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Book by Ia Genberg

Ia Genberg

イア・ゲンバーグ

Journalist, Novelist

Ia Genberg (born 1967) is a Swedish novelist and former journalist. Born in Stockholm, she began her writing career after working as a journalist, making her literary debut in 2012 with "Sweet Friday." Her fiction is celebrated for its elegant, psychologically nuanced explorations of memory, love,…

Book by Iain Martin

Iain Martin

イアイン・マーチン

Journalist

Iain Martin (born 1971) is a British journalist and author. He has served as editor of *The Scotsman*, written a political column for *The Times*, and founded the news and commentary site *Reaction*. In 2013, his book "Making It Happen" was shortlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business…

Book by Iain Pears

Iain Pears

イーアン・ペアーズ

Art historian, journalist, novelist

Iain Pears (born 1955) is a British novelist and art historian. After studying at the University of Oxford and working as a journalist and art historian, he established himself as a writer of historical mysteries and intellectual thrillers. His best-known novel, "An Instance of the Fingerpost,"…

Book by Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer

イアン・ブレマー

Political scientist, political risk…

Ian Bremmer is a political scientist specializing in international affairs and political risk. He studied international relations at Tulane University and earned a master’s degree and doctorate in political science at Stanford University. In 1998 he founded Eurasia Group, whose initial focus on the…

Book by Ian Buruma

Ian Buruma

イアン・ブルマ

Journalist, Historian

Ian Buruma (born 1951) is a Dutch-born journalist and historian, and a professor at Bard College in the United States. He studied Chinese literature at Leiden University and cinema at Nihon University in Tokyo, and has lived and worked in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, and New York. He served as…

Book by Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

イアン・フレミング

Military, spy novel, adventure novelist

Ian Fleming (1908–1964) was a British writer and journalist best known as the creator of James Bond. During World War II, he served in British Naval Intelligence as assistant to Rear Admiral John Godfrey, the Director of Naval Intelligence. After the war, Fleming worked in journalism and drew on…

Book by Ian Goldin

Ian Goldin

イアン・ゴールディン

Globalization researcher, professor at…

Ian Goldin (born 1955) is a South African-born British economist and Professor at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on globalization, technological change, migration, and sustainable development. He previously served as Vice President of the World Bank and Chief Executive Officer of…

Book by Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw

イアン・カーショー

Historian

Ian Kershaw (born 1943) is a historian specializing in the social history of twentieth-century Germany and Nazism. He began as a medievalist before turning to modern German history in the 1970s. After appointments at Manchester and Nottingham, he taught modern history at the University of Sheffield…

Book by Ian Kumekawa

Ian Kumekawa

イアン 久米川

Historian

Ian Kumekawa is an American historian specializing in the history of capitalism, economic thought, and empire. A Japanese American scholar, he has taught at Harvard University's Center for History and Economics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His first book, "The First Serious…

Book by Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan

イアン・マキューアン

Novelist, Playwright

Ian McEwan (1948–) is a British novelist. Widely regarded as one of the leading figures in contemporary English literature, he is celebrated for his psychological insight and his exploration of moral and social dilemmas. He won the Booker Prize in 1998 for "Amsterdam", and many of his novels have…

Book by Ian McGuire

Ian McGuire

イアン・マグワイア

Author, Senior Lecturer, University of…

Ian McGuire (born 1964) is a British novelist and literary scholar. He studied at the University of Manchester, earned an M.A. from the University of Sussex and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, and teaches American literature and creative writing at the University of Manchester, where he…

Book by Ian Sample

Ian Sample

イアン・サンプル

Journalist, science correspondent for…

Ian Sample is a British science journalist and Science Editor at *The Guardian*. He writes extensively about physics, genetics, medicine, and other scientific advances, making complex scientific discoveries accessible to a broad audience. His best-known book, "Massive: The Missing Particle That…

Book by ibaragi noriko

ibaragi noriko

茨木 のり子

Poet, essayist, fairy tale writer,…

Noriko Ibaragi (1926–2006) was a Japanese poet and essayist. Drawing on her wartime experiences, she wrote poems such as “When I Was Most Beautiful,” which portrays a generation whose youth was overtaken by war, as well as works expressing personal independence in clear and direct language. In…

Book by Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi

イブラム・X・ケンディ

Historian, author, antiracist activist,…

Ibram X. Kendi (1982–) is an American historian. A professor at Boston University, his scholarship focuses on antiracism, African American history, and public policy. Through his research and public engagement, he has become one of the leading voices in contemporary debates on race and systemic…

Book by ICHIHO Michi

ICHIHO Michi

一穂 ミチ

Novelist

Ichiho Michi (1978–) is a Japanese novelist whose work spans both boys' love fiction and literary fiction. Known for her subtle psychological insight, she explores family, love, loss, and the fragile connections between people with warmth and emotional depth. She won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for…

Book by ICHIKAWA Haruko

ICHIKAWA Haruko

市川 春子

Manga artist

Haruko Ichikawa is a Japanese manga artist known for her imaginative storytelling and distinctive visual style. Her works combine fantasy with philosophical themes, exploring identity, change, and the nature of existence through quiet yet powerful narratives. Her best-known work, "Land of the…

Book by ICHIKAWA Sao

ICHIKAWA Sao

市川 沙央

Novelist

Saou Ichikawa (1979–) is a Japanese novelist whose work draws on her experience of living with congenital myopathy. Her fiction examines disability, the body, care, gender, and sexuality while questioning the assumptions that shape literature and society. In 2023, her debut novel, "Hunchback," won…

Book by IDA Kyoko

IDA Kyoko

井田 京子

Translator

Kyoko Ida is a Japanese translator specializing in English-language books on investing and trading. John Mihaljevic’s “The Manual of Ideas” surveys investment approaches and ways to identify useful research questions and areas of competence. She has also worked on translations of investment…

Book by IDA Takanori

IDA Takanori

依田 高典

Economist, applied economics expert,…

Takanori Ida (born 1965) is a Japanese economist and Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University. His research spans behavioral economics, industrial organization, public economics, and energy economics, with a particular focus on applying economic analysis to public policy in…

Book by ide eisaku

ide eisaku

井手 英策

Economist, Professor, Faculty of…

Eisaku Ide (born 1972) is a Japanese economist and Professor of Economics at Keio University. After completing his doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo, he served at the Bank of Japan's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Tohoku Gakuin University, and Yokohama National University…

Book by IDEMITSU Mako

IDEMITSU Mako

出光 真子

Video artist

Mako Idemitsu (1940–) is a Japanese filmmaker and video artist. After graduating from Waseda University, she moved to the United States and began making films in New York and California during the 1960s. A pioneer of experimental film and video art in Japan, she has examined women’s roles within…

Book by IDOGAWA Iko

IDOGAWA Iko

井戸川 射子

Poet

Iko Idogawa (1987–) is a Japanese novelist and poet. Drawing on a poetic sensibility, her fiction captures subtle emotional shifts and the quiet distance between individuals and the world through precise, understated prose. In 2023, she won the 168th Akutagawa Prize for "Kono Yo no Yorokobi yo"…

Book by ieda shoko

ieda shoko

家田 荘子

Nonfiction writer

Shoko Ieda (born 1958) is a Japanese author and Buddhist priest. She is known for her nonfiction writing and reportage focusing on people living on the margins of society. In 1991, she received the Ōya Sōichi Nonfiction Award for "Watashi o Daite Soshite Kiss Shite: AIDS Kanja to Sugoshita…

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igane gentaro

伊兼 源太郎

Novelist, Mystery writer

Gentaro Igane (born 1978) is a Japanese novelist from Tokyo. A graduate of Sophia University’s Faculty of Law, he worked for a newspaper before becoming a novelist. His fiction explores conflicts between institutional interests and individual conscience in policing, prosecution, and journalism. His…

Book by IGARASHI Kanako

IGARASHI Kanako

五十嵐 加奈子

Translator

Kanako Igarashi is a Japanese translator of nonfiction on history, science, and culture. Andrew Pettegree’s “The Book at War” traces the roles played by books and libraries during conflict, examining reading as both a source of comfort and an instrument of propaganda and mobilization. Nina…

Book by IGARASHI Noriko

IGARASHI Noriko

五十嵐 紀子

Biochemistry researcher

Noriko Igarashi conducted biochemical research at Toho University on blood coagulation and fibrinolysis. Her public writing connected these physiological questions with food and everyday health, including a book examining vegetables in relation to thrombosis.

Book by IGARASHI Takayuki

IGARASHI Takayuki

五十嵐 隆幸

Security researcher, international…

Takayuki Igarashi (born 1975) is a Japanese scholar of security studies and international relations history from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is an associate professor in the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Mejiro University. After completing the doctoral program at the National Defense Academy’s…

Book by ihara kaoru

ihara kaoru

伊原 薫

Railway writer, Kyoto University…

Kaoru Ihara (born 1977) is a Japanese railway writer and photographer from Osaka Prefecture. He obtained certification as an urban transport policy professional from Kyoto University’s graduate school in 2012 and began working extensively as a railway writer in 2013. His activities include writing…

Book by IHARA Tadamasa

IHARA Tadamasa

井原 忠政

Novelist, Screenwriter

Tadamasa Ihara is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter known for historical fiction. A graduate of Chuo University’s Faculty of Law, he began his career as a screenwriter under the name Maruo Kyozuka after his screenplay "Rendan" was selected for the 25th Kido Award in 2000. He made his debut as a…

Book by IIDA Ichishi

IIDA Ichishi

飯田 一史

Writer

Ichishi Iida (born 1982) is a Japanese writer, editor, and publishing journalist specializing in the publishing industry, content business, and reading culture. His work examines the Japanese book market, manga, light novels, digital publishing, and changing reading habits through a combination of…

Book by IIDA Mutsujiro

IIDA Mutsujiro

飯田 睦治郎

Weather researcher

Mutsujiro Iida was a meteorological researcher who also wrote for general readers. His publications addressed mountain weather and the foundations of weather prediction. His introductory writing connects the weather people observe with the physical processes operating in the atmosphere.

Book by iijima kazuichi

iijima kazuichi

飯嶋 和一

Writer

Iijima Kazuichi (1952–) is a Japanese novelist born in Yamagata Prefecture. After receiving the Bungei Prize for “Nanji Futatabi Kokyo e Kaerezu,” he became known for historical fiction grounded in extensive research. “Shisochoki,” winner of the Nakayama Gishu Literary Prize, follows Ukita Kokichi,…

Book by IIJIMA Takako

IIJIMA Takako

飯嶋 貴子

Translator

Takako Iijima is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction on the history of science, statistics, psychology, and society. In Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer’s “A History of Data Visualization and Graphic Communication,” she translated an account of the development of graphs and maps…

Book by IINO Morio

IINO Morio

飯野 守男

Forensic Scientist

Morio Iino is a forensic-medicine researcher concerned with determining causes of death and identifying individuals. After doctoral training at Osaka University and appointments at several Japanese universities, he joined Tottori University. His work includes postmortem imaging and explaining the…

Book by IINUMA Kazumasa

IINUMA Kazumasa

飯沼 和正

Science journalist

Kazumasa Iinuma was a science journalist who wrote about technology and creativity. In his study of Japanese creativity, he revisited the achievements of early modern Japanese scientists to question familiar assumptions about imitation and originality. His writing places scientific work within…

Book by IKE Hiroaki

IKE Hiroaki

池 央耿

Translator

Hiroaki Ike (1940–2023) was a Japanese translator of mysteries, science fiction, adventure stories, and essays. Born in Tokyo, he translated James P. Hogan’s “Inherit the Stars,” in which scientists investigate the mystery of a human body discovered on the Moon. His work also includes Isaac…

Book by IKEDA Akiko

IKEDA Akiko

池田 晶子

Philosopher, Writer

Akiko Ikeda (1960–2007) was a Japanese philosopher and essayist. After graduating from Keio University with a degree in philosophy, she pursued an independent writing career, exploring fundamental questions such as what the self is, what death means, and what it means for something to exist. Rather…

Book by IKEDA Ryota

IKEDA Ryota

池田 遼太

Military history researcher,…

Ryota Ikeda (born 1998) is a Japanese military historian and nonfiction writer. He studied modern and contemporary Japanese history at Senshu University and specializes in the former Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, particularly intelligence and code warfare. His research combines documentary…

Book by IKEDA Takamasa

IKEDA Takamasa

池田 貴将

Self-help book author, entrepreneur

Takamasa Ikeda (born 1983) is a Japanese author, entrepreneur, and researcher specializing in leadership and behavioral psychology. He is the founder and CEO of Open Platform Inc. After studying coaching methods under Anthony Robbins while attending Waseda University, he developed his own approach…

Book by IKEDA Toshiho

IKEDA Toshiho

池田 年穂

Historian, translator, professor…

Toshiho Ikeda (born 1950 in Yokohama) is a Japanese historian, translator, and professor emeritus at Keio University. His translations address race, migration, political division, and history, including works by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Timothy Snyder. Hua Hsu’s “Stay True” recounts friendship and loss…

Book by IKEGAMI Haruo

IKEGAMI Haruo

池上 晴夫

Exercise physiology researcher

Haruo Ikegami is a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba whose work concerns exercise physiology and sports medicine. His writing examines how physical activity relates to health, explaining bodily mechanisms through questions that arise in ordinary sporting and exercise experiences.

Book by ikegaya yuji

ikegaya yuji

池谷 裕二

Brain researcher

Yuji Ikegaya (born 1970) is a Japanese neuroscientist and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tokyo. After earning his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo, he conducted research at Columbia University before joining the university's faculty. His research focuses on the physiology…

Book by IKEIDO Jun

IKEIDO Jun

池井戸 潤

Novelist

Jun Ikeido (born 1963) is a Japanese novelist from Gifu Prefecture. Drawing on his experience in banking, he writes about people confronting misconduct, institutional pressure, and conflicting loyalties in the workplace. He made his literary debut in 1998 with “Hatsuru Soko Naki,” a mystery in…

Book by IKEMOTO Daisuke

IKEMOTO Daisuke

池本 大輔

Political scientist, international…

Daisuke Ikemoto (born 1974) is a Japanese political scientist and Professor of Political Science at Meiji Gakuin University. Specializing in European politics, international relations, and British politics, his research focuses on European integration, Brexit, and the United Kingdom's relationship…

Book by IKEMURA Chiaki

IKEMURA Chiaki

池村 千秋

Translator

Chiaki Ikemura is a Japanese translator of books on management, organizations, and working life. In Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott’s “The 100-Year Life,” published in Japanese as “LIFE SHIFT,” Ikemura introduces a reconsideration of the conventional sequence of education, employment, and…

Book by IKEUCHI Satoshi

IKEUCHI Satoshi

池内 恵

Islamic researcher, Islamic political…

Satoshi Ikeuchi (born 1973) is a Japanese scholar of Islamic studies and international politics and Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. After studying Islamic studies at the University of Tokyo, he conducted research at the Institute of…

Book by Ikumi Roellinghoff

Ikumi Roellinghoff

ローリングホフ 育未

Translator

Ikumi Roellinghoff (born 1987) is a Japanese translator working on books, subtitles, and scripts. Originally from Saga Prefecture, she studied in Colorado as a university student and subsequently moved to Canada. She earned a master’s degree at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,…

Book by IKUSHIMA Sachiko

IKUSHIMA Sachiko

幾島 幸子

Translator

Sachiko Ikushima translates writing on social thought, politics, women, and aging. Born in Tokyo in 1951, she graduated from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics. With Yumiko Murakami, she translated Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine, which investigates economic reforms…

Book by Iliana Regan

Iliana Regan

イリアナ・リーガン

Chef

Iliana Regan is an American chef. Largely self-taught, she developed a distinctive style of cooking based on foraged plants, mushrooms, and ingredients from the Midwestern landscape, earning a Michelin star for her Chicago restaurant Elizabeth. She transferred ownership of the restaurant to its…

Book by imahuku ryuta

imahuku ryuta

今福 龍太

Cultural anthropologist, critic,…

Imafuku Ryuta (1955–) is a Japanese cultural anthropologist and critic, and professor emeritus at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Since the early 1980s, he has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, the Caribbean, the American Southwest, and Brazil. In “Kureoru Shugi,” he examines how languages and…

Book by imai mutsumi

imai mutsumi

今井 むつみ

Psychologist, Professor, Faculty of…

Mutsumi Imai is a Japanese cognitive scientist and cognitive psychologist. Professor Emerita at Keio University and Director of the Mutsumi Imai Institute for Education, she specializes in cognitive science, language development, and the psychology of learning. Her research explores how people…

Book by IMAIZUMI Chihiro

IMAIZUMI Chihiro

今泉 千尋

Journalist

Chihiro Imaizumi is a Japanese journalist and writer specializing in conflict, refugees, and ethnic minorities. After graduating from Waseda University, she worked in publishing and for the United Nations before becoming an independent journalist, and earned a master’s degree in media, peace, and…

Book by IMAIZUMI Mineko

IMAIZUMI Mineko

今泉 みね子

Environmental journalist, translator

Mineko Imaizumi (born 1948) is a Japanese environmental journalist and translator who has reported on European environmental policy and civic action. Born in Tokyo, she studied biology and ecology at International Christian University and moved to Freiburg, Germany, in 1990. Her work has included…

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imamura natsuko

今村 夏子

Novelist

Natsuko Imamura, born in 1980, is a Japanese novelist from Hiroshima Prefecture. She made her debut after winning the Dazai Osamu Prize in 2010 for “Kochira Amiko,” and a collection featuring the story later received the Mishima Yukio Prize. Her 2019 Akutagawa Prize-winning novel “Murasaki no…

Book by IMAMURA Nobutaka

IMAMURA Nobutaka

今村 信隆

Researcher of museum studies, museum…

Nobutaka Imamura (1977–) is a Japanese art historian and museum studies scholar. He is Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Hokkaido University, and Visiting Professor at The Open University of Japan. After earning his Ph.D. in Literature from Hokkaido University, he worked as a curator at the…

Book by Imani Perry

Imani Perry

イマニ・ペリー

African American culture researcher,…

Imani Perry (1972–) is an American historian and legal scholar. A professor at Harvard University, her work focuses on African American history, law, culture, and literature. Through her scholarship, she examines race, democracy, identity, and the enduring influence of the Black experience on…

Book by Ina Garten

Ina Garten

アイナ・ガーテン

Chef

Ina Garten (born 1948) is an American cookbook author, television host, and entrepreneur. After transforming the specialty food store Barefoot Contessa into a successful business, she built a widely recognized career through bestselling cookbooks and the television series *Barefoot Contessa*. Known…

Book by INABA Taiki

INABA Taiki

稲葉 大樹

Management consultant

Taiki Inaba (1977–) is a Japanese management consultant. Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, he completed graduate studies in science and engineering at Waseda University. Drawing on his professional experience, he made his literary debut with "Oedo Futures", which won the 67th Mephisto Prize. The novel…

Book by INOKUCHI Koji

INOKUCHI Koji

井口 耕二

Translator

Koji Inokuchi (born 1959) is a Japanese translator working in technical, commercial, and book translation. After working for an oil company and studying at a graduate school in the United States, he became a freelance translator in 1998 to combine work with raising children. His translations of…

Book by inoue areno

inoue areno

井上 荒野

Novelist

Areno Inoue (born 1961) is a Japanese novelist. After graduating from the Faculty of Humanities at Seikei University, she made her literary debut by winning the Femina Prize for "Watashi no Nureefu" in 1989. Her fiction explores desire, betrayal, jealousy, and silence within intimate relationships…

Book by INOUE Atsuo

INOUE Atsuo

井上 篤夫

Writer, Translator

Atsuo Inoue (born 1947) is a Japanese nonfiction writer and translator whose work includes biographies of business leaders and historical figures. Born in Gifu Prefecture, he began working as an interpreter-guide and magazine reporter while studying at Waseda University. In 1986, he conducted…

Book by INOUE Hirotaka

INOUE Hirotaka

井上 大剛

Translator

Hirotaka Inoue is a Japanese translator working on business, personal development, psychology, and current affairs. He studied at Taisho University and International Christian University, then worked at a translation company before becoming freelance. His translation of Judson Brewer’s “Unwinding…

Book by INOUE Mai

INOUE Mai

井上 舞

Translator

Mai Inoue translates art books, illustrated nonfiction, and fiction into Japanese. Through Trannet’s translation auditions, she worked on “A History of Pictures for Children” and a guide to book towns. In her account of these projects, she described applying because of her interest in art,…

Book by inoue shoichi

inoue shoichi

井上 章一

Architectural historian, customs…

Shoichi Inoue (born 1955) is a Japanese architectural historian and scholar of cultural and social history. Born in Kyoto, he studied architecture at Kyoto University and completed a master's degree in engineering there. After serving as a research associate at Kyoto University's Institute for…

Book by INOUE Taichi

INOUE Taichi

井上 太一

Translator, writer

Taichi Inoue (born 1984) is a Japanese translator and writer working in critical animal studies, veganism, posthumanism, and feminism. He graduated from the Department of English Studies in Sophia University’s Faculty of Foreign Studies. Alongside introducing overseas writing on ethics beyond…

Book by INOUE Tetsuri

INOUE Tetsuri

井上 哲理

Information engineering researcher

Tetsuri Inoue is an information-engineering researcher concerned with human experience in virtual environments. Educated at Waseda University, he has worked in teaching and research at Kanagawa Institute of Technology. His writing on virtual reality examines both immersive technologies and the…

Book by INOUE Yuri

INOUE Yuri

井上 ユリ

Culinary researcher, essayist

Yuri Inoue (born 1953) is a Japanese culinary researcher and essayist. She spent much of her childhood in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where she attended a Soviet school. After graduating from Hokkaido University and working as a high school science teacher, she studied at the Tsuji Culinary Institute…

Book by INTAGE

INTAGE

インテージ

Marketing research company

INTAGE Inc. is one of Japan's leading marketing research and consumer insights companies. Founded in 1960, it specializes in collecting and analyzing consumer behavior and market data to support evidence-based business decisions. Its services include marketing research, data analytics, digital…

Book by Intan Paramaditha

Intan Paramaditha

インタン・パラマディタ

Novelist, literature and media…

Intan Paramaditha is an Indonesian novelist and scholar whose work explores feminism, migration, class, and colonialism through horror, folklore, and speculative fiction. She holds a doctorate in cinema studies from New York University and teaches media and film studies at Macquarie University in…

Book by INUI Akito

INUI Akito

戌井 昭人

Actor, Playwright, Novelist

Akito Inui, born in 1971, is a Japanese novelist, playwright, and actor. He co-founded the performance group Tetsuwari Albatrossket and made his literary debut in 2009 with “Mazui Supu.” His short story “Suppon Shinju” won the Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award in 2014. In “Haiyu Kameoka Takuji,” he…

Book by INUMARU Kohei

INUMARU Kohei

犬丸 幸平

Novelist

Kohei Inumaru, born in 1994, is a Japanese novelist from Minoh, Osaka. After graduating from Kyoto Sangyo University with a degree in English studies, he traveled through some forty countries as a backpacker, including destinations in the Middle East, South America, and Africa. While working as a…

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IOKU Yoko

井奥 陽子

Researcher of aesthetic theory and…

Yoko Ioku is a Japanese scholar of aesthetics and an associate professor at Seijo University. She earned a doctorate in fine arts from Tokyo University of the Arts. Her research focuses on the history of ideas and the aesthetics of the German Enlightenment. In “Baumugāruten no Bigaku: Zuzō to…

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ira ishida

石田 衣良

Novelist

Ira Ishida (born 1960) is a Japanese novelist. After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Seikei University, he worked for an advertising production company and later became a freelance copywriter. He made his literary debut after winning the All Yomimono Mystery Prize for New Writers for…

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Irene Pereyra

アイリーン・ペレイラ

UX director, designer, businessman

Irene Pereyra is a Dutch-born UX designer, interaction designer, educator, and co-founder of the design studio Anton & Irene. Previously the Global Director of UX and Strategy at Fantasy Interactive, she has led the design of digital products and services for organizations including Google, The…

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IRIE Sukemasa

入江 相政

Bureaucrat, poet, essayist, Chamberlain…

Sukemasa Irie (1905–1985) was a Japanese scholar of English literature, essayist, translator, and court official. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he taught at Gakushuin University, where he specialized in English literature, particularly the works of William Shakespeare and Lewis…

Book by Irvin D. Yalom

Irvin D. Yalom

アーヴィン・D・ヤーロム

Psychiatrist, writer

Irvin D. Yalom (born 1931) is an American psychiatrist and writer specializing in existential and group psychotherapy. Born in Washington, D.C., to parents who had emigrated from Russia, he received his medical degree from Boston University in 1956 and completed psychiatric training at Johns…

Book by Irvine Welsh

Irvine Welsh

アーヴィン・ウェルシュ

Novelist

Irvine Welsh (born 1958) is a Scottish novelist from Leith, Edinburgh. His fiction explores addiction, unemployment, violence, and class divisions through vernacular voices and black humour. He became known for his debut novel, “Trainspotting” (1993), which was adapted into a film directed by Danny…

Book by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

アイザック・アシモフ

Writer, biochemist

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a writer and biochemist whose work encompassed science fiction and popular science. Born in Russia, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of three. At Columbia University he studied chemistry, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1939, his master’s in…

Book by Isaac Butler

Isaac Butler

アイザック・バトラー

Theater historian, director, writer

Isaac Butler is a writer, theatre director and historian of performance. He earned an MFA in creative nonfiction at the University of Minnesota, directed productions across the United States, and taught theatre history and performance at the New School and elsewhere. With Dan Kois, he wrote The…

Book by Isaac Deutscher

Isaac Deutscher

アイザック・ドイッチャー

Marxist historian, journalist,…

Isaac Deutscher (1907–1967) A Polish-born British historian and journalist known for his studies of the Russian Revolution, the Soviet Union, and the lives of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. A member of the Polish Communist Party in his youth, he was expelled after criticizing Stalinism and moved…

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Isaac Newton

アイザック・ニュートン

Natural philosopher, mathematician,…

Isaac Newton (1642–1727) An English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who laid the foundations of calculus and demonstrated through experiments with light that white light is composed of different colors. By formulating the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, he…

Book by Isabel Wilkerson

Isabel Wilkerson

イザベル・ウィルカーソン

Journalist, Nonfiction writer

Isabel Wilkerson is a journalist and nonfiction writer investigating race and social history. She won a Pulitzer Prize for her newspaper reporting, taught at institutions including Princeton, Emory and Boston University, and received the National Humanities Medal. The Warmth of Other Suns…

Book by Isabella Dionisio

Isabella Dionisio

イザベラ・ディオニシオ

Writer, Translator

Isabella Dionisio (born 1980) is an Italian writer and translator whose essays explore classical and modern Japanese literature. Born in Italy, she studied Japanese at the University of Venice and moved to Japan in 2005. She completed a master’s programme in Japanese language and literature within…

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Isabella M. Weber

イザベラ・M・ウェーバー

Political economist

Isabella M. Weber is a German political economist. She is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an associate in research at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Her research focuses on China’s economic reforms, global trade, the…

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isayama hajime

諫山 創

Manga artist

Hajime Isayama (born 1986) is a Japanese manga artist from Oita Prefecture. His series “Attack on Titan” ran in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine from 2009 to 2021 and won the shonen category of the Kodansha Manga Award in 2011. Set in a world where humanity shelters behind enormous walls to escape…

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ishi kota

石井 光太

Nonfiction writer, Novelist, Writer

Kota Ishii (born 1977) is a Japanese nonfiction writer. He made his debut with “Monogou Budda,” based on his reporting on people with disabilities and beggars in Asian countries, and has since investigated poverty, disasters, crime, medicine, and education through extensive interviews with those…

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ISHIBASHI Seiichi

石橋 誠一

Translator

Seiichi Ishibashi contributed to the Japanese translation of an illustrated reference work explaining how machines operate. The volume moves between everyday appliances and transportation technology, helping readers understand familiar devices through their internal structures and operating…

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ISHIDA Ayako

石田 亜矢子

Translator

Ayako Ishida is a Japanese translator specializing in art and design books. She studied Japanese literature at Waseda University and abroad at the University of Delaware. After working on an English-language newspaper at Yomiuri, she became a freelance art and design writer. Eric Lusito’s “Soviet…

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ISHIDA Kaho

石田 夏穂

Novelist

Kaho Ishida (born 1991) is a Japanese novelist. Born in Saitama Prefecture, she graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology with a degree in engineering. She made her literary debut in 2021 when "My Friend, Smith" received an Honorable Mention in the 45th Subaru Literary Prize and was…

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ISHIDA Kohei

石田 幸平

Psychologist

Kohei Ishida worked in psychology and criminal psychology, including scholarly translation. His writing for general readers examined love, hostility, and interpersonal relations from the perspective of criminal psychology, connecting psychological inquiry with behaviour in social settings.

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ISHIGAKI Kenichi

石垣 憲一

Translator, programmer

Kenichi Ishigaki is a Japanese translator of English-language nonfiction and fiction. He co-translated Ben Bernanke’s memoir “The Courage to Act,” which recounts central-bank decisions during the financial crisis from a participant’s perspective. Philip Norman’s “Paul McCartney: The Life,” another…

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ishigaki rin

石垣 りん

Poet

Rin Ishigaki (1920–2004) was a Japanese poet. She began working at the Industrial Bank of Japan at the age of fourteen and supported her family while remaining employed there for about four decades, writing poetry alongside her work. Through everyday objects such as cooking pots, laundry, and…

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ISHIGOOKA Yasushi

石郷岡 泰

Psychologist

Yasushi Ishigooka was a psychologist whose work included social psychology and counselling. His research addressed adjustment during adolescence, while his books for general readers considered difficulties attending school or work in relation to the individual and the surrounding social environment.

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ISHIGURO Hiroshi

石黒 浩

Robot researcher, professor at Osaka…

Hiroshi Ishiguro (born 1963) is a Japanese roboticist and Distinguished Professor at Osaka University. A world-leading pioneer in humanoid android robotics, he is best known for developing lifelike robots, including the Geminoid series modeled on himself, to explore the fundamental question of what…

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ISHIHAMA Atsumi

石浜 淳美

Obstetrician and gynecologist

Atsumi Ishihama was an obstetrician-gynaecologist who wrote on sexuality and family planning. His work considered sexuality across the lifespan rather than solely through reproduction, connecting medical knowledge with the physical and psychological dimensions of everyday life.

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ISHIHAMA Atsumi

石濱 淳美

Obstetrician and gynecologist

Atsumi Ishihama was an obstetrician-gynaecologist who wrote on sexuality and family planning. His work considered sexuality across the lifespan rather than solely through reproduction, connecting medical knowledge with the physical and psychological dimensions of everyday life.

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ISHIHARA Kaoru

石原 薫

Translator

Kaoru Ishihara is a Japanese translator of English-language books on management, design, and culture who began working in book translation in 2003. Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace’s expanded edition of “Creativity, Inc.” draws on Pixar’s experience to examine candid discussion, failure, and the…

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ISHII Hiromasa

石井 裕正

Internal medicine scientist

Hiromasa Ishii was a physician and professor emeritus at Keio University whose work addressed liver disease and alcohol-related health problems. Alongside teaching and research, he participated in scientific organizations devoted to alcohol medicine. His public writing helped readers understand…

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ishii hisaichi

いしい ひさいち

Manga artist

Hisaichi Ishii (born 1951) is a Japanese manga artist from Tamano, Okayama Prefecture. He made his debut in 1972, while studying at Kansai University, with “Oh! Baito-kun.” Using economical drawings and sharply timed dialogue, his four-panel manga satirizes subjects ranging from family life to…

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ISHII Rikie

石井 力重

Entrepreneur, design theory/creative…

Rikie Ishii (born 1973) is a Japanese creativity researcher and specialist in idea-generation methods. After earning a master's degree from the Graduate School of Science at Tohoku University, he worked in industry and as a NEDO Fellow before pursuing research in creativity engineering and creative…

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ISHII Ryusuke

石井 隆介

Social Insurance and Labor Consultant

Ryusuke Ishii is a Japanese social insurance and labor consultant who supports small and medium-sized businesses in human resources and workplace management. After spending fifteen years in the financial sector, working in asset management, corporate lending, and sales, he changed careers to become…

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ISHII Shinji

いしい しんじ

Writer

Shinji Ishii (born 1966) is a Japanese novelist from Osaka. After graduating from Kyoto University, where he studied French literature, he made his literary debut in 1994 with "Amusuterudamu no Inu." His fiction introduces fairy-tale events into recognizable towns and depicts the loneliness and…

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ISHIKAWA Bunyo

石川 文洋

Press photographer, battlefield…

Bunyo Ishikawa (1938–2026) was a Japanese photojournalist best known for documenting the Vietnam War. Born in Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, he lived in Saigon from 1965 to 1968 and accompanied American and South Vietnamese forces while photographing both combat and civilian life. He worked for the Asahi…

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ISHIKAWA Jun

石川 淳

Novelist, Literary critic, Translator

Jun Ishikawa (1899–1987) was a Japanese novelist, literary critic, and translator whose real given name, written with the same character, was read Kiyoshi. After studying French literature at the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages and translating writers including André Gide, he turned to fiction…

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ISHIKAWA Jun

いしかわ じゅん

Manga artist

Jun Ishikawa (born 1951) is a Japanese manga artist and critic from Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. After graduating from Meiji University and working at Toyota Motor Corporation, he became a manga artist. His work includes manga, novels, and essays, and he appeared on NHK’s television program “BS Manga…

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ISHIKAWA Kaori

石川 香

Cell biologist

Kaori Ishikawa is a Japanese cell biologist and associate professor in the University of Tsukuba’s Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences. She earned her doctorate in science at Tsukuba in 2009 and worked as a researcher at Takeda Pharmaceutical before entering academic research and teaching.…

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ishiko

イシコ

Manga artist

Ishiko is a Japanese manga artist from Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. After receiving an honorable mention in the 87th Tetsuya Chiba Award, Ishiko serialized “The Devil’s in the Lunch Deals” on Kodansha’s Comic Days platform from 2024 to 2025. The completed four-volume series ranked sixth…

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ISHIKURA Shunji

石倉 俊治

Pharmaceutical researcher

Shunji Ishikura was a pharmaceutical-science researcher associated with the Tokyo University of Science. His public writing addressed food and hygiene, including the ways biotechnology changes food production. He used questions arising from daily life to introduce readers to chemistry and the life…

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ISHIMURA Hiroko

石村 博子

Nonfiction writer

Hiroko Ishimura (born 1951) is a Japanese nonfiction writer and journalist known for her in-depth reporting on war, memory, and overlooked chapters of modern Japanese history. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, and a graduate of Hosei University, she has spent decades documenting the lives of people…

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ishimure michiko

石牟礼 道子

Novelist, Poet

Michiko Ishimure (1927–2018) was a Japanese novelist, poet, and environmental activist. Born in the Amakusa district of Kumamoto Prefecture and raised in Minamata, she began working closely with people affected by Minamata disease and their families in the late 1950s. Through testimony,…

Book by ISHIWARA Kanji

ISHIWARA Kanji

石原 莞爾

Army soldier, military thinker

Kanji Ishiwara (1889–1949) was a Japanese military officer and military strategist. As an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, he played a central role in the planning of the Mukden Incident and developed an influential body of strategic thought on war, national defense, and the future of…

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ishiyama nobutaka

石山 恒貴

Business scholar, Dean and Professor,…

Nobutaka Ishiyama (born 1964) is a Japanese management and career studies scholar. Born in Niigata Prefecture, he graduated from Hitotsubashi University and worked in human resources and management at NEC, GE, and a U.S.-based life sciences company before pursuing an academic career. He earned a…

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ishizaka yohjiro

石坂 洋次郎

Novelist

Yojiro Ishizaka (1900–1986) was a Japanese novelist. One of the leading writers of postwar popular literature, he became widely known for his optimistic portrayals of youth, love, and personal growth in a rapidly changing Japan. In 1950, he received the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement…

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ISHIZAWA Mai

石沢 麻依

Novelist

Mai Ishizawa (1980–) is a Japanese novelist whose work explores memory, loss, history, and encounters between cultures, drawing in part on her experience of living in Germany. In 2021, she won the 165th Akutagawa Prize for "Kai ni Tsuzuku Basho nite" ("The Place Beyond the Shells"). Interweaving…

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ishizu tomoyuki

石津 朋之

Researcher of war history and strategic…

Tomoyuki Ishizu (born 1962) is a Japanese military historian whose fields include war studies, peace studies and strategic thought. He served as director of the Center for Military History at Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies. He studied at the University of London and held visiting…

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isobe ryo

磯部 涼

Music critic, author

Ryo Isobe (born 1978) is a Japanese writer, editor, and cultural critic whose work focuses on hip-hop, youth culture, and contemporary urban society. Through long-form reporting, interviews, and cultural criticism, he explores the social realities behind Japan's street culture and marginalized…

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ISOBE Shuzo

磯部 三

Astronomer

Shuzo Isobe was an astronomer whose research included regions of star formation. Alongside work at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, he promoted astronomy education, attention to light pollution, and monitoring of near-Earth objects. His public writing explored planets and the…

Book by ISOBE Shuzo

ISOBE Shuzo

磯部 琇三

Astronomer

Shuzo Isobe was an astronomer whose research included regions of star formation. Alongside work at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, he promoted astronomy education, attention to light pollution, and monitoring of near-Earth objects. His public writing explored planets and the…

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isoda michihumi

磯田 道史

Historian

Michifumi Isoda (born 1970) is a Japanese historian and professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. Specializing in early modern and modern Japanese history, he uses household accounts, diaries, letters, and disaster records to reconstruct the everyday lives of samurai and…

Book by isozaki kenichiro

isozaki kenichiro

磯崎 憲一郎

Novelist, Professor, Graduate School of…

Kenichiro Isozaki (born 1965) is a Japanese novelist from Chiba Prefecture. After graduating from the School of Commerce at Waseda University, he began writing while working for a major trading company and made his literary debut in 2007 when "Kanjin no Kodomo" received the Bungei Prize. His…

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ito asa

伊藤 亜紗

Aesthetician, Associate Professor,…

Asa Ito (born 1979) is a Japanese scholar of aesthetics. Born in Tokyo, she pursued graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, where she received a Ph.D. in literature. Originally interested in becoming a biologist, she later turned to aesthetics and contemporary art, and her research explores…

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ITO Eri

伊藤 恵理

Aeronautical engineer

Eri Itoh (born 1980) is a Japanese aerospace engineer and professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. Specializing in air traffic management and aerospace mobility, she conducts research on next-generation aviation systems using artificial…

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ITO Hirotoshi

伊藤 博敏

Journalist

Hirotoshi Ito (born 1955) is a Japanese journalist and economic commentator specializing in business, finance, and politics. After working in publishing, he became an independent writer and built a reputation for deeply reported investigations into Japan's corporate world, financial system, and…

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ITO Junji

伊藤 潤二

Manga artist

Junji Ito (born 1963) is a Japanese manga artist from Gifu Prefecture. He began drawing manga while working as a dental technician and made his debut after Tomie received an honorable mention in the Kazuo Umezu Award in 1986. His horror manga transform ordinary objects, bodily features, and…

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ITO Kazunori

伊藤 和典

Screenwriter

Kazunori Ito (1954–) is a Japanese screenwriter born in Yamagata Prefecture. He made his screenwriting debut with the television anime “Urusei Yatsura” in 1982. He worked on series composition and scripts for “Mobile Police Patlabor” and wrote the screenplays for Mamoru Oshii’s “Ghost in the Shell”…

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ITO Makoto

伊藤 真

Buddhist researcher, translator

Makoto Ito (born 1965) is a Japanese scholar of Buddhism and a translator of English-language nonfiction on international affairs and modern history. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Kyoto University’s Department of Philosophy and earned a doctorate in literature through Buddhist studies at Bukkyo…

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ITO Miku

いとう みく

Children’s author

Miku Ito, born in 1970, is a Japanese author of children’s and young adult literature. After working as a freelance writer, she made her debut with “Itoko no Taijukei,” which received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children Newcomer Award. “Ashita no Kofuku,” the first work of children’s…

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ITO Osamu

伊藤 修

Economist

Osamu Ito is an economist and professor emeritus at Saitama University. He has studied Japan’s financial system and economic policies from a historical perspective, examining the formation of postwar financial structures and the policy responses to the crises that followed the collapse of Japan’s…

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itoh seikou

いとう せいこう

Talent, novelist, lyricist, rapper,…

Seiko Ito (born 1961) is a Japanese novelist, creative artist, and rapper from Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda University’s School of Law, he worked as a magazine editor at Kodansha before expanding his activities across literature, music, theater, and television. Alongside his pioneering role…

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ITSUKI Hiroyuki

五木 寛之

Novelist, essayist

Hiroyuki Itsuki (born 1932) is a Japanese novelist and essayist whose work also includes lyrics and reflections on life. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, he spent his childhood on the Korean Peninsula and was repatriated to Japan after the war. He studied Russian literature at Waseda University but left…

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iwai keiya

岩井 圭也

Novelist

Keiya Iwai (born 1987) is a Japanese novelist. Born in Osaka, he completed graduate studies at Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Agriculture. He made his literary debut in 2018 after winning the 9th Yasei Jidai Frontier Literary Award for "Eien ni Tsuite no Shōmei." His fiction draws on…

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Iwan Fushimi

伏見 威蕃

Translator

Iwan Fushimi (born 1951) is a Japanese translator renowned for his work in both fiction and nonfiction. Born in Tokyo, he graduated from Waseda University's School of Commerce and worked for a trading company before making his debut as a translator in 1984. Over the course of his career, he has…

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IWASAKI Shinya

岩崎 晋也

Translator

Shinya Iwasaki is a Japanese translator of English-language books on science, technology, and sport. He worked as a bookseller before becoming a translator. Allen Iverson’s autobiography, “The Answer,” connects a basketball career with experiences involving individuality and culture. Eric Berger’s…

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IWASAWA Masatoshi

岩澤 雅利

Translator

Masatoshi Iwasawa is a Japanese translator working primarily on French-language books about politics, economics, history, and culture. He completed a master’s program in Romance languages at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Régis Genté and Stéphane Siohan’s account of Volodymyr Zelensky follows…

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IWASAWA Yusuke

岩澤 有祐

Associate Professor, Graduate School of…

Yusuke Iwasawa is a Japanese artificial intelligence researcher. After completing a master’s degree in informatics at Sophia University, he earned a PhD in engineering from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Technology Management for Innovation. He is an associate professor in the Graduate…

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IWATA Akira

岩田 章

Superconductivity technology researcher

Akira Iwata researched applications of superconductivity, including electromagnetic propulsion. His introductory book on applied superconductivity draws on his participation in developing a superconducting propulsion ship, connecting fundamental physics with possibilities in transport and energy…

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IWATA Hiroshi

岩田 宏

Poet, Translator, Critic

Hiroshi Iwata (1932–2014) was a Japanese poet, translator, and critic who also wrote fiction. He used his birth name, Toyoki Ogasawara, for translations and literary criticism. His long engagement with Vladimir Mayakovsky included translating poetry and drama and researching the poet’s life. His…

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IWATA Kayoko

岩田 佳代子

Translator

Kayoko Iwata is a Japanese translator whose work ranges from picture books and young-adult fiction to nonfiction on business, psychology, and society. She graduated from Seisen University’s Faculty of Literature. Jessica Bennett’s “Feminist Fight Club” examines everyday sexism in the workplace and…

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IWATA Shoichiro

岩田 彰一郎

Businessman, founder of Askul

Shoichiro Iwata is a Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of ASKUL Corporation, one of Japan's leading office supply e-commerce companies. He launched ASKUL as an internal venture within the stationery manufacturer Plus Corporation and pioneered a new mail-order business model for office supplies,…

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IWATSUBO Kentaro

岩壷 健太郎

Economist

Kentaro Iwatsubo (born 1969) is a Japanese economist and professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University. After graduating from Waseda University, he studied at the University of Tokyo and earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research…

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iyohara shin

伊与原 新

Novelist, Mystery writer

Shin Iyohara (1972–) is a Japanese novelist and geoscientist. After graduating from Kobe University, he earned a doctorate in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Tokyo. Drawing on his scientific background, his fiction combines scientific insight with deeply human stories. He made…

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IZUMI Hidekazu

泉 秀一

Journalist, Weekly Diamond Reporter,…

Hidekazu Izumi (born 1990) is a Japanese nonfiction writer and journalist. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined Diamond, Inc., where he worked for Weekly Diamond before moving to NewsPicks in 2017. Covering business, corporate strategy, and social issues, he became the youngest…

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IZUMI Michiko

泉 美智子

Author, Financial Planner, Associate…

Michiko Izumi is a Japanese financial planner and specialist in economic and consumer education. She is the director of the Children's Environment and Economic Education Laboratory. After serving at the Kyoto University Institute of Economic Research and Tottori University of Environmental Studies,…