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Profile of Professor Akio Watanabe
Born in Chiba, 1932. March, 1958 graduated from Tokyo University Faculty of Arts, Department of Japanese History and completed a Ph.D in 1967 at Australian National University. From August, 1966, Prof. Watanabe began teaching at Hong Kong University. Since then he has taught at Meiji University in the capacities of Associate Professor and Professor and at Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of International Politics and Economics as Professor, specializing in international politics and Japanese diplomacy. He is an Emeritus Professor of both Tokyo University and Aoyama Gakuin University. From February to August 1994, Prof. Watanabe served as a member of the Defense Affairs Roundtable (advisory panel to the Prime Minister) and participated in the compilation of the “The Modality of the Security and Defense Capability of Japan” (the so called Higuchi Report). In April 2000, Prof. Watanabe became President of the Research Institute for Peace and Security.
Major Publications
- English Publications:
“The Okinawa Problem: A Chapter in U.S.-Japan Relations” (Melbourne University Press 1970) - Japanese Publications:
“The Post-War Foreign Policy of Japan” Editor (Yuhikaku Publishing Co. 1985)
“The San Francisco Accord” Editor (University of Tokyo Press 1985)
“Asia-Pacific International Relations and Japan” (University of Tokyo Press 1992)
“Modern Japan's International Policy” Editor (Yuhikaku Publishing Co. 1997)
“Asia's Human Rights ? from the viewpoint of International Governance” Editor
(Japan Institute of International Affairs 1997)
“Fluctuation of Major Power Japan” (Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc. 2000)
“Prime Ministers of Post-War Japan” Editor (Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc. 2001)
“Prime Ministers’ Decisions” Co-author (Chuokoron-Shinsha Inc. 2002)
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