wʌzɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌækədˈɛmɪk ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd sˈɛlftɹˈeɪnd hɪstˈoːɹiən spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ ɪn dʒəpˈænz wˈɔːɹtaɪm ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
was a Japanese academic of English literature and self-trained historian specialising in Japan's wartime role in the first half of the 20th century.