Jeffrey "Jeff" Kingston (born June 26, 1957) is an American professor at Temple University, Japan Campus in Tokyo and an author. He has written a number of books, wrote regularly for The Japan Times, and frequently comments on Asian affairs in mass media outlets.
Jeff Kingston | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1957 (age 66) |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Subject | Japan, Asia |
Early life and studies edit
He graduated with a BS in foreign service from Georgetown University in 1979. He then completed an MA in international affairs in 1981 and a PhD in history, both from Columbia University.[1]
Academic career edit
Kingston was the founding director of Asian Studies at Temple University, Japan Campus in Tokyo.[2]
Writing edit
Kingston has published a number of academic volumes about Japan, nationalism, religion, and civil society in Asia. He started writing for The Japan Times in 1988, and had a weekly column called "Counterpoint" from 2013 until 2017.[3] He has contributed opinion pieces to Financial Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Nikkei Asian Review, Washington Post, and The Mekong Review. He also writes for The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.[4]
Views edit
Kingston has been a consistent critic of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his moves to amend Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which restricts Japan's military[5][6] and on Abe's historical revisionism about Japanese war crimes.[7][8][9]
Bibliography edit
Books written edit
- The Politics of Religion, Nationalism, and Identity in Asia (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019)
- Japan (Polity Press, 2019)
- Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change Since the 1980s (Wiley-Blackwell 2010, 2012)
- Japan in transformation 1945–2020 (Routledge,2021)
- Japan in transformation 1945–2010 (Pearson, 2010)
- Japan in transformation 1952–2000 (Longmans, 2001)
- Kokka Saisei (Hayakawa 2005)
- Japan's quiet transformation: Social change and civil society in the 21st century (2004)
Edited volumes edit
- The Routledge Handbook of Trauma in East Asia (Routledge 2023)
- Japan in the Heisei Era (1989–2019) (Routledge 2022)
- Press Freedom in Contemporary Asia (Routledge 2019)
- Japan's Foreign Relations in Asia (Routledge 2018)
- Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan (Routledge, 2017)
- Asian Nationalism since 1945 (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
- Contemporary Japanese Politics (4 volumes) (2013)
- Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan: Response and Recover After Japan's 3/11 (2012)
- Tsunami: Japan's Post-Fukushima Future (Foreign Policy, 2011)
References edit
- ^ Critical Readings on Contemporary Japanese Politics (4 Vols. SET) Brills Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Britannica Blogs – Contemporary Japan: 5 Questions for Historian and Author Jeffrey Kingston September 29, 2010 Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Japan Times – Counterpoint Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Kingston, Jeff Abe hijacks democracy, undermines Constitution June 21, 2014 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Kingston, Jeff Students oppose Abe’s assault on the Constitution September 5, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Kingston, Jeff Right-wing witch hunt signals dark days in Japan November 8, 2014 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Kingston, Jeff Wartime 'Abenesia' bad for Japan's international reputation May 1, 2015 CNN Retrieved September 23, 2015
- ^ Kingston, Jeff Abe’s revisionism and Japan’s divided war memories August 22, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015