Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 57 (2007) award
Kazunari Ogawa
おがわ かずなり
Kazunari Ogawa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, University professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1988-
- Affiliations
- Chukyo University, Faculty of Letters (Professor), Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo Campus (Assoc. Professor, former), J. F. Oberlin University (lecturer, former), Hitotsubashi University Graduate School (visiting lecturer / junior fellow, former)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seikei University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Cultural Studies | Bachelor of Arts | — | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School | Graduate School of Social Sciences | Early Modern Japanese History | 博士（社会学） / PhD (Social Sciences) | — | Japan |
Seikei University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Cultural Studies
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School
Graduate School of Social Sciences
/ Early Modern Japanese History
Degree:
博士（社会学） / PhD (Social Sciences)
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: "State Thought in Early Modern Japan and the 'Bokumin no Sho'"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nagoya Cultural Promotion Prize (Criticism) | — | — | Nagoya City (Nagoya Cultural Promotion Foundation) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) — Newcomer Award | Who Was Kurama Tengu? | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Hajime Kawakami Award (Encouragement Prize) | — | — | Hajime Kawakami Award Committee | 受賞（奨励賞） |
| 2007 | Tokugawa Encouragement Prize | — | — | Tokugawa Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Suntory Academic Prize (36th) | The Confucian Murder Case: Masatoshi Hotta and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi | — | Suntory Foundation | 受賞 |
Nagoya Cultural Promotion Prize (Criticism)
1997
Organization:
Nagoya City (Nagoya Cultural Promotion Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) — Newcomer Award
2007
Work:
Who Was Kurama Tengu?
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Result:
受賞
Hajime Kawakami Award (Encouragement Prize)
2007
Organization:
Hajime Kawakami Award Committee
Result:
受賞（奨励賞）
Tokugawa Encouragement Prize
2007
Organization:
Tokugawa Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Suntory Academic Prize (36th)
2014
Work:
The Confucian Murder Case: Masatoshi Hotta and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Organization:
Suntory Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Who Was Kurama Tengu? — Osaragi Jirō in Wartime and Postwar
2006 Historical research / CriticismA study centering on Osaragi Jirō and his Kurama Tengu works, examining the author's discourse and intellectual shifts during wartime and postwar periods.
Modern literary historyIntellectual historyWartime discourse
The Thought of Governing the People: Rulers' Consciousness in Edo
2008 HistoryA study discussing rulers' consciousness and state views in the Edo period, using sources such as the 'Bokumin no Sho'.
Early modern thoughtPolitical thoughtSource studies
Osaragi Jirō's 'Greater East Asia War'
2009 Intellectual history / CriticismAn analysis of Osaragi Jirō's wartime discourse, interpreting his war perspectives and authorial stance.
War historyAuthor studiesDiscourse analysis
The Domain Confucian Scholar of Literary and Martial Arts: Akiyama Keizan
2011 Biographical / Regional historyThrough the life and thought of domain Confucian scholar Akiyama Keizan, this book explores the relation between domain governance and Confucianism.
Domain administrationConfucianismRegional studies
The Confucian Murder Case: Masatoshi Hotta and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
2014 Historical researchA reexamination of the assassination of Masatoshi Hotta, discussing the political background and the possible involvement of shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi.
Crime historyPolitical historyEarly modern thought
Bibliography
- Who Was Kurama Tengu? — Osaragi Jirō in Wartime and Postwar (Fujiwara Shoten, July 2006)
- The Thought of Governing the People: Rulers' Consciousness in Edo (Heibonsha Sensho, Aug 2008)
- Osaragi Jirō's 'Greater East Asia War' (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho, Oct 2009)
- The Domain Confucian Scholar of Literary and Martial Arts: Akiyama Keizan (Kadokawa Sosho, Feb 2011)
- The Confucian Murder Case: Masatoshi Hotta and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (Kodansha, Apr 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, annotation-heavy styleCalm, source-based argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- Intersection of power and thoughtRelations between writers and their era
Legacy
A scholar recognized for research on early modern Japanese intellectual history and wartime Japanese culture. Recipient of multiple academic prizes and contributor to higher education.
Trivia
- Born in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture.
- Worked as an editor after graduating from Seikei University before becoming an academic researcher.
- Won the 36th Suntory Academic Prize for 'The Confucian Murder Case.'