Kobayashi Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2020) award
Jun Yonaha
よなは じゅん
Yonaha Jun
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-01-01 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Yokohama, Kanagawa (birthplace) → Tokyo (raised) → Aichi Prefecture (worked at Aichi Prefectural University)
Career
- Occupations
- historian, critic, author, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 2002-
- Affiliations
- Aichi Prefectural University
- Influenced By
- Chen Shunchen, Katsuichi Honda, Tadao Sato, Ayumu Yasutomi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo | College of Arts and Sciences | — | — | 1998-2002 | Japan |
| University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Regional Cultural Studies | 博士（学術） | 2002-2007 | Japan |
University of Tokyo
College of Arts and Sciences
Period:
1998-2002
Year of Graduation:
2002
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
/ Regional Cultural Studies
Degree:
博士（学術）
Period:
2002-2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Supervisor: Hiroshi Mitani
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kobayashi Hideo Prize | Should You Be Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill? — A Prescription for a Society of Depression (co-authored with Tamaki Saito) | — | Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee | Winner |
Kobayashi Hideo Prize
2020
Work:
Should You Be Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill? — A Prescription for a Society of Depression (co-authored with Tamaki Saito)
Organization:
Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Politics of Translation: Formation of Modern East Asia and Changes in Japan–Ryukyu Relations
2009 history / scholarlyA scholarly study analyzing the formation of modern East Asia and transformations in Japan–Ryukyu relations through the politics of translation and knowledge transfer.
translationmodern East Asian historyJapan–Ryukyu relations
Japan Becoming Sinicized: A Millennium of Japan–China 'Civilizational Clashes'
2011 essay / historyRe-interprets modern Japanese history using concepts such as 'Sinicization' and 're-Edo-ization,' focusing on Japan–China relations and shifts in power structures.
Sinicizationcomparative historiographymodern Japan
Intellect Does Not Die: Beyond Heisei-era Depression
2018 essay / criticismAn essayistic critique of intellectual and cultural conditions during the Heisei era, exploring the relationship between mental illness and societal/intellectual life.
Heisei era historytheory of intellectmental health and society
Should You Be Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill? — A Prescription for a Society of Depression
2020 essay / dialogueCo-authored with Tamaki Saito. A dialogue questioning societal misconceptions about depression and approaches to support.
depressionmental healthsocial policy
Heisei History: The Entire World of Yesterday
2021 historical critiqueA comprehensive critique surveying the Heisei period and summarizing political, cultural, and social changes from a historical perspective.
Heisei historycontemporary Japancultural critique
Bibliography
- The Politics of Translation: Formation of Modern East Asia and Changes in Japan–Ryukyu Relations
- Shadows of Empire: Soldiers and Ozu Yasujirō's Showa History
- Japan Becoming Sinicized: A Millennium of Japan–China 'Civilizational Clashes'
- Why Do the Japanese Exist?
- Intellect Does Not Die: Beyond Heisei-era Depression
- Before History Ends
- Sixty Years of Wasteland: The Historical Geopolitics of East Asia
- Should You Be Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill? — A Prescription for a Society of Depression (co-authored with Tamaki Saito)
- In an Age Without History: What We Have Lost and What to Recover
- Heisei History: The Entire World of Yesterday
- The Over-Visible Society: How to Live in an Age That Sees Too Much
- Reading the Classics in Times of Crisis
- Rereading Postwar History: Eto Jun and Kato Norihiro
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- analytical, blending historical narrative and cultural criticismargumentative style that incorporates dialogues and debates
- Recurring Motifs
- Sinicizationcomparative views of modern Japanillness and carethe notion of the 'end of history'
Health
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depression2010s-presentAffected his writing and public engagement, leading to advocacy and works addressing mental illness.
Legacy
A public intellectual who draws on modern Japanese and East Asian history to advance distinctive concepts (e.g., Sinicization, re-Edo-ization), influencing debate across political lines. He has contributed to public understanding of mental health and connected criticism with historical inquiry.
Trivia
- Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa; raised in Tokyo.
- Left Aichi Prefectural University in 2017 and has since worked as an independent critic.
- Served as 'author bookstore' manager at Junkudo Ikebukuro (Mar–Sep 2021).
- Won the 19th Kobayashi Hideo Prize in 2020 for a co-authored work with Tamaki Saito.