Fellows
Millitary Studies - Areas of Expertise
Ken Kotani (Senior Fellow, International Conflict Division, Center for Military History)
kotani-k @ nids.go.jp
Education
| 1996 | B.A. in International Relations, Ritsumeikan University |
| 1998 | M.A. in International History, Kyoto University |
| 2000 | M.A. in War Studies, King’s College London |
| 2004 | Ph.D. in International History, Kyoto University |
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Kotani has been a fellow of Military History Department, NIDS since 2004 and researched on intelligence history. He obtained his MA in War Studies from King’s College London and is Ph.D. in International History from Kyoto University. He was a visiting fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), UK in 2008-9.
He is also a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). His book, Intelligence of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, was awarded the Yamamoto Shichihei Prize in 2007.
His research interests are; Anglo-Japanese Relations in 1930-40s, intelligence history in World War II and recent Japanese intelligence reform.
Selected Publications
English
- Japanese Intelligence in World War II (Oxford: Osprey Publishing 2009).
- Recent Discussions on Japanese Intelligence Reform" (RUSI Newsbrief,July 2009).
- "Pearl Harbor: Japanese Planning and Command Structure", The Pacific War Companion (Oxford: Osprey Publishing 2005).
- "Could Japan Read Allied Signal Traffic?", Intelligence and National Security, (Vol.20, No.2, June 2005).
Japanese
- Mosado (The Mossad)(Tokyo: Shinchosha 2009).
- Sekai no Interigensu (World Intelligence) (Tokyo: PHP 2008).
- Interigensu no 20 Seiki (The Century of Intelligence: Intelligence and International History in the 20th Centry)(Tokyo: Chikura Shobo 2008).
- Nihongun no Interigensu (Intelligence of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)(Tokyo:Koundansha 2007).
- Igirisu no Joho Gaiko (British Intelligence and Far Eastern Policy, 1940-1941)(Tokyo: PHP 2004).