Professor
TOBE Ryoichi
Education:
- 1971
- B.A., Kyoto University
- 1973
- M.A., Kyoto University
- 1992
- Ph.D., Kyoto University
Professional Experience:
- 2009
- Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- 1990 - 2009
- Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan
- 1980 - 1990
- Associate Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan
- 1976 - 1980
- Assistant Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan
Specialized Fields:
History of Modern Japan
Current Research Themes:
Sino-Japanese War
History of Japanese Civil-Military Relations
Keywords for Research:
Civil-Military Relations, Peace-feeler
Major publications:
Books
- 2010
- Gaimusho Kakushinha (The Renovation Faction in the Foreign Ministry of Japan), Chuokoron-shinsha
- 1999
- Nihon Rikugun to Chugoku (The Imperial Japanese Army and China), Kodan-sha
- 1998
- Gyakusetsu no Guntai (Army of Paradox), Chuokoron-sha
Articles
- 2011
- 20-Seiki ni okeru Nihon no Domei Seisaku (Japanese Alliance Policy in the 20th Century), Boeikenkyusho Sensoshi Kenkyu Kokusai Foramu Hokokusho, Taiheiyo Senso to Sujiku-koku no Senryaku (National Institute for Defense Studies, International Forum on War History: Proceedings, The Pacific War and the Strategies of the Axis Powers)
- Doku-So Fukashin Kyotei no Yosoku (Japan’s Prediction of the Russo-German Non-Aggression Pact), Gaikoshiryokanpo (Journal of the Diplomatic Record Office) 24
Awards
- 1992
- Yoshida Shigeru Award (Yoshida Shigeru Commemoration Fund)
- 1989
- Anami Award (The Military History Society of Japan)
Service and Activities
- Vice President, The Military History Society of Japan
- President, The Japan Society of Strategic Studies
- Editorial Board Member, Nihon Gaiko Bunsho (Documents of Japanese Foreign Policy)
- Advisory Committee Member, Japan Center for Asian Historical Records
Academic Society Membership
- The Military History Society of Japan
- The Japan Association of International Relations
- Japanese Association of Modern East Asian History
- The Japan Society of Strategic Studies
