Shiba Ryotaro Award
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Edition 15 (2011) award
Yukio Ito
いとう ゆきお
Ito Yukio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-09-26 （Fukui Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor
- Active Years
- 1976-2018
- Affiliations
- Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Nagoya University, Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Public Policy, Kyoto University (concurrent appointment)
- Influenced By
- , Akira Imatani
- Influenced
- , , , , , ,
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | History | 学士 | 卒業（1976年） | Japan |
| Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University | Graduate School of Letters | History | 博士（文学） | 博士論文提出・学位取得（1993年） | Japan |
Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ History
Degree:
学士
Period:
卒業（1976年）
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Letters
/ History
Degree:
博士（文学）
Period:
博士論文提出・学位取得（1993年）
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis 'Taisho Democracy and Party Politics'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shiba Ryotaro Prize | Biography of Emperor Showa | — | Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Award of the Japan Political and Legal Studies Association | — | — | Japan Political and Legal Studies Association | 受賞 |
Shiba Ryotaro Prize
2012
Work:
Biography of Emperor Showa
Organization:
Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum
Result:
受賞
Award of the Japan Political and Legal Studies Association
2016
Organization:
Japan Political and Legal Studies Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Taisho Democracy and Party Politics
1987 HistoryA scholarly study of democratic movements during the Taisho period and the development of party politics.
Taisho democracyparty politicsemergence of the populace
Biography of Emperor Showa
2011 Biography / History 561 pagesA biography of Emperor Showa based on archival sources, examining both public and private aspects; noted for its accessible narrative.
the imperial institutionconstitutional monarchyinterwar politics
The Establishment of the Constitutional State and Ito Hirobumi: Domestic and Foreign Affairs 1889–1898
1999 History / BiographyAnalyzes Ito Hirobumi's political activities to illuminate policy and diplomacy during the formation of the constitutional state.
modern state formationbiography of leadersdiplomacy
Bibliography
- Taisho Democracy and Party Politics (Yamakawa, 1987)
- Biography of Emperor Showa (Bungeishunju, 2011)
- The Establishment of the Constitutional State and Ito Hirobumi (Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1999)
- Constitutional State and the Russo-Japanese War (Bokutakusha, 2000)
- Emperor Meiji (Minerva, 2006)
- The Elders — Saionji Kimmochi — Challenge from Old Age (Bungeishunju, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and evidence-based narrativeaccessible prose for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- the imperial institution and constitutional monarchystructures of party politicsurban transformation and publicness
Legacy
A prolific scholar of modern Japanese political and diplomatic history, known for biographies and studies that bridged academia and general readership; contributed to education and local historical compilation.
Academic Societies
- Kyoto City Historical Compilation Committee (representative)
- Historical Association of Japan
Trivia
- Won the 15th Shiba Ryotaro Prize in 2012 for 'Biography of Emperor Showa'.
- Retired from Kyoto University in 2018 and became Professor Emeritus.
- Maintains an official website: https://ito-yukio.jp/