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Masafumi Asada

あさだ まさふみ

Asada Masafumi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1980 （Tokyo, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Tokyo, Japan (birthplace) → Sapporo, Hokkaido (education) → Morioka, Iwate (Iwate University) → Setagaya, Tokyo (Seijo University)

経歴

職業
Historian, University Professor
活動期間
2006年〜2025年
所属
Seijo University (Faculty of Law, Professor), Iwate University (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor), Tohoku University (Tohoku Asia Research Center, research support), The George Washington University (Elliott School, Visiting Researcher), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS, Special Research Fellow)
所属団体
Japan Association of International Relations, Research Association for Modern and Contemporary Northeast Asian Regional History, The Military History Society

学歴

Gakushuin University
Faculty of Letters / Department of History
学位: 学士（文学）
卒業年: 2003
国: Japan
Hokkaido University
Graduate School of Letters / Historical and Regional Cultural Studies (Slavic Social and Cultural Studies)
学位: 修士（文学）
卒業年: 2006
国: Japan
Hokkaido University
Graduate School of Letters / Historical and Regional Cultural Studies (Slavic Social and Cultural Studies)
学位: 博士（学術）
卒業年: 2011
国: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "Management History of Middle Eastern Railways: Russia and 'Manchuria', 1896-1935"

受賞歴

10th Asia Pacific Research Award (Iue Memorial Prize)
2011
対象作品: Management History of Middle Eastern Railways: Russia and 'Manchuria', 1896-1935 (doctoral thesis)
部門: 学術
主催: Asia Pacific Forum (Awaji Conference)
結果: 受賞
8th Kashiyama Junzo Award
2013
対象作品: Management History of Middle Eastern Railways
部門: 学術書賞
主催: Kashiyama Junzo Award Committee
結果: 受賞
4th Railway History Society Sumida Encouragement Prize
主催: Railway History Society
結果: 受賞
28th Shiba Ryotaro Award
2024
対象作品: The Japan–Soviet War: Imperial Japan's Last Fight
主催: Shiba Ryotaro Award Committee
結果: 受賞
26th Yomiuri–Yoshino Sakuzo Award
2025
対象作品: The Japan–Soviet War: Imperial Japan's Last Fight
主催: Yomiuri Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Shinsho Taisho (New Paperback Award) 2025 (2nd place)
2025
対象作品: The Japan–Soviet War: Imperial Japan's Last Fight
主催: Shinsho Taisho Selection Committee
結果: 2位

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Management History of the Middle Eastern Railways: Russia and 'Manchuria' 1896-1935

2012年 History / Academic

An academic study analyzing railway management in relation to Russian activities in Manchuria, exploring interactions among transport, economy, and diplomacy under imperialism.

railway historyRussia–Manchuria relationsimperialism and economic history

Manchuria and Mongolia: The 'Frontline' of Japan, Russia and China

2014年 History

A general-audience history explaining the contest for dominance in Manchuria and Mongolia among Japan, Russia, and China, and the region's ethnic and local dynamics.

Manchurian historyinternational relationsregional studies

Siberian Intervention: The Forgotten Seven-Year War of Modern Japan

2016年 History

A book revisiting Japan's Siberian Intervention, examining postwar settlements and shifts in international relations for a general readership.

Siberian InterventionJapan–Russia relationspostwar history

Modern Japan–Russia History: A Hundred Years of War and Peace

2018年 History

An overview discussing the long-term interplay of war and peace between Japan and Russia through modern history.

Japan–Russia relationsmilitary historydiplomatic history

Chiang Kai-shek's Epistolary Diplomacy: Another Battlefield of the Sino-Japanese War (Vols. 1–2)

2021年 History

A two-volume study using Chiang Kai-shek's correspondence to analyze diplomacy and politics during the Sino-Japanese War from multiple angles.

Chiang Kai-shekSino–Japanese Wardiplomatic history

The Japan–Soviet War: Imperial Japan's Last Fight

2024年 History

Based on newly examined sources, this work clarifies the reality of the Japan–Soviet War, situating Imperial Japan's end within regional history. It won the Shiba Ryotaro Award.

Japan–Soviet relationsmilitary historyend-of-war period history

全著作

  • Management History of the Middle Eastern Railways: Russia and 'Manchuria' 1896-1935
  • Manchuria and Mongolia: The 'Frontline' of Japan, Russia and China
  • Siberian Intervention: The Forgotten Seven-Year War of Modern Japan
  • Modern Japan–Russia History: A Hundred Years of War and Peace
  • Chiang Kai-shek's Epistolary Diplomacy: Another Battlefield of the Sino-Japanese War (Vols. 1–2)
  • The Japan–Soviet War: Imperial Japan's Last Fight

作風・主題

文体
evidence-based empirical narrationaccessible exposition of scholarly analysiscomparative perspective in international relations history
頻出モチーフ
railways and empirethe culture of warintersection of region and state

評価・遺産

A historian noted for using new sources in modern Russia–East Asia history—particularly railway history and Japan–Russia relations. He has authored works for general audiences as well, bridging academic scholarship and the public sphere.

関連学会

  • Japan Association of International Relations
  • Research Association for Modern and Contemporary Northeast Asian Regional History
  • The Military History Society

引用

  • Russia repeats a 'culture of war' in various places, which is also evident in the current war in Ukraine.
    出典: Nishinippon Shimbun (interview article) (2024年)

豆知識

  • Born in 1980 in Tokyo.
  • Earned a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) from Hokkaido University in 2011.
  • Won the 28th Shiba Ryotaro Award in 2024 for 'The Japan–Soviet War' and the 26th Yomiuri–Yoshino Sakuzo Award in 2025.
  • Specializes in modern Russia and East Asia history, with research focusing on railway history and international relations.