ma (風船魔) | |
| | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work | 5th - 28th, see MWJ Award for Best Work |
| 29 | 1976 | Yasuji Toita (ja) | Gurinsha no Kodomo (グリーン車の子供) | |
| 30 | 1977 | Eitaro Ishizawa (ja) | Shisen (視線) | |
| 31 | 1978 | | No Award Presented | |
| 32 | 1979 | Takashi Atoda (ja) | Raihosha (来訪者) | "The Visitor" (EQMM December 1988) |
| 33 | 1980 | | No Award Presented | |
| 34 | 1981 | Etsuko Niki | Akai Neko (赤い猫) | |
| 34 | 1981 | Mikihiko Renjo | Modorigawa Shinju (戻り川心中) | |
| 35 | 1982 | Keisuke Kusaka (ja) | Uguisu o Yobu Shonen (鶯を呼ぶ少年), Ki ni Noboru Inu (木に登る犬) | |
| 36 | 1983 | | No Award Presented | |
| 37 | 1984 | Ro Tomono (ja) | Kizutsuita Yaju (傷ついた野獣) (Short Stories) | |
| 38 | 1985 | | No Award Presented | |
| 39 | 1986 | | No Award Presented | |
| 40 | 1987 | | No Award Presented | |
| 41 | 1988 | | No Award Presented | |
| 42 | 1989 | Mariko Koike | Tsuma no Onna Tomodachi (妻の女友達) | |
| 43 | 1990 | | No Award Presented | |
| 44 | 1991 | Kaoru Kitamura | Yoru no Semi (夜の蝉) (Short Stories) | |
| 45 | 1992 | | No Award Presented | |
| 46 | 1993 | | No Award Presented | |
| 47 | 1994 | Jun Saito (ja) | Ru Jitan (ル・ジタン) | |
| 47 | 1994 | Kiichiro Suzuki (ja) | Mendo Mite Ageru ne (めんどうみてあげるね) | |
| 48 | 1995 | Tomoko Kano (ja) | Garasu no Kirin (ガラスの麒麟) | |
| 48 | 1995 | Masaya Yamaguchi (ja) | Nihon Satsujin Jiken (日本殺人事件) (Short Stories) | |
| 49 | 1996 | Hiroyuki Kurokawa (ja) | Kaunto Puran (カウント・プラン) | |
| 50 | 1997 | | No Award Presented | |
| 51 | 1998 | | No Award Presented | |
| 52 | 1999 | Ko Kitamori (ja) | Hana no Moto nite Haru Shinan (花の下にて春死なむ) (Short Stories) | |
| 53 | 2000 | Hideo Yokoyama | Doki (動機) | "Motive" (EQMM May 2008) |
| 54 | 2001 | | No Award Presented | |
| 55 | 2002 | Yuri Mitsuhara (ja) | Juhachi no Natsu (十八の夏) | "Eighteenth Summer" (EQMM December 2004) |
| 55 | 2002 | Rintaro Norizuki | Toshi Densetsu Pazuru (都市伝説パズル) | "An Urban Legend Puzzle" (EQMM January 2004) |
| 56 | 2003 | | No Award Presented | |
| 57 | 2004 | Kotaro Isaka | Shinigami no Seido (死神の精度) | "The Precision of the Agent of Death" (EQMM July 2006) |
| 58 | 2005 | | No Award Presented | |
| 59 | 2006 | Yumeaki Hirayama (ja) | Dokuhakusuru Yunibasaru Yoko Merukatoru (独白するユニバーサル横メルカトル) | "Monologue of a Universal Transverse Mercator Projection" (Hanzai Japan, 2015) |
| 60 | 2007 | | No Award Presented | |
| 61 | 2008 | Hiroki Nagaoka (ja) | Kataegiki (傍聞き) | "Heard at One Remove" (EQMM February 2010) |
| 62 | 2009 | Keisuke Sone (ja) | Nettaiya (熱帯夜) | |
| 62 | 2009 | Hirofumi Tanaka (ja) | Shibui Yume (渋い夢) | |
| 63 | 2010 | Yoshiaki Ando (ja) | Zuikan (随監) | |
| 64 | 2011 | Reiichiro Fukami (ja) | Ningen no Songen to Happyaku Metoru (人間の尊厳と八〇〇メートル) | |
| 65 | 2012 | Kanae Minato | Bokyo, Umi no Hoshi (望郷、海の星) | |
| 66 | 2013 | Nanami Wakatake (ja) | Kurai Etsuryu (暗い越流) | |
| 67 | 2014 | | No Award Presented | |
| 68 | 2015 | | No Award Presented | |
| 69 | 2016 | Emi Nagashima (ja) | Babanuki (ババ抜き) | |
| 69 | 2016 | Naoki Oishi(ja) | Obāchan to Issho (おばあちゃんといっしょ) | |
| 70 | 2017 | Gaku Yakumaru (ja) | Tasogare (黄昏) | |
| 71 | 2018 | Ten Furuta (ja) | Itsuwari no Haru (偽りの春) | |
| 72 | 2019 | Ichi Sawamura (ja) | Gakko wa Shi no Nioi (学校は死の匂い) | |
| 73 | 2020 | Jun Yagi (ja) | Otto no Hone (夫の骨) | |
| 74 | 2021 | Shinichiro Yuki (ja) | #Kakusan_Kibo (#拡散希望) | |
| 75 | 2022 | Yu Itsuki (ja) | Suketazu Warutsu [Skaters' Waltz] (スケーターズ・ワルツ) | |
| 75 | 2022 | Seiichiro Oyama (ja) | Tokeiya Tantei to Niritsuhaihan no Aribai (時計屋探偵と二律背反のアリバイ) | |
| 76 | 2023 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa (ja) | Ibunshi no Kanojo (異分子の彼女) | |

## MWJ Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work winners (1976–present)

* MWJ Award for Best Work (1952–1975) winners for their Critical Work
** 05 (1952) - EDOGAWA Rampo, Gen'ei-jo (Studies on detective fiction)
** 19 (1966) - Kawataro Nakajima, Suiri Shosetsu Tembo (Studies on detective fiction)
| | Year | Winner | Winning entry |
| 29 | 1976 | Manji Gonda (ja) | Nihon Tantei Sakka Ron (日本探偵作家論) (Studies on Japanese detective fiction writers) |
| 30 | 1977 | Masao Yamamura (ja) | Waga Kaikyuteki Tantei Sakka Ron (わが懐旧的探偵作家論) (Studies on Japanese detective fiction writers) |
| 31 | 1978 | Amehiko Aoki (ja) | Kagai Jugyo: Misuteri ni okeru Otoko to Onna no Kenkyu (課外授業 ミステリにおける男と女の研究) (Essay) |
| 31 | 1978 | Takashi Ishikawa (ja) | SF no Jidai (SFの時代) (Studies on Japanese science fiction) |
| 32 | 1979 | Jinichi Uekusa (ja) | Misuteri no Genko wa Yonaka ni Tetsuya de Kako (ミステリの原稿は夜中に徹夜で書こう) (Essay) |
| 33 | 1980 | | No Award Presented |
| 34 | 1981 | Eisuke Nakazono | Yami no Kanibaru: Supai Misuteri e no Shotai (闇のカーニバル スパイ・ミステリィへの招待) (Studies on Spy fiction) |
| 35 | 1982 | | No Award Presented |
| 36 | 1983 | | No Award Presented |
| 37 | 1984 | | No Award Presented |
| 38 | 1985 | Iwao Matsuyama (ja) | Rampo to Tokyo: 1920 Toshi no Kao (乱歩と東京 1920都市の貌) (Studies on Edogawa Rampo) |
| 38 | 1985 | Minoru Sase (ja) | Kinzoku Batto Satsujin Jiken (金属バット殺人事件) (Crime report) |
| 39 | 1986 | Yoshio Matsumura (ja) | Kaito Tai Meitantei: Furansu Misuteri no Rekishi (怪盗対名探偵 フランス・ミステリーの歴史) (Studies on French Crime fiction) |
| 40 | 1987 | Hideo Ito (ja) | Meiji no Tantei Shosetsu (明治の探偵小説) (Studies on Japanese detective fiction of the Meiji period) |
| 41 | 1988 | | No Award Presented |
| 42 | 1989 | Akira Naoi (ja) | 87bunsho Gurafiti: Ed McBain no Sekai (87分署グラフィティ エド・マクベインの世界) (Studies on 87th Precinct) |
| 43 | 1990 | Shunsuke Tsurumi | Yumeno Kyūsaku: Meikyu no Junin (夢野久作 迷宮の住人) (Studies on Yumeno Kyūsaku) |
| 44 | 1991 | Ro Takenaka | Hyakkai Waga Harawata ni Iru: Eitaro Takenaka Sakuhin-fu (百怪、我ガ腸ニ入ル 竹中英太郎作品譜) (Studies on Eitaro Takenaka (ja)) |
| 44 | 1991 | Takao Tokuoka (ja) | Yokohama Yamanote no Dekigoto (横浜・山手の出来事) (Crime report) |
| 45 | 1992 | Rokusuke Nozaki (ja) | Hokubei Tantei Shosetsu Ron (北米探偵小説論) (Studies on North American detective fiction) |
| 46 | 1993 | Fumichika Hasebe (ja) | Obei Suiri Shosetsu Hon'yakushi (欧米推理小説翻訳史) (Studies on the history of translations of European and American crime fiction into Japanese) |
| 46 | 1993 | Shinji Hata (ja) | Bunsei 11nen no Supaigassen (文政十一年のスパイ合戦) (Studies on Siebold Incident) |
| 47 | 1994 | Jiro Kitagami (ja) | Boken Shosetsu Ron: Kindai Hiro Zo 100nen no Hensen (冒険小説論 近代ヒーロー像100年の変遷) (Studies on Adventure novel) |
| 48 | 1995 | Saburo Kagami (ja) | Chandler Jinbutsu Jiten (チャンドラー人物事典) (Dictionary of characters of Raymond Chandler) |
| 49 | 1996 | | No Award Presented |
| 50 | 1997 | Kyodo News Shakaibu | Chimmoku no Fairu: Ryūzō Sejima towa Nandattanoka (沈黙のファイル 「瀬島龍三」とは何だったのか) (Studies on Ryūzō Sejima) |
| 51 | 1998 | Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Honkaku Misuteri no Genzai (本格ミステリの現在) (Studies on honkaku Mystery) |
| 51 | 1998 | Kenji Kazama (ja) | Hora Shosetsu Daizen (ホラー小説大全) (Studies on Horror fiction) |
| 52 | 1999 | Hidetoshi Mori (ja) | Sekai Misuteri Sakka Jiten Honkaku ha Hen (世界ミステリ作家事典［本格派篇］) (Dictionary of mystery writers) |
| 53 | 2000 | Hideki Kobayashi | Gohho no Yuigon (ゴッホの遺言) (Studies on Vincent van Gogh) |
| 54 | 2001 | Takayuki Ikegami (ja) | 20seiki Boken Shosetsu Dokuhon Nihon hen Kaigai hen (20世紀冒険小説読本［日本篇］［海外篇］) (Studies on Adventure novel) |
| 54 | 2001 | Michio Tsuzuki (ja) | Suiri Sakka no Dekiru made (推理作家の出来るまで) (Essay) |
| 55 | 2002 | | No Award Presented |
| 56 | 2003 | Hirohisa Shimpo (ja) Yuzuru Yamamae (ja) | Gen'ei no Kura (幻影の蔵) (Studies on Edogawa Rampo) |
| 57 | 2004 | Akiyuki Sengai (ja) | Minamo no Seiza Minasoko no Hoseki (水面の星座 水底の宝石) (Studies on honkaku Mystery) |
| 57 | 2004 | Shigeharu Tada (ja) | Yumeno Kyūsaku Dokuhon (夢野久作読本) (Studies on Yumeno Kyūsaku) |
| 58 | 2005 | Kotaro Hidaka (ja) | Fujichaku (不時着) (Studies on Kamikaze) |
| 59 | 2006 | Hiroshi Gohara (ja) | Seicho Matsumoto Jiten Kettei ban (松本清張事典 決定版) (Studies on Seicho Matsumoto) |
| 59 | 2006 | Tetsutaka Shibata (ja) | Shimoyama Jiken Saigo no Shogen (下山事件 最後の証言) (Studies on Shimoyama incident) |
| 60 | 2007 | Nobumitsu Kodaka (ja) | Watashi no Hadoboirudo Katayude Tamago no Sengo Shi (私のハードボイルド 固茹で玉子の戦後史) (Studies on Hardboiled) |
| 60 | 2007 | Masaaki Tatsumi (ja) | Ronri no Kumo no Su no Naka de (論理の蜘蛛の巣の中で) (Studies on honkaku Mystery) |
| 61 | 2008 | Junichiro Kida (ja) | Genso to Kaiki no Jidai (幻想と怪奇の時代) (Studies on Horror fiction) |
| 61 | 2008 | Hazuki Saisho (ja) | Shinichi Hoshi 1001wa o Tsukutta Hito (星新一 一〇〇一話をつくった人) (Studies on Shinichi Hoshi) |
| 62 | 2009 | Toshiaki Endo (ja) | Nazo no Kaizodo: Webu Jidai no Honkaku Misuteri (「謎」の解像度 ウェブ時代の本格ミステリ) (Studies on honkaku Mystery) |
| 62 | 2009 | Yuichiro Kurihara (ja) | Tosaku no Bungaku Shi: Shijo Media Chosakuken (〈盗作〉の文学史 市場・メディア・著作権) (Studies on the history of Plagiarism) |
| 63 | 2010 | Kentaro Komori (ja) | Eibungaku no Chika Suimyaku: Koten Misuteri Kenkyu Ruiko Kuroiwa (ja) Hon'an Genten kara Queen made (英文学の地下水脈 古典ミステリ研究 黒岩涙香翻案原典からクイーンまで) (Studies on classical detective fiction) |
| 64 | 2011 | Masao Higashi (ja) | Tono Monogatari to Kaidan no Jidai (遠野物語と怪談の時代) (Studies on The Legends of Tono) |
| 65 | 2012 | Jun'ya Yokota | Kindai Nihon Kiso Shosetsu Shi: Meiji hen (近代日本奇想小説史 明治篇) |
| 66 | 2013 | Koichi Suwabe (ja) | Maruta no Taka Kogi (『マルタの鷹』 講義) (Studies on The Maltese Falcon) |
| 67 | 2014 | Kiyoshi Shimizu (ja) | Satsujinhan wa Soko ni Iru (殺人犯はそこにいる) |
| 67 | 2014 | Motoi Taniguchi (ja) | Henkaku Tantei Shosetsu Nyumon (変格探偵小説入門) (Studies on unorthodox detective fiction) |
| 68 | 2015 | Masahiko Kikuni (ja) | Hondana Tantei Saigo no Aisatsu (本棚探偵最後の挨拶) |
| 68 | 2015 | Aoi Shimotsuki | Agasa Kurisuti Kanzen Koryaku (アガサ・クリスティー完全攻略) (lit. The Definitive Guide to Agatha Christie) |
| 69 | 2016 | Yoshinobu Kadoi (ja) | Majikaru Hisutorī Tsuā [Magical History Tour] (マジカル・ヒストリー・ツアー) (Studies on historical mystery) |
| 70 | 2017 | | No Award Presented |
| 71 | 2018 | Noboru Miyata (ja) | Shōwa no Hon'yaku Shuppan Jikenbo (昭和の翻訳出版事件簿) |
| 72 | 2019 | Yasuo Nagayama (ja) | Nihon SF Seishinshi Kanzenban (日本SF精神史【完全版】) (Studies on Japanese science fiction) |
| 73 | 2020 | Seung Chul Kim | Endō Shūsaku to Tantei Shōsetsu (遠藤周作と探偵小説) (Studies on Shūsaku Endō) |
| 74 | 2021 | Keisuke Mada | Mada Keisuke Misuteri Ron Shū: Koten Tantei Shōsetsu no Tanoshimi (真田啓介ミステリ論集 古典探偵小説の愉しみ) (Studies on the Golden Age of Detective Fiction) |
| 75 | 2022 | Osamu Komori (ja) | Tanpen Misuteri no 200 Nen (短編ミステリの二百年) (Anthology of mystery stories) |
| 76 | 2023 | Masamichi Higurashi (ja) | Shārokku Hōmuzu Baiburu [Sherlock Holmes Bible] (シャーロック・ホームズ・バイブル) (Studies on Sherlock Holmes) |

## MWJ Award for Best Work winners (1952–1975)

| | Year | Winner | Winning entry | | Available in English Translation |
| 5 | 1952 | Jun Mizutani (ja) | Aru Ketto (ある決闘) | Short Story | |
| 5 | 1952 | EDOGAWA Rampo | Gen'ei-jo (幻影城) | Critical Essay | |
| 6 | 1953 | | No Award Presented | | |
| 7 | 1954 | | No Award Presented | | |
| 8 | 1955 | Sango Nagase | Baikoku-do (売国奴) | Short Story | |
| 9 | 1956 | Jokichi Hikage (ja) | Kitsune no Tori (狐の鶏) | Short Story | |
| 10 | 1957 | Seicho Matsumoto | Kao (顔) | Short Stories | |
| 11 | 1958 | Kikuo Tsunoda (ja) | Fue Fukeba Hito ga Shinu (笛吹けば人が死ぬ) | Short Story | |
| 12 | 1959 | Yorichika Arima (ja) | Yommannin no Mokugekisha (四万人の目撃者) | Novel | |
| 13 | 1960 | Tetsuya Ayukawa | Zoo no Kaseki (憎悪の化石), Kuroi Hakucho (黒い白鳥) | Novel | |
| 14 | 1961 | Tsutomu Minakami | Umi no Kiba (海の牙) | Novel | |
| 14 | 1961 | Saho Sasazawa | Hitokui (人喰い) | Novel | |
| 15 | 1962 | Takashi Asuka (ja) | Hosoi Akai Ito (細い赤い糸) | Novel | |
| 16 | 1963 | Takao Tsuchiya (ja) | Kage no Kokuhatsu (影の告発) | Novel | |
| 17 | 1964 | Tensei Kono | Satsui to iu Na no Kachiku (殺意という名の家畜) | Novel | |
| 17 | 1964 | Shoji Yuki (ja) | Yoru no Owaru Toki (夜の終る時) | Novel | |
| 18 | 1965 | Yo Sano | Kareinaru Shubun (華麗なる醜聞) | Novel | |
| 19 | 1966 | Kawataro Nakajima | Suiri Shosetsu Tembo (推理小説展望) | Critical Essay | |
| 20 | 1967 | Toru Miyoshi (ja) | Fujin Chitai (風塵地帯) | Novel | |
| 21 | 1968 | Shinichi Hoshi | Moso Ginko (妄想銀行) and his past achievement | Short Stories | |
| 22 | 1969 | | No Award Presented | | |
| 23 | 1970 | CHIN Shunshin | Gyokurei yo Futatabi (玉嶺よふたたび), Kujaku no Michi (孔雀の道) | Novel | |
| 24 | 1971 | | No Award Presented | | |
| 25 | 1972 | | No Award Presented | | |
| 26 | 1973 | Shizuko Natsuki (ja) | Johatsu: Aru Ai no Owari (蒸発 ある愛の終わり) | Novel | |
| 26 | 1973 | Seiichi Morimura | Fushoku no Kozo (腐食の構造) | Novel | |
| 27 | 1974 | Sakyo Komatsu | Nippon Chimbotsu (日本沈没) | Novel | Japan Sinks |
| 28 | 1975 | Ikko Shimizu (ja) | Domyaku Retto (動脈列島) | Novel | |

## Nominees available in English translation

* Nominees for Best Novel
** 02 (1949) - Akimitsu Takagi, The Tattoo Murder Case a.k.a. The Tattoo Murder (刺青殺人事件, Shisei Satsujin Jiken)
** 02 (1949) - Seishi Yokomizo, Death on Gokumon Island (獄門島, Gokumon To)
** 37 (1984) - Kenzo Kitakata, The Cage (檻, Ori)
** 42 (1989) - Joh Sasaki, Zero Over Berlin (ベルリン飛行指令, Berlin Hikō Shirei)
** 65 (2012) - Mahokaru Numata, Nan-Core (ユリゴコロ, Yuri-gokoro)
** 71 (2018) - Mizuki Tsujimura, Lonely Castle in the Mirror (かがみの孤城, Kagami no Kojō)
* Nominees for Short Story
** 08 (1955) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, "The Red Locked Room" (赤い密室, Akai Misshitsu) (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020)
** 11 (1958) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, "The Five Clocks" (五つの時計, Itsutsu no Tokei) (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020)
** 12 (1959) - Tetsuya Ayukawa, "The White Locked Room" (白い密室, Shiroi Misshitsu) (Tetsuya Ayukawa, The Red Locke Room, Locked Room International, 2020)
** 56 (2003) - Otsuichi, "Dog" (犬, Inu) (A chapter of the Novel Goth)
** 60 (2007) - Gaku Yakumaru (ja), "Rice Omelet" (オムライス, Omuraisu) (Gaku Yakumaru, A Cop's Eyes, Vertical, 2016)
** 63 (2010) - Shunsuke Nagase (ja), "Chief" (師匠, Shisho), Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 2013

## MWJ Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation

This award is for the best translated mystery novel or short story collection published in Japan in the previous year.

### 2023

Winners (in bold) and nominees.
| Author | Title | Translator | Orig. Pub. Year | Country |
| Niklas Natt och Dag | 1794 / 1795 | Miho Hellén-Halme (ja) | 2019 / 2021 | Sweden |
| Harlan Coben | Win | Toshiki Taguchi (ja) | 2021 | USA |
| Janice Hallett | The Appeal Japanese title: Popī no Tame ni Dekiru Koto (ポピーのためにできること) (lit. What Can Be Done for Poppy) | Ran Yamada | 2021 | GBR |
| Richard Lange | Sweet Nothing Japanese title: Kanojo wa Suiyōbi ni Shinda (彼女は水曜日に死んだ) (lit. She Died on Wednesday) | Hiroto Yoshino | 2015 | USA |
| Stuart Turton | The Devil and the Dark Water Japanese title: Meitantei to Umi no Akuma (名探偵と海の悪魔) (lit. The Great Detective and the Sea Devil) | Kazuyo Misumi | 2020 | GBR |
The 2023 judges: Tatsumi Atsukawa (ja), Kazuyo Misumi, Akira Mitsuhashi, Yuki Shasendo (ja), Matsukoi Sugie (ja)

## Other awards

* MWJ Award for new face
** 01 (1948) - Shigeru Kayama (ja), Kaiman-so Kidan (海鰻荘奇談) (Short story)
* MWJ Award for encouragement
** 07 (1954) - Jojiro Okami (ja), Namari no Kobako (鉛の小函) (Novel)
** 07 (1954) - Ro Hikawa (ja), Suiren Fujin (睡蓮夫人) (Short story)
** 07 (1954) - Saburo Washio (ja), Nadare (雪崩) (Short story)