Ishibashi Tanzan Award
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Edition 26 (2005) award
Kiichi Fujiwara
ふじわら きいち
Fujiwara Kiichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-06-16 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Residence History
- Suburban New York, USA (childhood) → Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Political scientist, University professor, Researcher, Columnist, Public intellectual
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Affiliations
- Juntendo University, Graduate School of International Liberal Arts, Specially Appointed Professor, University of Tokyo, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Center for Future Studies, Visiting Professor, Chiba University, Institute for Advanced Studies in Asia, Specially Appointed Professor
- Memberships
- Japan Association of Comparative Politics (former president), Japanese Association of International Relations (board member), The Political Science Association of Japan (board member), Science Council of Japan, Section I affiliate member
- Influenced By
- Yoshikazu Sakamoto, James C. Scott
- Influenced
- Yuko Kasuya, Kazuya Nakamizo, Ruri Miura
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | Faculty of Law | Graduate School / Faculty of Law, Department of Law and Politics | 学士（法学） | — | Japan |
| Yale University | Graduate School | — | — | — | United States |
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law
/ Graduate School / Faculty of Law, Department of Law and Politics
Degree:
学士（法学）
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Japan
Yale University
Graduate School
Country:
United States
Studied at Yale as a Fulbright scholar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | South-North Cultural Communication Prize (10th) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize (26th) | The Realism of Peace | — | Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Best Supporter Award for Foreign Films (co-recipient) | — | — | Association of Importers and Distributors of Foreign Films | 受賞 |
South-North Cultural Communication Prize (10th)
2001
Result:
受賞
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize (26th)
2005
Work:
The Realism of Peace
Organization:
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Best Supporter Award for Foreign Films (co-recipient)
2012
Organization:
Association of Importers and Distributors of Foreign Films
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Remembering War: Hiroshima, the Holocaust, and the Present
2001 Political science / Memory studiesExamines how memories of war—such as Hiroshima and the Holocaust—shape political discourse and international relations.
memory of warhistorical recognitioninternational politics
The Realism of Peace
2004 International relations / Political theoryExplores tensions between pacifism and realism and outlines realistic conditions for peace in contemporary international politics.
pacifismrealismsecurity
America in Film
2006 Film studies / Cultural criticismA collection of essays that interprets American society and foreign policy through the lens of cinema.
filmculture and politicsAmerican studies
Conditions of War and Peace
2013 International relationsAnalyzes historical and institutional conditions for war and peace, examining structures behind contemporary conflicts.
war and peaceinternational ordersecurity
An Unstable World: What Has Ended and What Has Changed
2020 Current affairs / International politicsDiscusses factors of instability in the contemporary world in light of globalization and changing regional orders.
globalizationregional orderinstability
The World Ablaze: War, Dictatorship, Empire
2025 International politicsAnalyzes recent trends in authoritarianism, conflict, and imperial power, arguing for the crisis elements in global affairs.
authoritarianismconflictimperialism
Bibliography
- Remembering War: Hiroshima, the Holocaust, and the Present
- The Empire of Democracy: America, War, and the Modern World
- Is There Such a Thing as a 'Just War'?: The Logic of Pacifism
- The Realism of Peace
- America in Film
- Conditions of War and Peace
- An Unstable World: What Has Ended and What Has Changed
- The World Ablaze: War, Dictatorship, Empire
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, analytical proseBlend of academic analysis and accessible public commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- memory of warnationalism and historical narrativesAmerica and international order
Legacy
He is a major figure in international relations and comparative politics in Japan, with wide public influence through columns, essays and media appearances. Known for work on memory of war and debates on peace.
Academic Societies
- Japan Association of Comparative Politics
- Japanese Association of International Relations
- The Political Science Association of Japan
Archives
- University of Tokyo archives (research outputs)
In Popular Culture
- Public influence via television appearances and film columns
Trivia
- Spent part of his childhood in the suburbs of New York as a returnee (kikokushijo).
- Known as a film enthusiast and has written many essays and columns on cinema.
- His wife is political scientist Chiharu Takenaka (竹中千春).