Authors & Thinkers — F


F. David Peat

F.デービツド・ピート


Physicist/Writer

F. David Peat was a physicist and writer who worked in theoretical physics in Britain and Canada. His interests expanded from quantum and chaos theory to psychology, art, and culture. Through his collaboration with David Bohm and wider writing, he explored relationships between scientific…

F. J. McGuigan

F.J・マクギ-ガン


Psychologist

F. J. McGuigan was a psychologist whose work addressed stress, muscular tension, and relaxation. His research and writing considered the connections between physiological states and psychological experience, explaining how relaxation training could be understood and used in everyday and healthcare…

Faiz Siddiqui

ファイズ・シディキ


Technology journalist

Faiz Siddiqui is a journalist covering technology companies and their impact on society. He studied journalism at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and graduated in 2015. As a student, he participated in international reporting projects. His feature “Saving Sisay,” about an Ethiopian boy living…

Fatimah Asghar

ファティマ・アスガー


Poet, Novelist, Screenwriter

Fatimah Asghar is a Pakistani, Kashmiri, Muslim American poet, novelist, and screenwriter. Drawing on their experiences as a queer child of immigrants who lost both parents at a young age, their work explores belonging, family, gender, colonialism, and the continuing legacy of the Partition of…

Fei-Fei Li

フェイフェイ・リー


Computer scientist, director of the…

Fei-Fei Li (1976–) is a Chinese-born American computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher. She studied physics at Princeton University and earned her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. She is a professor of computer science at Stanford University and the co-founder and…

Felienne Hermans

フェリエンヌ・ヘルマンス


Computer Scientist, VU Amsterdam…

Felienne Hermans (born 1984) is a Dutch computer scientist and Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Her research focuses on programming education, software engineering, and end-user computing, with particular emphasis on how programmers learn, read, and understand code. She is also the…

Fernanda Melchor

フェルナンダ・メルチョール


Journalist, Novelist

Fernanda Melchor (born 1982) is a Mexican novelist and journalist acclaimed for her powerful, uncompromising portrayals of violence, gender, poverty, and social inequality in contemporary Mexico. Renowned for her intense, rhythmic prose and polyphonic narratives, she has emerged as one of the…

Ferris Jabr

フェリス・ジャブル


Writer

Ferris Jabr is an American science writer and journalist whose work focuses on biology, Earth science, and the environment. He is a contributing writer for "The New York Times Magazine" and has also written for "The New Yorker," "The Atlantic," "Harper's," "National Geographic," and "Scientific…

Florence Nightingale

フローレンス・ナイチンゲール


Nurse, social entrepreneur,…

Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) was a British nursing reformer and statistician who helped establish the foundations of modern nursing. During the Crimean War, she organized the care of wounded soldiers at the military hospital in Scutari. After returning to Britain, she used statistical evidence…

Floyd E. Bloom

フロイド・E・ブルーム


Neuroscientist

Floyd E. Bloom is a neuroscientist associated with the Scripps Research Institute’s Department of Neuropharmacology. His work has examined the development of neuroscience through molecular and cellular approaches. He has also reflected on how advances in research change the understanding of the…

Frances FitzGerald

フランシス・フィッツジェラルド


Journalist, history writer

Frances FitzGerald is a journalist and historical writer whose work examines war, religion and American society. She contributed to The New Yorker, The Atlantic and Harper's and served as president of the Society of American Historians. Fire in the Lake approached American intervention through…

Francine Prose

フランシーン・プローズ


Novelist, critic

Francine Prose (born 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and literary critic. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she graduated from Radcliffe College and has written extensively across fiction, essays, and literary criticism. She made her debut as a novelist with "Judah the Pious" in 1973, and her…

Francis Fukuyama

フランシス・フクヤマ


Political scientist

Francis Fukuyama (1952–) is an American political scientist. A senior fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, his research focuses on democracy, political institutions, state-building, and international politics. He gained international recognition with…

Francis Gilbert

フランシス・ギルバ-ト


Biology researcher

Francis Gilbert is a biology researcher and coauthor of Asking Questions in Biology. The book introduces hypothesis testing, experimental design, and the presentation of findings. It emphasizes how to frame questions and use evidence when investigating the living world.

Frank B. Wilderson III

フランク・B・ワイルダーソン3…


Critical theorist, African American…

Frank B. Wilderson III is an American critical theorist and scholar of African American studies. A Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine, he works across film, literature, and political theory to examine the structures of race and slavery. During the final years of…

Frank Herbert

フランク・ハーバート


Novelist, Science fiction writer

Frank Herbert (1920–1986) was an American science-fiction writer born in Tacoma, Washington. He worked in journalism and photography before publishing his first science-fiction story in 1952. His fiction brought ecology, religion, politics and the control of resources into the same narrative,…

Frank Levy

フランク・レヴィ


Economist, Professor at Massachusetts…

Frank Levy is an American economist and Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Maryland before joining MIT in 1992. His research examines…

Frank Pasquale

フランク・パスカーレ


Legal scholar, professor at Cornell…

Frank Pasquale is an American legal scholar specializing in the law and policy of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and machine learning. He is Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech. Educated at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Yale Law School, he has examined…

Frans De Waal

フランス・ドゥ・ヴァール


Animal behaviorist, primate social…

Frans de Waal (1948–2024) was a Dutch primatologist and ethologist. Through decades of research on chimpanzees and bonobos, he transformed our understanding of empathy, cooperation, and the evolutionary origins of morality. His best-known book, "The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism…

Franz Kafka

フランツ・カフカ


Writer

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) was a German-language writer born into a Jewish family in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After studying law at the German University in Prague, he worked at the Workers’ Accident Insurance Institute while writing fiction in his spare time. His stories…

Fred Pearce

フレッド・ピアス


Writer, Journalist

Fred Pearce is a British environmental journalist whose reporting has taken him around the world to examine climate change, water resources, ecosystems, and land use. He has written for New Scientist, The Guardian, and Yale Environment 360. In “When the Rivers Run Dry” (『水の未来 世界の川が干上がるとき』), he…

Frederick Forsyth

フレデリック・フォーサイス


Writer

Frederick Forsyth (1938–2025) was a British novelist and journalist best known for his meticulously researched political and military thrillers. After serving in the Royal Air Force, he worked as a foreign correspondent for Reuters and the BBC, reporting from Africa and Europe. Drawing on his…

Fredric Brown

フレドリック・ブラウン


Novelist, Science fiction writer,…

Fredric Brown (1906–1972) was an American writer of mystery, science fiction and fantasy. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he wrote fiction while working for newspapers and magazines. His first mystery novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint, published in Japanese as シカゴ・ブルース, appeared in 1947 and won the 1948…

Freeman Dyson

フリーマン・ダイソン


Theoretical physicist, essayist

Freeman Dyson was a theoretical physicist, mathematician and essayist. Born in Britain in 1923, he spent much of his career at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His work connected different formulations of quantum electrodynamics and contributed to postwar theoretical physics.…

FUCHIGAMI Nobuko

渕上 信子


Physics researcher

Nobuko Fuchigami is a physics researcher whose work includes the thermodynamics of computation. At Tokyo Metropolitan University, she examined the energy requirements of information processing and their relationship to entropy. Her coauthored writing on computer experiments introduces ways of using…

FUJI Yoshiko

不二 淑子


Translator

Yoshiko Fuji is a Japanese translator working primarily on British and American crime fiction, alongside nonfiction concerning medicine and animals. She studied translation before taking on published works of overseas fiction. She translated Sulari Gentill’s “The Woman in the Library,” which begins…

FUJIEDA Teruo

藤枝 晃雄


Art critic, art historian

Teruo Fujieda (1936–2018) was a Japanese art critic and art historian. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, he studied at Kyoto University and the University of Pennsylvania and began publishing art criticism extensively in the late 1960s. He later taught at Musashino Art University,…

fujii kazumichi

藤井 一至


Chief Researcher, Forestry and Forest…

Kazumichi Fujii (born 1981) is a Japanese soil scientist and Senior Research Scientist at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. His research focuses on soil formation, forest ecosystems, and environmental change, with fieldwork spanning Japan and tropical regions. He is also known…

FUJII Kiyomi

藤井 清美


Translator

Kiyomi Fujii is a Japanese translator specializing in English-language nonfiction. She has translated a wide range of works in history, politics, economics, business, society, science, and medicine. Known for producing translations that are both accurate and highly readable, Fujii faithfully…

FUJII Kiyoshi

藤井 清


Science writer

Kiyoshi Fujii writes about physics through everyday observations. His coauthored book examines falling objects, collisions, color, electricity, and magnetism. It encourages readers to reconsider familiar events as opportunities to understand physical laws.

FUJIKAWA Yoshiyuki

富士川 義之


English literature researcher, literary…

Yoshiyuki Fujikawa (born 1938) is a Japanese scholar of English literature, literary critic, and translator whose research encompasses British aestheticism, fin-de-siècle writing, and fantastic literature. Born in Okayama City, he completed the required doctoral coursework at the University of…

FUJIKO fujio A

藤子 不二雄Ⓐ


Manga artist

Fujiko Fujio A (1934–2022), the pen name of Motoo Abiko, was a Japanese manga artist whose work ranged from children’s comedy to dark humor for adults. Born into a temple family in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, he met Hiroshi Fujimoto, later known as Fujiko F. Fujio, at elementary school in Takaoka…

FUJIMI Yoiko

藤見 よいこ


Manga artist

Yoiko Fujimi is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuoka Prefecture. She made her debut in 2014 with “Futarijime: Sengoku Fūfu Monogatari” and has since created works ranging from historical manga to stories rooted in contemporary life. Her representative work, “Hanbun Kyōdai,” ranked first in both the…

FUJIMORI Terunobu

藤森 照信


Architectural historian, architect.…

Terunobu Fujimori (born 1946) is a Japanese architectural historian and architect, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Specializing in the history of modern architecture and urban history, he is renowned for his distinctive interpretations of Japanese and global architecture. At the…

FUJIMOTO Kenshi

藤本 ケンシ


Manga artist

Kenshi Fujimoto is a Japanese manga artist. Working under the name Ayayuki Fujimoto, he received the Excellent Newcomer Award in the young-adult category of the 76th Chiba Tetsuya Award for "Dorei Kyōdai" in 2017. He made his published debut that year with the one-shot "Maneki-zaru" and later…

FUJIMOTO Ryuji

藤本 龍児


Social philosopher, sociologist of…

Ryuji Fujimoto (born 1976) is a Japanese social philosopher and scholar of the sociology of religion. He is Professor of Sociology at Teikyo University. After graduating from Waseda University, he earned a Ph.D. in Human and Environmental Studies from Kyoto University. Following research…

FUJIMOTO Takahiro

藤本 隆宏


Business scholar, technology management…

Takahiro Fujimoto (born 1955) is a Japanese management scholar. He is Professor at the Center for Research on Business and Finance at Waseda University and Professor Emeritus of The University of Tokyo. His research focuses on production management, manufacturing systems, product development, and…

fujimoto tatsuki

藤本 タツキ


Manga artist

Tatsuki Fujimoto (born 1992) is a Japanese manga artist from Akita Prefecture. After graduating from the Oil Painting Course at Tohoku University of Art and Design, he received an honorable mention in the ninth Crown New Manga Award for “Koi wa Mōmoku” and made his commercial debut in 2014. He…

FUJIMURA Kozaburo

藤村 幸三郎


Math puzzle writer

Kozaburo Fujimura wrote and translated books on mathematical puzzles. His coauthored work on the history of puzzles brings together problems from different cultures involving shapes, mazes, and magic squares. Through the pleasure of solving problems, he introduced readers to mathematical…

FUJINO Atsuko

藤野 敦子


Labor economist, sociologist

Atsuko Fujino is a Japanese economist and sociologist specializing in labor economics, labor sociology, demography, and gender studies. Born in Kobe, she graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Osaka University and pursued graduate studies in economics at Osaka University and Kwansei Gakuin…

fujino yuko

藤野 裕子


Historian, Associate Professor, Faculty…

Yuko Fujino (born 1976) is a Japanese historian and professor at Waseda University. She specializes in modern and contemporary Japanese history and the history of gender and sexuality, with a particular focus on urban popular movements, riots, and the massacre of Koreans following the Great Kantō…

fujio akatsuka

赤塚 不二夫


Manga artist

Fujio Akatsuka (1935–2008) was a Japanese manga artist whose birth name was Fujio Akatsuka, written with different kanji. Born in Manchukuo, he returned to Japan with his family after World War II. He made his debut with "Arashi o Koete" in 1956 and later moved into Tokiwa-so, the apartment…

FUJISAKI Yuri

藤崎 百合


Translator

Yuri Fujisaki is a Japanese translator of books and subtitles, working primarily in popular science. Born in Kochi Prefecture, she completed doctoral coursework in a science graduate program at Nagoya University before leaving without the degree. Her translation of Vince Beiser’s “The World in a…

FUJISHIMA Kosuke

藤島 康介


Manga artist, Illustrator

Kōsuke Fujishima (born 1964) is a Japanese manga artist known for combining meticulous mechanical artwork with warm character-driven storytelling. His career spans romantic comedy, fantasy, and coming-of-age manga, and he has also gained recognition as a character designer for video games and…

FUJISHIMA Yoko

藤嶋 陽子


Cultural sociologist, fashion researcher

Fujishima Yoko is a Japanese cultural sociologist and fashion researcher and an associate professor in the College of Social Sciences at Ritsumeikan University. After studying French literature at the University of Tokyo, she studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts…

fujita kazuhiro

藤田 和日郎


Manga artist

Kazuhiro Fujita (born 1964) is a Japanese manga artist from Asahikawa, Hokkaido. He made his debut in 1988 with "Renrakusen Kitan" and has created long-running series including "Karakuri Circus," "Gekkō Jōrei," and "Sōbōtei Kowasubeshi," primarily for Weekly Shonen Sunday. His representative work,…

FUJITA Minako

藤田 美菜子


Translator, Editor

Minako Fujita is a Japanese translator and editor working on society, politics, science, and memoir. She has also produced interviews with authors. She translated Peter Scott-Morgan’s “Peter 2.0,” published in Japanese as “Neo Human,” an autobiography following a scientist diagnosed with ALS as he…

FUJIWARA Kengo

藤原 健固


Sports sociology researcher

Kengo Fujiwara studied sport and society at Chukyo University. His research examined how sport influences individuals and groups, including sporting activity among older people. His writing for general readers places walking and physical activity within the wider contexts of everyday life and…

FUJIWARA Satoshi

藤原 聡


Journalist, Kyodo News editorial board…

Satoshi Fujiwara (born 1959) is a Japanese journalist. After graduating from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics, he joined Kyodo News, where his positions included national news desk editor, Nagasaki bureau chief and editorial writer. His nonfiction addresses wrongful…

FUJIWARA Takao

藤原 多伽夫


Translator, Editor

Takao Fujiwara (born 1971) is a Japanese translator and editor whose work spans natural science, the environment, exploration, and archaeology. Born in Mie Prefecture, he graduated from the Faculty of Science at Shizuoka University. His translations have covered animal evolution and behavior,…

FUKATSU Takayuki

深津 貴之


Service designer, UI/UX designer,…

Takayuki Fukatsu (born 1979) is a Japanese service designer, UI/UX designer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of THE GUILD, a creative firm specializing in service design and digital product development. After studying urban information design in Japan and product design in the United…

FUKAYA Akira

深谷 陽


Manga artist

Akira Fukaya (born 1967) is a Japanese manga artist known for works inspired by Southeast Asia, travel, history, and encounters with different cultures. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand observation, his manga is characterized by realistic depictions of places and cultures and deeply…

FUKUDA Yoshio

福田 芳生


Paleontology/Animal Pathology Researcher

Yoshio Fukuda, born in 1941, is a researcher whose work spans animal pathology and paleontology. At a prefectural hygiene research institute, he studied animal evolution and diversity as well as aquatic organisms and pollution. His writing for general readers uses biological structures and fossils…

FUKUI Kumiko

福井 久美子


Translator

Kumiko Fukui is a Japanese translator working on psychology, health, medical history, and business. She teaches publishing translation and has written about the profession and Japanese expression. She translated Brad Stulberg’s “Master of Change,” which draws on research and practical examples to…

FUKUNAGA Kuniaki

福永 邦昭


Movie promotion man

Kuniaki Fukunaga (1940–) is a Japanese film publicist and former head of Toei’s publicity department. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Toei in 1963 and began working in its head-office publicity division in 1966. He promoted major Toei series including “Battles Without Honor and…

FUKUSHIMA Masami

福島 正実


Editor, Science fiction writer, Critic,…

Masami Fukushima (1929–1976) was a Japanese editor, science-fiction writer, critic and translator born in Karafuto, now Sakhalin. At Hayakawa Publishing, he helped introduce overseas science fiction and became the founding editor of SF Magazine, launched in 1959. Alongside translating and…

FUKUSHIMA Shigeru

福島 茂


Medical writer

Shigeru Fukushima coauthored a Japanese guide to cough and respiratory health with Harubumi Kato. The work uses a familiar symptom as a starting point for explaining medical knowledge to general readers.

fukuzawa yukichi

福澤 諭吉


Dutch scholar, writer, Enlightenment…

Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835–1901) was a Japanese educator, thinker, and writer who played a central role in introducing Western learning and institutions to Japan during the late Edo and early Meiji periods. In 1858, he founded a school that later became Keio University and devoted his career to…

Fumiaki Obata

小幡 史明


Biologist

Fumiaki Obata (born 1984) is a biologist studying how nutrients and gut microbes influence ageing and lifespan. Born in Arakawa, Tokyo, and raised in Koshigaya, Saitama, he completed his doctorate in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Tokyo in 2012. After research appointments in Tokyo…

fumiyo kohno

こうの 史代


Manga artist

Fumiyo Kouno (born 1968) is a Japanese manga artist from Hiroshima. She made her debut in 1995 with "Machikado Hana Dayori." Her "Yūnagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni," which connects the lives of people in Hiroshima ten years after the atomic bombing with those of a later generation of an affected…

FUNABASHI Seishin

舟橋 正真


Historian

Seishin Funabashi (born 1982) is a Japanese historian specializing in modern and contemporary Japanese history. Born in Ibaraki Prefecture, he completed his doctorate in literature at Nihon University in 2016 and is a researcher at the Institute of Politics and Economy. His work focuses on imperial…

funabashi yoichi

船橋 洋一


Journalist, international political…

Yoichi Funabashi (born 1944) is a Japanese journalist and international affairs commentator whose reporting has focused on diplomacy, security, international economics, and policy-making in Japan. Born in Beijing, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and joined The Asahi Shimbun in 1968. He…

FUNAYAMA Mutsumi

舩山 むつみ


Literary translator

Mutsumi Funayama is a Japanese literary translator working from Chinese and English. She studied French literature at Tohoku University and graduated in political science from Keio University. Before becoming a translator, she worked at the Nikkei International News Center and the Swiss Embassy.…

FURIYA Nana

降矢 なな


Picture book author

Nana Furiya (born 1961) is a Japanese picture-book artist and illustrator from Tokyo. She made her picture-book debut in 1985 by illustrating Mekkiramokkira Dondon, written by Setsuko Hasegawa. In 1992, she moved to Slovakia and studied printmaking and illustration under Dusan Kallay at the Academy…

FURUHAMA Shoichi

古浜 庄一


Engineer

Shoichi Furuhama was an engineering researcher and educator who served as president of Musashi Institute of Technology. Alongside his academic work, he contributed to the institution’s administration and engineering education.

furukawa makoto

古川 真人


Novelist

Makoto Furukawa (born 1988) is a Japanese novelist from Fukuoka. After leaving Kokugakuin University, he made his literary debut in 2016 when "Nuwanba Naran" received the Shincho Prize for New Writers. That work, along with "Yoji-sugi no Fune" and "Rakko no Ie," was subsequently nominated for the…

FURUYA Hiroko

古屋 博子


Consultant, Translator

Hiroko Furuya is a coach and translator working in strengths-based development and organizational practice. She earned a master’s degree in political science at Keio University and a doctorate at the University of Tokyo. After joining Gallup in 2008, she worked with strengths coaching and personnel…

FURUYA Jun

古矢 旬


Political scientist, American political…

Jun Furuya (born 1947) is a Japanese political scientist and historian specializing in American politics and diplomatic history. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he studied at its graduate school and earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He taught at Hokkaido University, the…

FURUYA Masaki

古谷 雅樹


Botanical researcher

Masaki Furuya is a researcher in plant physiology. He worked in botany at the University of Tokyo and edited and translated specialist works on plant growth and environmental responses. His writing for general readers likewise uses the study of plants to explain processes of life.

FURUYA Midori

古屋 美登里


Translator, Essayist

Midori Furuya is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction and nonfiction and the author of the reading-related books “Zatsu na Dokusho” and “Raku na Dokusho.” Her translations of Edward Carey include the “Iremonger” trilogy, “Little,” and “Edith Holler,” a novel about a girl growing up…

FUSE Yukiko

布施 由紀子


Translator

Yukiko Fuse is a Japanese translator of English-language fiction and nonfiction on history, war, and society. After studying English at a foreign-language university, she taught English at high school. Time in the United States, study toward becoming a Japanese-language teacher, and commercial…

FUSHIO Miki

伏尾 美紀


Novelist

伏尾美紀(ふしお みき、1967年–)は、北海道出身・在住の小説家。2021年、『北緯43度のコールドケース』で第67回江戸川乱歩賞を受賞し、同作でデビューした。北海道を舞台に、警察組織の論理や捜査員同士の関係、長く埋もれてきた事件を描く警察小説を手がけている。代表作『北緯43度のコールドケース』では、博士号を持ちながら30歳で北海道警察に入った沢村依理子が、5年前に誘拐され行方不明となった少女につながる事件を捜査する。未解決事件の真相を追う過程で、組織内部の力関係や過去の捜査が抱える問題が浮かび上がる。

FUTAGAMI Shinnosuke

二神 慎之介


Photographer, Writer

Shinnosuke Futagami (born 1977) is a Japanese photographer and writer from Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. After working on advertising articles, he became an independent photographer, focusing on Hokkaido’s brown bears and people whose livelihoods are tied to the natural world, including fishermen.…