He lent his name to The New Japanese Literature Society as a supporting member for a period of time after the war; however, he objected to the writing of Shigeharu NAKANO and resigned his position as a supporting member.
また、戦後一時期新日本文学会の賛助会員として名を連ねたが、中野重治が発表した文章に不快感をおぼえ、賛助会員を辞退したということもあった。