(born 20 October 1930) is a retired Japanese historian of China and professor emeritus of

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, who specializes in Song dynasty history. A member of the Japan Academy, he has received the Order of Culture,

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, and

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in Japan. In 2018, he jointly received the Tang Prize in Sinology with Stephen Owen. Several of his specialist works have been translated into English, including the landmark study ''Commerce and Society in Sung China'' (1968, abridged English translation published in 2 volumes in 1970), which remains one of the most respected works on Chinese economic history.

Works

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Commerce and Society in Sung China
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References

* 1930 births Living people Historians of China Japanese sinologists Writers from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni Osaka University faculty Members of the Japan Academy {{Japan-historian-stub