(born September 6, 1962) is a Japanese historical sociologist, a professor at

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, a documentary filmmaker, and a guitarist. Born in

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in 1962, Oguma received his PhD from

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in 1998. Since 1997, he has been on the faculty at Keio University, where he was named a full professor in 2007. Oguma has written extensively on postwar social and political history, and issues of Japanese nationalism. Recently, he has turned to documentary filmmaking, directing a documentary on Japanese protests against nuclear power in the aftermath of the

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, entitled "Tell the Prime Minister" (2015).

Selected publications

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Oguma Eiji,

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encompasses roughly 53 works in 150+ publications in 4 languages and 1,500+ library holdings library holdings. WorldCat Identities

Oguma, Eiji 1962-
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References

External links

"Tell the Prime Minister" English Web Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oguma, Eiji 1962 births Living people Historians of Japan University of Tokyo alumni Academic staff of Keio University People from Akishima, Tokyo