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第19回（2020年） award
Jun Yonaha
よなは じゅん
Yonaha Jun
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1979-01-01 （Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan）
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Yokohama, Kanagawa (birthplace) → Tokyo (raised) → Aichi Prefecture (worked at Aichi Prefectural University)
経歴
- 職業
- historian, critic, author, university lecturer
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜
- 所属
- Aichi Prefectural University
- 影響を受けた人物
- Chen Shunchen, Katsuichi Honda, Tadao Sato, Ayumu Yasutomi
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
期間:
1998-2002
卒業年:
2002
国:
Japan
University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
/ Regional Cultural Studies
学位:
博士（学術）
期間:
2002-2007
卒業年:
2007
国:
Japan
Supervisor: Hiroshi Mitani
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
対象作品:
Should You Be Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill? — A Prescription for a Society of Depression (co-authored with Tamaki Saito)
主催:
Kobayashi Hideo Prize Committee
結果:
Winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Politics of Translation: Formation of Modern East Asia and Changes in Japan–Ryukyu Relations
2009年 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年 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年 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年 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年 historical critiqueA comprehensive critique surveying the Heisei period and summarizing political, cultural, and social changes from a historical perspective.
Heisei historycontemporary Japancultural critique
全著作
- 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
作風・主題
- 文体
- analytical, blending historical narrative and cultural criticismargumentative style that incorporates dialogues and debates
- 頻出モチーフ
- Sinicizationcomparative views of modern Japanillness and carethe notion of the 'end of history'
健康
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depression2010s-presentAffected his writing and public engagement, leading to advocacy and works addressing mental illness.
評価・遺産
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.
豆知識
- 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.