(born 20 October 1930) is a retired Japanese historian of China and professor emeritus of Osaka University, who specializes in

Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

history. A member of the

Japan Academy The Japan Academy ( Japanese: 日本学士院, ''Nihon Gakushiin'') is an honorary organisation and science academy founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements. The Academy is ...

, he has received the

Order of Culture The is a Japanese order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japan's art, literature, science, technology, or anything related to culture in general; recipient ...

, Order of the Sacred Treasure, and Person of Cultural Merit in Japan. In 2018, he jointly received the

Tang Prize The Tang Prize () is a set of biannual international awards bestowed in four fields: Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology, and Rule of Law. Nomination and selection are conducted by an independent selection committee, whic ...

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