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Takafusa Nakamura

なかむら たかふさ

Nakamura Takafusa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-10-15 （Tokyo）
Died
2013-09-26 （Tokyo） age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Economist, University Professor, Researcher
Active Years
1953-2013
Affiliations
University of Tokyo (Professor Emeritus), Ochanomizu University (Professor), Toyo Eiwa University (Professor)
Memberships
The Japanese Statistical Society

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Economics / Department of Economics
Degree: 学士
Period: ～1952
Year of Graduation: 1952
Country: Japan

Awards

Osaragi Jiro Prize
1993
Work: A History of Showa Japan (Vol. I & II)
Result: 受賞
The Japan Academy Prize
2004
Work: A History of Showa Japan, 1926-1989
Organization: The Japan Academy
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A History of Showa Japan (Vol. I & II)

1993 History

A comprehensive history of the Showa era covering political, economic, and social developments from the prewar period through postwar reconstruction and economic growth.

Showa eraEconomic historyPolitics and economy
Translations
  • A History of Showa Japan, 1926-1989

Contemporary Japanese Economy

1965 Economics

An analytical introduction to the postwar Japanese economy, discussing structure and policy challenges.

Postwar economyEconomic policyGrowth theory

The Course of the Japanese Economy

1975 Economics/Economic history

A study of Japan's economic development including the high-growth period and considerations for future challenges.

Growth and structural changeIndustrial policy

Economic Control of North China by Wartime Japan

1983 Economic history

A historical analysis of Japan's economic domination of North China during the wartime period and its consequences.

Imperial economyColonial economy

Bibliography

  • Contemporary Japanese Economy (University of Tokyo Press, 1965)
  • The Fate of Economic Policy (Nikkei Shinsho, 1967)
  • Postwar Japanese Economy: Growth and Cycles (Chikuma Shobo, 1968)
  • Consolidation of Economic Growth (University of Tokyo Press, 1970)
  • Analysis of Prewar Japanese Economic Growth (Iwanami Shoten, 1971)
  • Japanese Economic Control: Wartime and Postwar Experience and Lessons (Nikkei Shinsho, 1974)
  • The Course of the Japanese Economy (University of Tokyo Press, 1975)
  • The Showa Depression and Economic Policy (Nikkei Shinsho, 1978)
  • The Japanese Economy: Its Growth and Structure (University of Tokyo Press, 1978)
  • Economic Control of North China by Wartime Japan (Yamakawa Shuppansha, 1983)
  • Economy in Meiji and Taisho Periods (University of Tokyo Press, 1985)
  • A History of Showa Japan (Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 1993)
  • Modern Economic History (Iwanami Shoten, 1995)

Translations by Author

  • M. M. Postan, A History of Western European Economies After WWII (Chikuma Shobo, 1969)
  • Edward R. Tufte, Elections and Economic Policy: Political Control of the Economy (Yuko Shobo, 1980)

Translations of Works

  • A History of Showa Japan, 1926-1989 (English translation of '昭和史')

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and objective proseCombines quantitative analysis with historical narrative
Recurring Motifs
Economic growth and cyclesUse of statistical dataPolicy analysis

Health

  • Metastatic hepatitis
    2013年
    Became the cause of death in 2013.

Legacy

He made significant contributions to economic history and economic statistics in Japan, influencing academic education and policy research. His major work 'A History of Showa Japan' reached readers beyond academia.

Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Statistical Society

Trivia

  • Entered Tokyo Prefectural First Commercial School in 1939.
  • Served as Director of the Economic Research Institute at the Economic Planning Agency from 1977 to 1979.
  • Served as president of the Japanese Statistical Society from 1987 to 1988.
  • Won the Osaragi Jiro Prize in 1993 for 'A History of Showa Japan', and the Japan Academy Prize in 2004.