Daikichi Irokawa

Daikichi Irokawa
Born	23 July 1925 Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Died	7 September 2021(2021-09-07) (aged 96) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Historian

Daikichi Irokawa (Japanese: 色川大吉, Irokawa Daikichi; 23 July 1925 – 7 September 2021) was a Japanese historian.^[1]

He was married to Chizuko Ueno.^[2][3][4][5]

Biography

Irokawa studied at the University of Tokyo. With other historians, such as Yoshio Yasumaru [ja], he sought to end differences in understanding of Japanese history within the country and internationally. He also sought to tout Japan's rise to prominence in the second half of the 20th century. He was inspired by the works of author Kunio Yanagita and started a daily segment titled Minshūshi, which focused on the daily life of the Japanese population and the evolution of their values.^[6]

Daikichi Irokawa died in Yamanashi Prefecture on 7 September 2021 at the age of 96.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "VOX POPULI: Remembering the pioneering historian Daikichi Irokawa". The Asahi Shimbun. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. Ueno, Chizuko. (2023) 15時間の花嫁. 婦人公論. Chuokoron-Shinsha. April 2023
3. Hirakawa, Sukehiro (2023) "中国語紙も報じた上野氏の結婚". 正論. Sankei Shimbun. 2023-04-20
4. 佐藤勇馬 (22 February 2023). "上野千鶴子氏の「入籍」報道で物議…「結婚してるフェミニスト好きじゃない」と過去に発言". Business Journal (in Japanese). サイゾー. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
5. 元木昌彦 (28 February 2023). "フェミニズムの旗手・上野千鶴子の結婚相手と馴れ初め". 日刊サイゾー (in Japanese). サイゾー. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
6. Conrad, Sebastian (2015). The Oxford History of Historical Writing : Volume 5: Historical Writing Since 1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 637–658. ISBN 9780198737971.