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Jitsuro Terashima

てらしま じつろう

Terashima Jitsurō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-08-11 （Numata, Hokkaido, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
political commentator, university administrator, business executive
Active Years
1973-
Affiliations
Tama University (President, Professor), Japan Research Institute (Chairman, Representative Director), Mitsui & Co. Strategic Research Institute (former President/Director), Ritsumeikan University (Visiting Professor)
Memberships
Central Council for Education (member), National University Corporation Evaluation Committee (member)
Influenced By
Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi

Education

Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics
School of Political Science and Economics
Degree: 学士
Period: 1967-1971
Year of Graduation: 1971
Country: Japan
Waseda University Graduate School of Political Science
Graduate School of Political Science
Degree: 修士（政治学）
Period: 1971-1973
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: Japan
Completed graduate studies before joining Mitsui & Co.

Awards

Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
1994
Work: Declaration of the New Economism — Beyond Debates on Political Reform (published in Chuo Koron)
Organization: Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Keizaikai Award (Special Prize)
2000
Organization: Keizaikai (Economic Circles)
Result: 受賞（特別賞）
METI Commendation (Information Security Promotion Category, Individual)
2006
Category: 情報セキュリティ促進部門
Organization: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
Result: 表彰
Honorary Doctorate (Waseda University)
2010
Organization: Waseda University
Result: 学位授与（名誉博士）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

America Seen Through the Globe: Concepts for Japan–U.S. Relations in the 21st Century

1991 non-fiction, commentary

An essay and commentary collection discussing post-Cold War international relations and the future of Japan–U.S. ties.

Japan–U.S. relationsinternational politicsstrategy

Declaration of the New Economism

1994 essay

An influential essay published in Chuo Koron that re-examines the relationship between economy and politics.

economic policypolitical reform

Lessons in Mental Capacity: For an Era of Sanity

2004 essays, commentary

A collection of essays on politics, society and ethics, presenting a perspective that emphasizes public good and moral standards.

ethicspublic interestcontemporary social analysis

Bibliography

  • America Seen Through the Globe: Concepts for Japan–U.S. Relations in the 21st Century
  • Two 'FORTUNEs': What 1936 Tells Us About Japan–U.S. Relations
  • Declaration of the New Economism
  • Lessons in Mental Capacity: For an Era of Sanity
  • Shibusawa Eiichi's 'Samurai Spirit and Commercial Talent'

Style & Themes

Literary Style
commentarialprescriptivefact- and history-referential tone
Recurring Motifs
emphasis on Japan–U.S. relationsAsian dynamismethics and public interest

Legacy

A public intellectual whose corporate experience and commentary influenced policy and international discourse. He established the Terashima Bunko, preserving and sharing a large private library.

Museums

  • Terashima Bunko Kudanshita area, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan Opened in 2009

Academic Societies

  • Central Council for Education (former member)
  • National University Corporation Evaluation Committee (former member)

Archives

  • Terashima Bunko collection

Quotes

  • What the West brings to the East is overflowing commercialism, money games and vulgar manners — it made me almost angry and wonder whether such developments truly mean capitalism has triumphed over socialism in the East.
    Source: Excerpt cited in Sekai special (2009) / referring to the essay 'Declaration of the New Economism' (1994)

Trivia

  • He built a private library holding about 30,000 volumes and later opened the Terashima Bunko near Kudanshita.
  • In the Terashima family there is a tradition that male names must include the character 'rō' (郎).