▁activities ▁in ▁relation ▁with ▁the ▁above ▁award ( s ). ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁official ▁English ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁is ▁" S cience ▁F iction ▁and ▁Fant asy ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁Japan ", ▁members ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁writer . ▁Trans l ator , ▁editor , ▁artist , ▁cre ator , ▁or ▁prom oter / ▁contrib utor ▁in ▁various ▁gen res ▁in ▁relation ▁with ▁SF ▁and / or ▁fant asy , ▁professional ▁or ▁semi - prof essional , ▁is ▁granted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member , ▁if ▁a ▁candidate ▁is ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁SF W J ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁at ▁Shin ju ku , ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan . ▁The ▁founder ▁members ▁are ▁ 1 1 ▁persons ▁who ▁are ▁Tak ashi ▁I sh ik awa , ▁Sak yo ▁Kom ats u , ▁T ets ur ō ▁K aw am ura , ▁Mor i hi ro ▁S ait ō ▁( J A ), ▁H ak uk ō ▁S ait ō , ▁R yo ▁Han m ura , ▁Mas ami ▁F uk ush ima , ▁Shin ichi ▁H oshi , ▁Ry u ▁M its use , ▁Y ū ▁Mor i ▁( H iro sh i ▁Min ami y ama ▁J A ) ▁and ▁T ets u ▁Y ano . ▁They ▁were ▁SF - related ▁writers , ▁transl ators , ▁and ▁edit ors . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁friendship ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁secret ariat ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Hay ak awa