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Hideyuki Sekioka

せきおか ひでゆき

Sekioka Hideyuki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-06-00 （Tokyo, Japan）
Died
2019-05-00 （Yoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan） age 57
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan (birthplace) → Beijing, China (bank posting) → Yoga, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan (family home)

Career

Occupations
Non-fiction writer, Critic, Visiting professor, Former banker
Active Years
2002-2019
Affiliations
Takushoku University Institute of Japanese Culture, Visiting Professor
Influenced By
Osamu Ishiyama

Education

Keio University
Faculty of Law
Country: Japan
Waseda University Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Science and Engineering / Architecture
Degree: 修士（工学）
Period: 1999-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan
Belonged to the laboratory of architect Osamu Ishiyama
Waseda University Professional School
Country: Japan

Awards

Rennyo Prize
2002
Work: Cry for Yourself
Organization: Honganji Cultural Promotion Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Cry for Yourself

2002 Non-fiction

A debut non-fiction work recounting the author's experiences in the Middle East and Asia.

Middle EastAsiaPersonal experiences

Unrefusable Japan: America's Remaking of Japan is Advancing

2004 Political commentary

Using annual reform requests as a basis, examines American influence on Japan's domestic politics and critiques the Koizumi reforms.

Japan–US relationsCritique of US influenceCritique of Koizumi reforms

Japan Being Taken Away: The US Remaking Plan via Annual Reform Requests

2008 Political commentary

Discusses external influences on Japanese policymaking centered on the annual reform requests.

Annual reform requestsPolicy critiqueSovereignty

The Nation's Survival: 'Heisei Opening' Will Destroy Japan

2011 Political commentary

A critique of globalization and neoliberal policies and their threats to Japan.

GlobalizationCritique of neoliberalismNational survival

Imperial Army's Unfinished 'Anti-Communist Corridor': Classified Dispatches Reveal Prewar Japan's Eurasian Strategy

2010 History/Military

A research-based work analyzing prewar Japan's geopolitical strategy using classified dispatches.

GeopoliticsMilitary historyEurasian strategy

Bibliography

  • Cry for Yourself
  • Unrefusable Japan: America's Remaking of Japan is Advancing
  • Japan Being Taken Away
  • Engineered 'Structural Reform' and the Pan-Asia Community Plan
  • Okawa Shumei's Greater Asiaism
  • Awakening Japan: The Era of Peace is Over
  • Imperial Army's Unfinished 'Anti-Communist Corridor'
  • China: A Japan That Cannot Refuse
  • The Nation's Survival: 'Heisei Opening' Will Destroy Japan

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Direct, polemical proseDocument-based non-fiction
Recurring Motifs
Critique of U.S. dependencyChina-threat narrativeNational sovereignty and security

Health

  • Ischemic heart failure
    2019年5月
    Died suddenly of ischemic heart failure at his family home in May 2019

Legacy

Known as a conservative commentator critical of Japan–US relations and structural reforms, he authored multiple books warning of external influences on policy and threats to national survival. He appeared on various media and maintained a dedicated readership.

In Popular Culture

  • Appearances on Nippon Bunka Channel 'Sakura' (caster/panelist)

Trivia

  • His father was oil economist Masahiro Sekioka (former professor at Tokyo International University).
  • Maternal grandfather was legal scholar Teruhisa Ishii.
  • Won the Rennyo Prize for his debut book 'Cry for Yourself'.
  • Books such as 'Unrefusable Japan' and 'The Nation's Survival' went temporarily out of stock on Amazon after publication.
  • His wife passed away in 2011.