in accordance with his last will and testament. A portion of Takami's royalties was set aside to establish a fund used to present an annual literary award to the writer of an outstanding collection of poetry, based upon the recommendations of poets, critics, and journalists. The winner receives a cash award of 500,000 yen. His daughter Kyoko is married to professional wrestler and politician Hiroshi Hase. See also Japanese literature List of Japanese authors References Kanbayashi, Michio. Shijin Takami Jun: Sono sei to shi. Kodansha (1991). (Japanese) Jang, Hoi Sik. Japanese Imperial Ideology, Shifting War Aims and Domestic Propaganda. (2007) Jun Takami. "School of Trees". http://stihi.ru/2011/05/08/4752 (English) Notes 1907 births 1965 deaths Deaths from cancer in Japan Deaths from esophageal cancer Japanese communists Japanese diarists Japanese Marxists Marxist writers Writers from Fukui Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni 20th-century Japanese novelists 20th-century Japanese poets 20th-century diarists People from Sakai, Fukui