James L. Huffman (born October 17, 1941) is an American historian, specializing in Japanese and East Asian history.

Huffman obtained a bachelor of arts degree atIndiana Wesleyan University, and studied journalism atNorthwestern University before he completed graduate study at theUniversity of Michigan, earning a master's degree in Asian studies and a doctorate in history.^[1] Huffman worked as a journalist prior to teaching at theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln,Indiana Wesleyan University,Williams College, andDartmouth College. He joined the faculty ofWittenberg University, where he was named H. Orth Hirt Professor of History and taught for three decades until his retirement in May 2007.^[2] In March 2017, theAssociation for Asian Studies honored Huffman with its Distinguished Service Award.^[3]

• Creating a Public: People and Press in Meiji Japan. University of Hawaii Press. 1997.ISBN 9780824818821.
• A Yankee in Meiji Japan: The Crusading Journalist Edward H. House. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2003.ISBN 9780742526211.
• Japan in World History. Oxford University Press. 2010.ISBN 9780199798841.
• Modern Japan: A History in Documents. Oxford University Press. 2011.ISBN 9780195392531.
• Japan and Imperialism, 1853-1945. Association for Asian Studies. 2017.
• Down and Out in Late Meiji Japan. University of Hawaii Press. 2018.ISBN 9780824872915.

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