Mystery Writers of Japan
Credited with popularizing the genre among readers in his country, Matsumoto became Japan's best-selling and highest earning author in the 1960s. His most acclaimed detective novels, including "Ten to sen" (1958; Points and Lines, 1970); "Suna no utsuwa" (1961; Inspector Imanishi Investigates, 1989) and "Kiri no hata" (1961; Pro Bono, 2012), have been translated into a number of languages, including English. He received the Akutagawa Prize in 1952, the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 1970, and the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1957. He served as president of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 1963 to 1971.