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Ikuhiko Hata

はた いくひこ

Hata Ikuhiko

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Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-12-12 (Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Career

Occupations
Historian, Professor, Bureaucrat
Active Years
1951-
Affiliations
Ministry of Finance, Defense Agency, Takushoku University, Chiba University, Nihon University, Faculty of Law
Memberships
Military History Society, Japan Association of International Political Science

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law, Political Science course
Degree: 法学博士
Period: 1951-1956
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: Japan
Doctor of Law, University of Tokyo

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1993
Work: Chasing the Mysteries of Showa History
Organization: Japan
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2014
Work: Light and Dark of the Nomonhan War History
Organization: Mainichi Newspaper Company
Result: 受賞
Seiron Grand Prize
2014
Organization: Sankei Shimbun
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

History of the Sino-Japanese War

1961 History

An in-depth historical study of the war between Japan and China.

Modern Japanese HistoryMilitary History
Translations
  • English edition titled 'Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone'

History of Military Fascism Movement - From the March Incident to after February 26

1962 History

A work covering the history of Japan's military fascism movement.

Military HistoryShowa Era History

Nanjing Incident: The Structure of 'Massacre'

1986 History 214 pages

An empirical analysis of the massacre during the Nanjing Incident.

Nanjing IncidentMassacreHistorical Recognition

Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone

1999 History

A study on the comfort women issue challenging existing sources and views.

Comfort Women IssueWar Responsibility
Translations
  • English edition 'Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone' (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
EmpiricalMaintaining historical scholarly attitude
Recurring Motifs
WarMilitary HistoryShowa Era HistoryModern Japanese History

Legacy

A leading figure in modern Japanese history and military history research, recognized for research accuracy and interpretative models.

Academic Societies

  • Military History Society
  • Japan Association of International Political Science

Quotes

  • I am often told by others that I am empirical.
    Source: Personal Interview

Trivia

  • Former Ministry of Finance bureaucrat.
  • Expert on Imperial Japanese military history.
  • A smoker.