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.
wʌzɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz ˌækədˈɛmɪk ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd sˈɛlftɹˈeɪnd hɪstˈoːɹiən spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzɪŋ ɪn dʒəpˈænz wˈɔːɹtaɪm ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.