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Yasuaki Chijiwa

ちぢわ やすあき

Chijiwa Yasuaki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978-01-01 (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Historian, Researcher, Author
Active Years
2001-
Affiliations
National Institute for Defense Studies (Ministry of Defense), Cabinet Secretariat (served as Special Advisor)

Education

Hiroshima University
Faculty of Law / Department of Law
Degree: 学士(法学)
Period: 1997-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan
Osaka University
Graduate School of International Public Policy
Degree: 博士(国際公共政策)
Period: 2004-2007
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Doctoral thesis: "Postwar Japan-US Ambassadorial Diplomacy"

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ambassadors and Postwar Japan-US Relations: A Comparative Diplomatic Study

2012 History / International Relations

A comparative historical study of the role and diplomatic practice of ambassadors in postwar Japan-US relations.

Japan-US relationsdiplomatic historyrole of ambassadors

The Evolving Cabinet National Security Structure

2015 Security Studies

Analyzes the evolution and institutional characteristics of the Cabinet's national security apparatus.

national securityinstitutional history

Postwar History of Security and Defense Capability

2021 Military History / Security

A survey study of the historical development of Japan's postwar defense capabilities and security policies.

defense historypolicy history

How Wars End: From Two World Wars to Vietnam and Iraq

2021 War History / International Relations

A comparative analysis for general readers of war termination processes using the two world wars, Vietnam, and Iraq as case studies.

war terminationcomparative history

Postwar Japan's Security: From the Japan-US Alliance and Article 9 to the NSC

2022 Security Studies

An introductory overview of postwar Japanese security through the Japan-US alliance, Article 9, and the NSC.

Japan-US allianceconstitutional issuesnational security

The Geopolitics of the Japan-US Alliance: Reexamining the 'Five Blind Spots'

2024 Geopolitics / Security

A geopolitical analysis of the Japan-US alliance that identifies strategic blind spots and challenges.

geopoliticsalliance theory

Bibliography

  • Ambassadors and Postwar Japan-US Relations: A Comparative Diplomatic Study
  • The Evolving Cabinet National Security Structure
  • Postwar History of Security and Defense Capability
  • How Wars End: From Two World Wars to Vietnam and Iraq
  • Postwar Japan's Security: From the Japan-US Alliance and Article 9 to the NSC
  • The Geopolitics of the Japan-US Alliance: Reexamining the 'Five Blind Spots'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly and analytical prosecase-comparative emphasis
Recurring Motifs
Japan-US relationswar terminationsecurity institutions

Legacy

As a contemporary Japanese scholar in war history and security studies, he is recognized for contributions to policy history and war termination studies. Through work at the National Institute for Defense Studies, he provides research that informs policy-making.

Trivia

  • Born in 1978 in Fukuoka Prefecture.
  • Holds a PhD in International Public Policy from Osaka University and works at the National Institute for Defense Studies specializing in security policy history.