Yasuteru Ono (born 1982) is a Japanese historian specializing in modern Korean history and Associate Professor at Kyushu University. After graduating from Gakushuin University, he earned a master's degree in Korean History from Korea University and a Ph.D. in Literature from Kyoto University. His research focuses on Korea under Japanese colonial rule, the Korean independence movement, nationalism, sports history, and the history of Japan–Korea relations from a transnational perspective. Known for his rigorous archival research, he explores the movement of people, ideas, and culture across East Asia in the modern era. His major works include The Korean Independence Movement and East Asia, 1910–1925, Imperial Japan and Korean Baseball, and Tracing the Origins of the Founding of South Korea.