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Akira Iriye
Iriye Akira (born October 20, 1934) is an historian of American diplomatic history especially United States-East Asian relations, and international issues.
Iriye Akira (born October 20, 1934) is an historian of American diplomatic history especially United States-East Asian relations, and international issues.
Albert M. Craig
Albert Morton Craig (born 1927— ) is an American academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University.
Albert Morton Craig (born 1927— ) is an American academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University.
Alex Kerr
Alex Kerr is an American writer and Japanologist.
Alex Kerr is an American writer and Japanologist.
Alex Kerr (Japanologist)
Alex Kerr is an American writer and Japanologist.
Alex Kerr is an American writer and Japanologist.
Alexander Vovin
Alexander V. "Sasha" Vovin is a Russian-American linguist and philologist in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, where he is a Professor...
Alexander V. "Sasha" Vovin is a Russian-American linguist and philologist in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, where he is a Professor...
Alfonso Falero
Alfonso J. Falero Folgoso is a Spanish japanologist born in Granada in 1959.
Alfonso J. Falero Folgoso is a Spanish japanologist born in Granada in 1959.
Andrew Nelson
Andrew Nathaniel Nelson (December 23, 1893 – May 17, 1975) was an American missionary and scholar of East Asian languages and literature, best-known for his work in Japanese lexicography.
Andrew Nathaniel Nelson (December 23, 1893 – May 17, 1975) was an American missionary and scholar of East Asian languages and literature, best-known for his work in Japanese lexicography.
Andrew Watsky
Andrew Mark Watsky (born May 12, 1957) is an American academic, art historian, author and university professor.
Andrew Mark Watsky (born May 12, 1957) is an American academic, art historian, author and university professor.
Ann Jannetta
Ann Bowman Jannetta is an American academic, historian, author, Japanologist and Professor of History Emerita at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ann Bowman Jannetta is an American academic, historian, author, Japanologist and Professor of History Emerita at the University of Pittsburgh.
Arthur Waley
Arthur David Waley CH, CBE (, 19 August 1889 – 27 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist.
Arthur David Waley CH, CBE (, 19 August 1889 – 27 June 1966) was an English orientalist and sinologist.
Audie Bock
Audie Elizabeth Bock (born October 15, 1946) is an American film scholar and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1999 to 2000.
Audie Elizabeth Bock (born October 15, 1946) is an American film scholar and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1999 to 2000.
Basil Hall Chamberlain
Basil Hall Chamberlain was a professor of Tokyo Imperial University and one of the foremost British Japanologists active in Japan during the late 19th century.
Basil Hall Chamberlain was a professor of Tokyo Imperial University and one of the foremost British Japanologists active in Japan during the late 19th century.
Beatrice Bodart-Bailey
Beatrice Bodart-Bailey is an German Australian academic, author and Japanologist.
Beatrice Bodart-Bailey is an German Australian academic, author and Japanologist.
Carl Peter Thunberg
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Carl Pehr Thunberg or Carl Per Thunberg, was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Carl Pehr Thunberg or Carl Per Thunberg, was a Swedish naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Carol Gluck
Carol Gluck (b. 12 November 1941 in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American academic and Japanologist.
Carol Gluck (b. 12 November 1941 in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American academic and Japanologist.
David Desser
David Desser is emeritus professor of cinema studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and former director of that university's Unit for Cinema Studies.
David Desser is emeritus professor of cinema studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and former director of that university's Unit for Cinema Studies.
Don Maloney (author)
Donald J. Maloney (1928 Yonkers, New York-September 3, 2007) was an American author, best-known for his writings about his life as an American businessman in Japan during the 1970s.
Donald J. Maloney (1928 Yonkers, New York-September 3, 2007) was an American author, best-known for his writings about his life as an American businessman in Japan during the 1970s.
Donald Howard Shively
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005), born in Kyoto, Japan as the son of American missionaries, was a scholar of Japanese literature and culture.
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005), born in Kyoto, Japan as the son of American missionaries, was a scholar of Japanese literature and culture.
Donald Keene
Kiin Donarudo, formerly Donald Lawrence Keene (born June 18, 1922 in New York City), is a Japanologist, scholar, teacher, writer, translator and interpreter of Japanese literature and culture.
Kiin Donarudo, formerly Donald Lawrence Keene (born June 18, 1922 in New York City), is a Japanologist, scholar, teacher, writer, translator and interpreter of Japanese literature and culture.
Donald Richie
Donald Richie (born 17 April 1924, Lima, Ohio) is an American-born author who has written about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema.
Donald Richie (born 17 April 1924, Lima, Ohio) is an American-born author who has written about the Japanese people and Japanese cinema.
Donald Shively
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921-August 23, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and cultures at University of Calif...
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921-August 23, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and cultures at University of Calif...
E. Herbert Norman
Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) was a Canadian diplomat and historian.
Egerton Herbert Norman (September 1, 1909 – April 4, 1957) was a Canadian diplomat and historian.
Earl Miner
Earl Roy Miner (February 21, 1927 - April 17, 2004) was a professor at Princeton University, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature and especially Japanese poetry; he was also active in earl...
Earl Roy Miner (February 21, 1927 - April 17, 2004) was a professor at Princeton University, and a noted scholar of Japanese literature and especially Japanese poetry; he was also active in earl...
Edward Kamens
Edward Kamens is Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Literature at Yale University, where he has taught since 1986.
Edward Kamens is Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Literature at Yale University, where he has taught since 1986.
Edward Seidensticker
Edward George Seidensticker (February 11, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Edward George Seidensticker (February 11, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Edwin O. Reischauer
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (October 15, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was the leading U.S. educator and noted scholar of the history and culture of Japan, and of East Asia.
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer (October 15, 1910 – September 1, 1990) was the leading U.S. educator and noted scholar of the history and culture of Japan, and of East Asia.
Eleanor Hadley
Eleanor Martha Hadley was an American academic, economist, and professor at Smith College and George Washington University.
Eleanor Martha Hadley was an American academic, economist, and professor at Smith College and George Washington University.
Engelbert Kaempfer
Engelbert Kaempfer (September 16, 1651 – November 2, 1716), a German naturalist and physician is known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, South-East Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.
Engelbert Kaempfer (September 16, 1651 – November 2, 1716), a German naturalist and physician is known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, South-East Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.
Eric Bertrand Ceadel
Eric Bertrand Ceadel, philologist and cryptographer, was a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, Reader in Japanese, and Librarian of the Cambridge University Library from 1967 until his death.
Eric Bertrand Ceadel, philologist and cryptographer, was a Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, Reader in Japanese, and Librarian of the Cambridge University Library from 1967 until his death.
Ernest Mason Satow
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Sir Ernest Mason Satow PC, GCMG, (30 June 1843 – 26 August 1929), known in Japan as "アーネスト・サトウ" (Ānesuto Satō), known in China as (traditional Chinese) "薩道義" or (simplified Chinese) "萨道义",...
Fabio Rambelli
Fabio Rambelli (June 15, 1963– ) is an Italian academic, author and editor.
Fabio Rambelli (June 15, 1963– ) is an Italian academic, author and editor.
Fosco Maraini
Fosco Maraini was an Italian photographer, anthropologist, ethnologist, writer, mountaineer and academic.
Fosco Maraini was an Italian photographer, anthropologist, ethnologist, writer, mountaineer and academic.
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
Frederick Victor Dickins
Frederick Victor Dickins (1838–1915) was a British surgeon, barrister, orientalist and university administrator.
Frederick Victor Dickins (1838–1915) was a British surgeon, barrister, orientalist and university administrator.
Gail Lee Bernstein
Gail Lee Bernstein (born 1939) is a Professor Emerita of History at the University of Arizona.
Gail Lee Bernstein (born 1939) is a Professor Emerita of History at the University of Arizona.
George Bailey Sansom
Sir George Bailey Sansom was a historian of pre-modern Japan particularly noted for his historical surveys and attention to Japanese society.
Sir George Bailey Sansom was a historian of pre-modern Japan particularly noted for his historical surveys and attention to Japanese society.
Gerald Curtis
Gerald L. Curtis (September 18, 1940- ) is an American academic, a political scientist interested in comparative politics, Japanese politics and U.S.-Japan relations.
Gerald L. Curtis (September 18, 1940- ) is an American academic, a political scientist interested in comparative politics, Japanese politics and U.S.-Japan relations.
Glenn Hook
Glenn Dawson Hook (1949- ) is a British academic, author and Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield.
Glenn Dawson Hook (1949- ) is a British academic, author and Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield.
Harold Bolitho
Harold Bolitho (3 January 1939 – 23 October 2010) was an Australian academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard Uni...
Harold Bolitho (3 January 1939 – 23 October 2010) was an Australian academic, historian, author and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard Uni...
Harold Gould Henderson
Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) was an American academic, art historian and Japanologist.
Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) was an American academic, art historian and Japanologist.
Harold P. Stern
Harold Philip Stern (May 3, 1922 – April 3, 1977) was an American art historian and curator specializing in Asian art.
Harold Philip Stern (May 3, 1922 – April 3, 1977) was an American art historian and curator specializing in Asian art.
Heinrich von Siebold
Heinrich Jonkheer von Siebold was a German anthropologist and translator in the service of the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo.
Heinrich Jonkheer von Siebold was a German anthropologist and translator in the service of the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo.
Helen Craig McCullough
Helen Craig McCullough was an eminent scholar of classical Japanese poetry and prose.
Helen Craig McCullough was an eminent scholar of classical Japanese poetry and prose.
Helen Hardacre
Helen Hardacre is an American academic and Japanologist.
Helen Hardacre is an American academic and Japanologist.
Hendrik Doeff
Hendrik Doeff was the Dutch commissioner in the Dejima trading post in Nagasaki, during the first years of the 19th century.
Hendrik Doeff was the Dutch commissioner in the Dejima trading post in Nagasaki, during the first years of the 19th century.
Henry Pike Bowie
Henry Pike Bowie was an American lawyer, artist, author, Japanologist and diplomat.
Henry Pike Bowie was an American lawyer, artist, author, Japanologist and diplomat.
Hugh Borton
Hugh Borton (May 14, 1903 – August 6, 1995) was an American historian who specialized in the history of Japan, later serving as president of Haverford College.
Hugh Borton (May 14, 1903 – August 6, 1995) was an American historian who specialized in the history of Japan, later serving as president of Haverford College.
Hugh Cortazzi
Sir Arthur Henry Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG (born 2 May 1924) is a British diplomat.
Sir Arthur Henry Hugh Cortazzi, GCMG (born 2 May 1924) is a British diplomat.
Ian Nish
Ian Hill Nish CBE (June 3, 1926 - ) is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Sci...
Ian Hill Nish CBE (June 3, 1926 - ) is a British academic, a specialist in Japanese studies, and Emeritus Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Sci...
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit b. is a distinguished German Japanologist and Translator.
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit b. is a distinguished German Japanologist and Translator.
Isaac Titsingh
Isaac Titsingh FRS (10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador.
Isaac Titsingh FRS (10 January 1745 in Amsterdam – 2 February 1812 in Paris) was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador.
Isidore Jacques Eggermont
Isidore Jacques Eggermont (15 May 1844 - 16 April 1923) was a Belgian diplomat, who was also active as a photographer and writer in North Africa and Asia.
Isidore Jacques Eggermont (15 May 1844 - 16 April 1923) was a Belgian diplomat, who was also active as a photographer and writer in North Africa and Asia.
Ivan Morris
Ivan Ira Esme Morris (29 November 1925 – 19 July 1976) was a British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies.
Ivan Ira Esme Morris (29 November 1925 – 19 July 1976) was a British author and teacher in the field of Japanese Studies.
J. Thomas Rimer
J. Thomas Rimer is an American scholar of Japanese literature and drama.
J. Thomas Rimer is an American scholar of Japanese literature and drama.
James C. Dobbins
James Carter Dobbins (1949– ) is an American academic, Japanologist and professor of religion and East Asian studies at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
James Carter Dobbins (1949– ) is an American academic, Japanologist and professor of religion and East Asian studies at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.
James Curtis Hepburn
James Curtis Hepburn, M.D., LL.D. was a physician who became a Christian missionary.
James Curtis Hepburn, M.D., LL.D. was a physician who became a Christian missionary.
Jean-Jacques Origas
Jean-Jacques Origas (1937–2003) was a French academic with expertise in Japanese literature and art.
Jean-Jacques Origas (1937–2003) was a French academic with expertise in Japanese literature and art.
John M. Rosenfield
John Max Rosenfield (born October 9, 1924) is an American art historian, with a specialization in Japanese art.
John Max Rosenfield (born October 9, 1924) is an American art historian, with a specialization in Japanese art.
John Whitney Hall
John Whitney Hall (September 13, 1916 – October 21, 1997), the Tokyo-born son of missionaries in Japan, grew up to become a pioneer in the field of Japanese studies and one of the most res...
John Whitney Hall (September 13, 1916 – October 21, 1997), the Tokyo-born son of missionaries in Japan, grew up to become a pioneer in the field of Japanese studies and one of the most res...
John Whittier Treat
John Whittier Treat is Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature at Yale University, Connecticut, United States, where he teaches Japanese literature and culture.
John Whittier Treat is Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature at Yale University, Connecticut, United States, where he teaches Japanese literature and culture.
Joseph Henry Longford
Joseph Henry Longford (25 June 1849 in Dublin – 12 May 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the British Japan Consular Service from 24 February 1869 until 15 August 1902.
Joseph Henry Longford (25 June 1849 in Dublin – 12 May 1925 in London) was a British consular official in the British Japan Consular Service from 24 February 1869 until 15 August 1902.
Karen Ann Smyers
Karen Ann Smyers (October 31, 1954– ) is an American academic with a special interest in Japan.
Karen Ann Smyers (October 31, 1954– ) is an American academic with a special interest in Japan.
Karen Nakamura
Karen Nakamura is an American academic, author, photographer and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies at Yale University.
Karen Nakamura is an American academic, author, photographer and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies at Yale University.
Kenneth B. Pyle
Kenneth B. Pyle is a Japan historian and professor of History and International Studies at the University of Washington Seattle campus.
Kenneth B. Pyle is a Japan historian and professor of History and International Studies at the University of Washington Seattle campus.
Kim Choon-Mie
Kim Choon-Mie (born 1943) is a Korean academic and Japanologist, honored by the government of Japan for having "Contributed to the introduction of Japanese literature and the promotion of Japane...
Kim Choon-Mie (born 1943) is a Korean academic and Japanologist, honored by the government of Japan for having "Contributed to the introduction of Japanese literature and the promotion of Japane...
Kiyoshi Inoue
Kiyoshi Inoue was a Japanese academic, historian, author and professor emeritus of the Kyoto University.
Kiyoshi Inoue was a Japanese academic, historian, author and professor emeritus of the Kyoto University.
Lafcadio Hearn
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially hi...
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially hi...
Leon Serafim
Leon Angelo Serafim (May 23, 1945– ) is an American academic.
Leon Angelo Serafim (May 23, 1945– ) is an American academic.
Marius Jansen
Marius Berthus Jansen (April 11, 1922-December 13, 2000) was an American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University.
Marius Berthus Jansen (April 11, 1922-December 13, 2000) was an American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University.
Mark J. Hudson
Mark James Hudson (born July 10, 1963) is a British academic and an anthropologist interested in multicultural Japan.
Mark James Hudson (born July 10, 1963) is a British academic and an anthropologist interested in multicultural Japan.
Mark Peattie
Mark R. Peattie is an American academic and Japanologist.
Mark R. Peattie is an American academic and Japanologist.
Mark Teeuwen
Mark J. Teeuwen (born February 9, 1966) is a Dutch academic and Japanologist.
Mark J. Teeuwen (born February 9, 1966) is a Dutch academic and Japanologist.
Masao Miyoshi
Masao Miyoshi was a scholar of literature and culture and Hajime Mori Endowed Chair in Japanese Language and Literature at the University of California San Diego.
Masao Miyoshi was a scholar of literature and culture and Hajime Mori Endowed Chair in Japanese Language and Literature at the University of California San Diego.
Melinda Takeuchi
Melinda Takeuchi is an academic, an author, a Japanologist and a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Art History at Stanford University.
Melinda Takeuchi is an academic, an author, a Japanologist and a Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Art History at Stanford University.
Michael Auslin
Michael Robert Auslin (1967— ) is an American academic, historian, Japanologist.
Michael Robert Auslin (1967— ) is an American academic, historian, Japanologist.
Monica Esposito
Monica Esposito (* August 7, 1962 in Genova, Italy - † March 10, 2011 in Kyoto, Japan) ) was one of the world's foremost scholars of Chinese religion specialized in the history, texts, and pract...
Monica Esposito (* August 7, 1962 in Genova, Italy - † March 10, 2011 in Kyoto, Japan) ) was one of the world's foremost scholars of Chinese religion specialized in the history, texts, and pract...
Munesuke Mita
Munesuke Mita is a Japanese sociologist.
Munesuke Mita is a Japanese sociologist.
Naitō Torajirō
Naitō Torajirō, commonly known as Naitō Konan, was a Japanese historian and Sinologist.
Naitō Torajirō, commonly known as Naitō Konan, was a Japanese historian and Sinologist.
Nancy Andrew
Linda Nancy Andrew (August 17, 1947 – November 29, 1998) was the English-language translator of Japanese author Ryū Murakami's highly-acclaimed novel, Almost Transparent Blue, which had won...
Linda Nancy Andrew (August 17, 1947 – November 29, 1998) was the English-language translator of Japanese author Ryū Murakami's highly-acclaimed novel, Almost Transparent Blue, which had won...
Oreste Vaccari
Oreste Vaccari (1886 - 1980) was an internationally known Italian Orientalist and linguist.
Oreste Vaccari (1886 - 1980) was an internationally known Italian Orientalist and linguist.
Patrick Geoffrey O'Neill
P. G. O'Neill (born 1924) is a British academic and writer on Japanese language and Noh drama.
P. G. O'Neill (born 1924) is a British academic and writer on Japanese language and Noh drama.
Patrick Lennox Tierney
Patrick Lennox Tierney is a Japanologist academic in the field of art history, an emeritus professor of the University of Utah, a former Curator of Japanese Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, ...
Patrick Lennox Tierney is a Japanologist academic in the field of art history, an emeritus professor of the University of Utah, a former Curator of Japanese Art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, ...
Paul Waley
Paul Waley is a professor of Human Geography at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Paul Waley is a professor of Human Geography at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Peter Kornicki
Peter Francis Kornicki FBA, is Professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University.
Peter Francis Kornicki FBA, is Professor of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University.
Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald (3 February 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handl...
Ranald MacDonald (3 February 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handl...
Reginald Horace Blyth
Reginald Horace Blyth (3 December 1898 – 28 October 1964) was an English author and devotee of Japanese culture.
Reginald Horace Blyth (3 December 1898 – 28 October 1964) was an English author and devotee of Japanese culture.
Rein Raud
Rein Raud is an Estonian scholar and author.
Rein Raud is an Estonian scholar and author.
Richard Bowring
Professor Richard Bowring PhD, Litt.D is Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of Downing College.
Professor Richard Bowring PhD, Litt.D is Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge, Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Fellow of Downing College.
Richard Douglas Lane
Richard Lane (1926–2002) was an American scholar, author, collector, and dealer of Japanese art.
Richard Lane (1926–2002) was an American scholar, author, collector, and dealer of Japanese art.
Richard Hosking
Richard Hosking, a graduate of the University of Cambridge and emeritus professor of Sociology and English at Hiroshima Shudo University, has lived in London since 1998 and is a writer on Japane...
Richard Hosking, a graduate of the University of Cambridge and emeritus professor of Sociology and English at Hiroshima Shudo University, has lived in London since 1998 and is a writer on Japane...
Richard J. Samuels
Richard J. Samuels (November 2, 1951- ) is an American academic, political scientist, author, Japanologist, Ford Professor of Political Science and Director of Center for International Studies ...
Richard J. Samuels (November 2, 1951- ) is an American academic, political scientist, author, Japanologist, Ford Professor of Political Science and Director of Center for International Studies ...
Richard Ponsonby-Fane
Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, and Japanologist.
Richard Arthur Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane (8 January 1878 – 10 December 1937) was a British academic, author, and Japanologist.
Robert Guillain
Robert Guillain (4 September 1908 – 29 December 1998) was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.
Robert Guillain (4 September 1908 – 29 December 1998) was a French journalist and author of several books on Japan.
Robin D. Gill
Robin D. Gill, born in 1951 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA, and brought up on the island of Key Biscayne in the Florida Keys, is a bilingual author in Japanese and English, as well as a nature wri...
Robin D. Gill, born in 1951 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA, and brought up on the island of Key Biscayne in the Florida Keys, is a bilingual author in Japanese and English, as well as a nature wri...
Ronald Toby
Ronald P. Toby (1942 — ) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japanologist.
Ronald P. Toby (1942 — ) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japanologist.
Roy Andrew Miller
Roy Andrew Miller (born September 5, 1924) is a linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languages.
Roy Andrew Miller (born September 5, 1924) is a linguist notable for his advocacy of Korean and Japanese as members of the Altaic group of languages.
Ruth Benedict
Ruth Benedict (born Ruth Fulton, June 5, 1887 – September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist, cultural relativist, and folklorist.
Ruth Benedict (born Ruth Fulton, June 5, 1887 – September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist, cultural relativist, and folklorist.
Ryūsaku Tsunoda
Ryūsaku Tsunoda is known as the "father of Japanese studies" at Columbia University.
Ryūsaku Tsunoda is known as the "father of Japanese studies" at Columbia University.
Seigo Nakao
Seigo Nakao is the head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
Seigo Nakao is the head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
Serge Elisséeff
Sergei Grigorievich Elisséeff (January 13, 1889–April 13, 1975) was a Franco-American academic, an early Sinologist and Japanologist.
Sergei Grigorievich Elisséeff (January 13, 1889–April 13, 1975) was a Franco-American academic, an early Sinologist and Japanologist.
Stephen Turnbull (historian)
Stephen Richard Turnbull is a historian specializing in eastern military history, especially the samurai of Japan.
Stephen Richard Turnbull is a historian specializing in eastern military history, especially the samurai of Japan.
Stuart Galbraith IV
Stuart Galbraith IV is an American cinema historian, film critic, and DVD special features producer, essayist, and audio commentator.
Stuart Galbraith IV is an American cinema historian, film critic, and DVD special features producer, essayist, and audio commentator.
Susan Hanley
Susan B. Hanley (born 1939) is an American academic, author, Japanologist and Professor Emerita of History at the University of Washington.
Susan B. Hanley (born 1939) is an American academic, author, Japanologist and Professor Emerita of History at the University of Washington.
Susan Pharr
Susan J. Pharr is an academic in the field of political science, a Japanologist, and Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Director of Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and ...
Susan J. Pharr is an academic in the field of political science, a Japanologist, and Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Director of Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and ...
Svetoslav Minkov
Svetoslav Konstantinov Minkov was a Bulgarian absurdist fiction writer.
Svetoslav Konstantinov Minkov was a Bulgarian absurdist fiction writer.
Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann
Dr. Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 23 January 1955 in Berlin) was a German Member of the European Parliament.
Dr. Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (born 23 January 1955 in Berlin) was a German Member of the European Parliament.
Thomas LaMarre
Thomas Mark LaMarre (born 1959) is a Canadian academic, author, Japanologist and member of the faculty of McGill University in Montreal.
Thomas Mark LaMarre (born 1959) is a Canadian academic, author, Japanologist and member of the faculty of McGill University in Montreal.
Todd Joseph Miles Holden
Todd Joseph Miles Holden (also known as TJM Holden and Todd Holden) is an American born social scientist and the first tenured foreign professor at Tohoku University, one of Asia’s elite univers...
Todd Joseph Miles Holden (also known as TJM Holden and Todd Holden) is an American born social scientist and the first tenured foreign professor at Tohoku University, one of Asia’s elite univers...
Tom Hare
Thomas Blenman Hare is William Sauter LaPorte '28 Professor in Regional Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University.
Thomas Blenman Hare is William Sauter LaPorte '28 Professor in Regional Studies and Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University.
Tom Tillemans
T. J. F. (Tom) Tillemans (born Haarlem, December 21, 1950) is a Dutch-Canadian Buddhologist, Indologist and Tibetologist.
T. J. F. (Tom) Tillemans (born Haarlem, December 21, 1950) is a Dutch-Canadian Buddhologist, Indologist and Tibetologist.
V. H. Viglielmo
Valdo H. Viglielmo is a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Valdo H. Viglielmo is a prominent scholar and translator of Japanese literature.
Van C. Gessel
Van C. Gessel is a former Dean of the BYU College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.
Van C. Gessel is a former Dean of the BYU College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.
William Bodiford
William M. Bodiford is an American professor and author.
William M. Bodiford is an American professor and author.
William Elliot Griffis
William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author.
William G. Beasley
William Gerard Beasley CBE FBA was an British academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist.
William Gerard Beasley CBE FBA was an British academic, author, editor, translator and Japanologist.
William George Aston
William George Aston (9 April 1841 – 22 November 1911) was a British diplomat, author and scholar-expert in the language and history of Japan and Korea.
William George Aston (9 April 1841 – 22 November 1911) was a British diplomat, author and scholar-expert in the language and history of Japan and Korea.
William J. Higginson
William J. Higginson (December 17, 1938 – October 11, 2008) was an American poet, translator and author most notable for his work with haiku and renku, born in New York City.
William J. Higginson (December 17, 1938 – October 11, 2008) was an American poet, translator and author most notable for his work with haiku and renku, born in New York City.
Willy Vande Walle
Willy F. Vande Walle is a Belgian academic, author, sinologist and Japanologist.
Willy F. Vande Walle is a Belgian academic, author, sinologist and Japanologist.
Yasurō Abe
Yasurō Abe is a Japanese academic.
Yasurō Abe is a Japanese academic.
Yevgeny Polivanov
Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov (Евге́ний Дми́триевич Полива́нов; was a Soviet linguist, orientalist and polyglot.
Yevgeny Dmitrievich Polivanov (Евге́ний Дми́триевич Полива́нов; was a Soviet linguist, orientalist and polyglot.
Yoel Hoffmann
Yoel Hoffmann is a contemporary Jewish author, editor, scholar and translator.
Yoel Hoffmann is a contemporary Jewish author, editor, scholar and translator.
Yoko Matsuoka McClain
Yoko Matsuoka McClain (January 1, 1924 - November 2, 2011) was a Japanese-born American professor of Japanese language and literature at the University of Oregon.
Yoko Matsuoka McClain (January 1, 1924 - November 2, 2011) was a Japanese-born American professor of Japanese language and literature at the University of Oregon.