Masakazu Iwata

The Author: Masakazu Iwata received his B.A. (with highest honors), M.A., and Ph.D. from U.C.L.A., and did post-graduate studies in the Slavic-Asian Studies Center at U.S.C., and also studied in schools in Tokyo. He was Professor of History and administrator at Biola University and is currently Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu Greek - letter societies. His major work is Okuba Toshimichi: The Bismarck of Japan published by the...See more

The Author: Masakazu Iwata received his B.A. (with highest honors), M.A., and Ph.D. from U.C.L.A., and did post-graduate studies in the Slavic-Asian Studies Center at U.S.C., and also studied in schools in Tokyo. He was Professor of History and administrator at Biola University and is currently Distinguished Emeritus Professor of History. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu Greek - letter societies. His major work is Okuba Toshimichi: The Bismarck of Japan published by the University of California Press. Dr. Iwata was awarded the 1993 National Book Award for Lifetime Scholarship for this book. This prize was given to him by the Association for Asian American Studies. See less