Yanagawa Yūji

Nonfiction writer. Born in Miyazaki Prefecture in 1976. Began covering sports for a publishing company while still a student at Hōsei University, continuing at the firm after graduation before eventually going freelance. Has written for general sports magazines, weeklies, and other publications, focusing mainly on the Olympics and high school baseball. His 2016 work Towa no PL Gakuen (PL Gakuen Forever) won the twenty-third Shōgakukan Nonfiction Award.