 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Takashi Inoguchi" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Takashi Inoguchi (猪口 孝,Inoguchi Takashi; 17 January 1944 – 27 November 2024) was a Japanese academic researcher of foreign affairs and international and global relationships of states. He was the president of theUniversity of Niigata Prefecture, and aprofessor emeritus at theUniversity of Tokyo.[1]
Inoguchi was born inNiigata. After graduating from Niigata High School, he attended theUniversity of Tokyo from 1962 to 1968, obtaining a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and master's degree in international relations. He studied at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology from 1968 to 1974 and obtained a Ph.D. in political science. Following his Ph.D., he taught atSophia University from 1974 to 1977, and at the University of Tokyo from 1977 onward. He was also at theUniversity of Geneva-affiliatedGeneva Graduate Institute from 1977 to 1978, and atHarvard University from 1983 to 1984.[1][2]
Inoguchi was a well-known author in Japan and had numerous books in print.
Inoguchi was married to the academic and politicianKuniko Yokota, who he met while at Sophia University.
On the evening of 27 November 2024, a fire broke out inside the apartment building inBunkyo, Tokyo where the Inoguchi family was living.[3] Inoguchi and his 33-year-old daughter died.[4] The cause of the fire was under investigation, but police suspected the possibility of a crime was low and that the fire was accidental. A large number of books in the apartment may have contributed to the fire spreading quickly.[5]
Japan:
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2023)[5]