Jeff Kingston

Jeffrey "Jeff" Kingston (born June 26, 1957) is an American professor at Temple University in Tokyo and an author. He has written a number of books and writes regularly for The Japan Times and other publications.

Jeff Kingston
BornJune 26, 1957 (1957-06-26) (age 62)
OccupationWriter, professor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materColumbia University
SubjectJapan

Early life and studies

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]

He is married and his wife's relatives are from Iwate Prefecture.[2]

Academic career

Kingston is the director of Asian Studies at Temple University in Tokyo.[3]

Writing

Kingston has written for The Japan Times since 1988. He had a weekly column called "Counterpoint" until 2017.[4] He also writes for The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.[5]

Views

Kingston is 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[6][7] and on Abe's historical revisionism about Japanese war crimes.[8][9][10]

Bibliography

Books written
  • Japan's quiet transformation: Social change and civil society in the 21st century (2004)
  • Contemporary Japan: History, Politics and Social Change Since the 1980s (2010)(2012)
  • Japan in transformation 1952–2000 (2010)

Edited volumes
  • Natural Disaster and Nuclear Crisis in Japan: Response and Recover After Japan's 3/11 (2012)
  • Contemporary Japanese Politics (4 volumes) (2013)
  • Press Freedom in Contemporary Japan (Routledge, 2017)[11]

References
  1. Critical Readings on Contemporary Japanese Politics (4 Vols. SET) Brills Retrieved September 23, 2015
  2. Austin, Mark Tsunami August 3, 2011 The Diplomat Retrieved September 23, 2015
  3. Britannica Blogs – Contemporary Japan: 5 Questions for Historian and Author Jeffrey Kingston September 29, 2010 Retrieved September 23, 2015
  4. Japan Times – Counterpoint Retrieved September 23, 2015
  5. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Retrieved September 23, 2015
  6. Kingston, Jeff Abe hijacks democracy, undermines Constitution June 21, 2014 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
  7. Kingston, Jeff Students oppose Abe’s assault on the Constitution September 5, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
  8. Kingston, Jeff Right-wing witch hunt signals dark days in Japan November 8, 2014 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
  9. Kingston, Jeff Wartime 'Abenesia' bad for Japan's international reputation May 1, 2015 CNN Retrieved September 23, 2015
  10. Kingston, Jeff Abe’s revisionism and Japan’s divided war memories August 22, 2015 Japan Times Retrieved September 23, 2015
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