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Edition 1 (1954) award
Otoya Miyagi
みやぎ おとや
Miyagi Otoya
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-03-08 （Tokyo）
- Died
- 2005-11-26 age 97
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo → France (study abroad)
Career
- Occupations
- psychologist, psychiatric researcher, educator, translator, critic
- Active Years
- 1931-2005
- Affiliations
- Keio University, Bunka Gakuin, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nihon University, 20th Century Research Institute (co-founder)
- Memberships
- 20th Century Research Institute
- Influenced By
- William McDougall, William James, Cesare Lombroso, Murphy (mentioned)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Imperial University Faculty of Letters (Kyoto University) | Faculty of Letters | Department of Philosophy | 学士 | 1927-1931 | Japan |
Kyoto Imperial University Faculty of Letters (Kyoto University)
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Philosophy
Degree:
学士
Period:
1927-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the Department of Philosophy; later studied psychiatry during a period in France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
1979
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Character of the Japanese: Prefectural Traits and Historical Figures
1969 social psychology / commentaryAnalyzes character traits across prefectures of Japan and discusses Japanese personality in relation to historical figures.
regional characternational personalityhistory
The World of Psychic Phenomena
1985 parapsychology / scientific commentaryA popular introduction to parapsychology, discussing the afterlife, telepathy and other paranormal topics.
parapsychologyafterlifetelepathy
Introduction to Psychology
1952 introductory textbook / educationalAn accessible introduction to the fundamentals of psychology for general readers, published in the Iwanami Shinsho series.
introductory psychologyeducation
Bibliography
- People in Crisis (1947)
- Modern Man (1950)
- Introduction to Psychology (1952)
- Dreams (1953)
- Introduction to Psychoanalysis (1959)
- Genius (1967)
- The Character of the Japanese (1969)
- The World of Psychic Phenomena (1985)
- Spirits: What Happens After Death (1991)
Translations by Author
- The World of the Primitive and the World of the Mentally Ill (Charles Blondel) — translated by Otoya Miyagi
- Man, the Symbol-Using Animal (Ernst Cassirer) — translated by Otoya Miyagi (1953)
- Freud: His Thought and Life (Russell Baker) — translated by Otoya Miyagi (1975)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible, explanatory prose aimed at general readersblend of criticism and essayistic commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamsparanormal phenomenapersonality and individual differencessociety and education
Legacy
A scholar and public intellectual who popularized psychology and psychiatry in Japan. Known both for academic contributions and for widely read works on parapsychology and popular psychology.
Academic Societies
- The Japanese Psychological Association
- 20th Century Research Institute (co-founder)
In Popular Culture
- Through popular psychology books, influenced the spread of popular psychology in postwar Japan.
Quotes
-
It is explicit, but not obscene.
Source: Testimony for the defense in the Chatterley Trial (1957)
Trivia
- He was the first Japanese translator to introduce a work by Harry Stack Sullivan to Japan.
- His book 'How to Get Your Daughter Married Early' was criticized by Gochie (Tomohide Go) but inspired many readers to take interest in psychology.
- Co-founded the 20th Century Research Institute with figures including Ikutaro Shimizu and Masao Maruyama.