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Ryuji Hattori

はっとり りゅうじ

Hattori Ryuji

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
International relations scholar, University professor
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University
Influenced By
Makoto Ihori (Iha?)

Education

Chiba Prefectural Funabashi High School
Year of Graduation: 1987
Country: Japan
Kyoto University
Faculty of Law / Public Administration
Year of Graduation: 1992
Country: Japan
Studied under the seminar of Kio Muramatsu
Kobe University
Graduate School of Law / Doctoral course (political science related)
Degree: 博士（政治学）
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Japan
Withdrew after earning credits from the doctoral program in 1997; later obtained PhD (Political Science) in 1999.

Awards

Yoshida Shigeru Prize
2002
Work: The Changing International Environment in East Asia and Japanese Diplomacy, 1918–1931
Organization: Yoshida Shigeru Prize Committee
Result: winner
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize
2011
Work: Normalization of Japan-China Diplomatic Relations
Organization: Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee
Result: winner
Asia-Pacific Prize (Special Prize)
2011
Work: Normalization of Japan-China Diplomatic Relations
Category: 特別賞
Organization: Asia-Pacific Prize Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Changing International Environment in East Asia and Japanese Diplomacy, 1918–1931

2001 International political history

A scholarly study analyzing shifts in the international environment of East Asia during the interwar period and their impact on Japanese diplomacy, based on primary sources.

interwar periodJapanese diplomacyEast Asian international relationsarchival research

Normalization of Japan-China Diplomatic Relations: Tanaka Kakuei, Ohira Masayoshi and the Bureaucrats' Challenge

2011 Modern Japanese political history

Reconstructs the diplomatic efforts of figures such as Tanaka Kakuei and Ohira Masayoshi and the process leading to normalization of Japan-China relations from a political-historical perspective.

Japan-China relationsdiplomatic historypostwar historypolicy process

Shidehara Kijuro and 20th Century Japan: Diplomacy and Democracy

2006 Biography / Diplomatic history

A biographical study examining Shidehara Kijuro's diplomatic views and democratic tendencies, situating him within the diplomatic history of 20th-century Japan.

biographydiplomatic thoughtdemocracy

Ohira Masayoshi: Ideas and Diplomacy

2014 Political history

Surveys the political trajectory of Ohira Masayoshi, focusing on his policy ideas and diplomacy.

political biographydiplomacypolitical ideas

Bibliography

  • The Changing International Environment in East Asia and Japanese Diplomacy, 1918–1931 (Yuhikaku, 2001)
  • Guideposts of International Political History: A Practical Introduction (Chuo University Press, 2004)
  • Shidehara Kijuro and 20th Century Japan: Diplomacy and Democracy (Yuhikaku, 2006)
  • History of East Asian International Politics (co-ed., Nagoya University Press, 2007)
  • Hirota Koki: The Real Image of the 'Tragic Prime Minister' (Chuko Shinsho, 2008)
  • Historical Perceptions between Japan and China: The Tanaka Memorandum and Conflicts 1927–2010 (University of Tokyo Press, 2010)
  • Normalization of Japan-China Diplomatic Relations: Tanaka Kakuei, Ohira Masayoshi and the Bureaucrats' Challenge (Chuko Shinsho, 2011)
  • Lessons of 'Diplomatic Defeat' (NHK Publishing, 2012)
  • Ohira Masayoshi: Ideas and Diplomacy (Iwanami Contemporary Series, 2014; expanded edition Bungeishunju, 2019)
  • Yasuhiro Nakasone: The Trajectory of a 'Presidential Prime Minister' (Chuko Shinsho, 2015)
  • Tanaka Kakuei: Lights and Shadows of Showa (Kodansha, 2016)
  • Eisaku Sato: The Road to the Longest Unbroken Administration (Asahi Shimbun Publications, 2017)
  • Tadahiko Kosaka: Postwar Japan and Realism (Chuko Shinsho, 2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
scholarly, source-oriented writingempirical and well-structured argumentationuse of specialized academic vocabulary
Recurring Motifs
relationship between diplomacy and ideaspolicy processes in interwar and postwar periodsanalysis of politicians' thoughts and actions

Legacy

Recognized for empirical contributions to the study of Japanese diplomatic and international political history, deepening understanding of Japan's foreign policy from the interwar to the postwar period.

Trivia

  • Serves as a professor at the Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University.
  • Maintains a research website and an X (formerly Twitter) account.