is a Japanese academic interested in international relations, especially China and Japan.

Early life

Suganuma grew up in China and in Japan. He was awarded a master's degree in Chinese Studies at St. John's University in 1992 and he earned a master's degree in International Relations at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

in 1993. His PhD was conferred by the

Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Maxwell School) is the professional public policy school of Syracuse University, a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The school is organized in 11 academic departments and 13 ...

in 1996.Oberlin University, Tokyo
Suganuma Unryu faculty bio
2010.

Career

Suganuma is Associate Professor of Geography at

Oberlin University ''Ōbirin daigaku'' -- note that "Ōbirin" is written in the kanji for "beautiful cherry orchard". is a private university in Machida, Tokyo, Japan. The university was founded by Yasuzo Shimizu. Its name is derived from that of pastor and ...

in Tokyo. His research interests focus on the historical justification of territorial space, investigating the historical argument of territorial disputes or

irredentism Irredentism is usually understood as a desire that one state annexes a territory of a neighboring state. This desire is motivated by ethnic reasons (because the population of the territory is ethnically similar to the population of the parent sta ...

which is conventionally found in debates claiming "new territory" by many states. His major thesis is that people living in different places during different periods have different concepts of territorial space. Suganuma is known for arguing "if there is a flash point to ignite a third Sino-Japanese War, it will be the ownership of the

Diaoyu Islands The are a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, administered by Japan. They are located northeast of Taiwan, east of China, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are known in ...

in the East China Sea".

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Unryu Suganuma,

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encompasses roughly 7 works in 12 publications in 2 languages and 461 library holdings. WorldCat Identities Suganuma, Unryu 1964-
/ref> * ''Historical Justification of Sovereign Right over Territorial Space of the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: Irredentism and Sino-Japanese Relations'' (1996) * ''Sino-Japanese Economic Relations 1982-1987: Nakasone Policies toward China'' (1996) * ''Japanese Yen credits to China: Geopolitical, Geoeconomic, and Geo-strategic Considerations of Sino-Japanese Economic Relations, 1979-1994'' (1998) * 中國歷史文化研究 : 《九州》特刊 (2001) * ''Sovereign Rights and Territorial Space in Sino-Japanese Relations: Irredentism and the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands'' (2000) * 中日关系与领土主权 (''History of Sino-Japanese Relations: Sovereignty and Territory'' (2007) * ''Local Environmental Movements: a Comparative Study of the United States and Japan'' (2008)

Notes

External links

"Unryu Suganuma: The Rising Eastern Yellow-Dragon" blog
1964 births Living people J. F. Oberlin University faculty Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni St. John's University (New York City) alumni {{japan-academic-bio-stub