Researchers at the Hiroshima Peace Institute

Kazumi Mizumoto
Name:Kazumi Mizumoto
Title:Vice-President (Professor)
Date of Birth:March 17,1957
Major:International politics, International relations
           (nuclear disarmament, security studies)
Place of Birth:Hiroshima city



Education

Mar.1981 Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, the Political Science Department (LL.B)
Sept.1987 Entering the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (sent by the Asahi Shimbun)
May.1989 Graduated from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (M.A.L.D.)
April.1997-March.1998 Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University.
Professional Career
April.1981 Entered the Asahi Shimbun(Reporter)
Oct.1995 Chief of the Los Angeles Bureau
Mar.1997 Retiring from the Asahi Shimbun
Apr.1998-Mar.2010 HPI Associate Professor
Apr.2010- HPI Professor
Oct.2010- HPI Vice-President

Research Career
1. Master thesis

  • "Unification Policies and Inter-Korean Relations: Evolution and Future Prospect" (M.A.L.D. paper) (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, April, 1989).
2.Books
《Sole authored book》
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, Kaku ha Haizetsu Dekiruka: Kaku Kakusan 10 Nen no Doko to Roncho (Can Nuclear Abolition be Achieved?: The course and dicsourse for the past decade of nuclear proliferation), Kyoto: Horitsubunkasha, 2009.

《Co-authored book》
  • Masahiko Asada, Hirofumi Tosaki (eds.), Laws and Politics of Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Tokyo: Shinzansha, 2008, pp.247-270.
  • Ryo Oshiba, Kiichi Fujiwara, Tetsuya Yamada (eds.), Building Peace, Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2006, pp.147-165.
  • Hiroshima Peace Institute (ed.), Humanitarian crisis and international intervention: formulae for restoring peace, Tokyo: Yushindo, 2003, pp.179-200.
  • Hiroshima Peace Institute (ed.), Nuclear Disarmament in the 21st Century: A Message from Hiroshima, Kyoto: Horitsubunkasha, 2002, pp.367-388.
  • Hiroshi Yamada & Gen Kikkawa (eds.), Why are Nuclear Weapons not Abolished?: Nuclear Weapons and International Relations, Kyoto: Horitsubunkasha, 2000, pp.231-244.
  • Masato Kimura, Kazumi Mizumoto et.al., What is National Security of Japan? , PHP Research Institute, Inc., 1996, pp.139-177.
  • Asahi Shimbun international contribution team group, Self-Defense Forces Sent Overseas, (Asashi Shimbun, 1993), pp.39-142.

3. Articles
  1. Kazumi Mizumoto, "A Comparative Examination of Four Reports on Nuclear Abolition and their Influence on US Nuclear Policy," in Peace Studies (Heiwa Kenkyu), Vol.35, October 2010, pp.39-61.
  2. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Nuclear Disarmament Policy of Obama Administration after the Prague Speech," in Inteligence Report, No.23, August 2010, pp.4-15.
  3. Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Danger of Nuclear Weapons and Justification of Atomic Bombing in the U.S.," in Carol Rinnert et al. (eds.), Hiroshima & Peace, Hiroshima: Keisuisha, 2010, pp.60-71.
  4. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Bush Administration’s Exit and New Overture: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2008" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.6, March 2010, pp.61-77.
  5. Kazumi Mizumoto, "64 Years after the Bombing in Hiroshima and Future Task: Need to Update and Appeal the Danger of Nuclear Weapons" in Intelligence Report, No.11, Aug. 2009, pp.52-71.
  6. Kazumi Mizumoto, "New Stream and Unsolved Problems: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2007" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.5, March 2009, pp.59-79.
  7. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Support for Cambodia from Hiroshima: Meaning and Tasks of International Contribution by Local Government" in Intelligence Report, No.3, Dec. 2008, pp.21-31.
  8. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Debates on Global Nuclear Disarmament Restarted: Nuclear Cut of Big Powers and Non-Proliferation of Small Nations Both Important" in Sosei Report, Research Group of Contemporary Politics, Economy and Information, No. 228, Aug. 2008, pp.4-12.
  9. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Nuclear Disarmament and Hiroshima, Nagasaki: Danger of Nuclear Weapons and Unsolved Problems in A-Bombed Cities" in Masahiko Asada, Hirofumi Tosaki (eds.), Laws and Politics of Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Tokyo: Shinzansha, 2008, pp.247-270.
  10. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Compass of Nuclear Disarmament in Disorder: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2006" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.4, March 2008, pp.43-66.
  11. Kazumi Mizumoto et.al., "Individual Testimonies to Nursing Care after the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima in 1945", International Nursing Review, March 2008, Vol.55, Issue1, pp.13-19.
  12. Kazumi Mizumoto, "NPT Regime in Crisis, Sixty Years after Hiroshima Bombing: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2005" in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.3, March 2007, pp.55-70.
  13. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Nuclear Weapons Proliferation in the shadow of ‘Anti-Terrorist War’: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2004’", paper submitted to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Research Group on Reference Materials, 2006, pp.1-16.
  14. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Arms Race and Nuclear Disarmament," in Ryo Oshiba, Kiichi Fujiwara, Tetsuya Yamada (eds.), Building Peace, Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 2006, pp.147-165.
  15. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Outbreak of Iraq War Changed the World: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2003", paper submitted to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Research Group on Reference Materials, 2005, pp.1-18.
  16. Kazumi Mizumoto, 'Japan's Civil Society and the Possibility to Construct a Northeast Asian Peace Culture: Its Task and Prosopect,' in Seongwhun Cheon, Kazumi Mizumoto et. al., "Establishing Social and Cultural Infrastructure for the Formation of Peace Culture in Northeast Asia", Seoul: Korea Institute for National Unification, 2005, pp.143-160, pp.207-229.
  17. Kazumi Mizumoto, "World Shaken by the Preparation for the Iraq War by the US: Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2002," in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.2, March 2005, pp.51-62.
  18. Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Task of Hiroshima: From Peace Movement to Peace Building,"paper for the 9th Conference on the National Development Strategy "Democracy, Human Rights, Peace in Gwangju and Hiroshima", Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (eds.), Honam University, the Republic of Korea, May 2005, pp.25-37.
  19. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima and Its Peace Movement: From Military Capital to Peace City," paper for the 4.3 Peace and Human Rights Forum "For the Peace Community in East Asia", the Jeju 4.3 Institute (eds.), the Repubic of Korea, April 2005, pp.111-120.
  20. Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Role of Hiroshima in the 21st Century: From Destruction to Reconstruction and Reconciliation," paper for the International Conference Commemorating the 55th Anniversary of the April 3rd Uprising in Jeju "Genocide, Memory, and Peace: Beyond the Memory of the April 3rd Uprising", the Jeju 4.3 Institute (eds.), the Republic of Korea, April 2003, pp.113-136.
  21. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2001: Dramatic Changes in the International Affairs After 9.11," in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Research Report No.1, March 2003, pp.45-58.
  22. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Cambodia 10 years after UNTAC: Tasks for peace building", in Japan Institute of International Affairs (ed.), Conflict Prevention (2002 Report commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Tokyo: Japan Institute of International Affairs, March 2003, pp.76-88.
  23. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Achievements of UNTAC and the Tasks Facing the New Cambodia," in Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University (ed.), Humanitarian crisis and international intervention: formulae for restoring peace, Tokyo: Yushindo, 2003, pp.179-200.
  24. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Non-Nuclear and Nuclear Disarmament Policies of Japan," in Nuclear Disarmament in the 21st Century: A Message from Hiroshima, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University, Kyoto: Horitsu-Bunka Sha, 2002, pp.367-388.
  25. Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Role of Hiroshima in the Peace-Building in the Twenty-First Century," in NIRA Research Report No. 20020020, From Remembrance to Reconstruction: Post-conflict Reconstruction and Revitalization as Agenda for Local Government, National Institute for Research Advancement and Hiroshima Prefecture, July 2002, pp.61-74.
  26. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues in 2000", paper submitted to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Research Group on Reference Materials, 2001, pp.1-18.
  27. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Nuclear Issues in the 21st Century and the Experience of Atomic Bomb", in Peace Studies (Heiwa Kenkyu), The Peace Studies Association of Japan, Vol. 26, November 2001, pp.39-48.
  28. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues 1999", paper submitted to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Research Group on Reference Materials, 2000, pp.1-13.
  29. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Japanese Nuclear-Free Policy and its Task", in Hiroshi Yamada & Gen Kikkawa (eds.), Why are Nuclear Weapons not Abolished?: Nuclear Weapons and International Relations, Kyoto: Horitsubunkasha, 2000, pp.231-244.
  30. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Idealism and Realism in Nuclear Disarmament Proposals: Unsolved Issues of the Tokyo Forum Report", in Hiroshima Peace Science, Institute for Peace Science, Hiroshima University 22, 2000, pp.115-135.
  31. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Events and Debates on Nuclear Issues 1998: Situation after Nuclear Tests of India and Pakistan", paper submitted to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Research Group on Reference Materials, 1999, pp.1-6.
  32. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Danger of Nuclear Proliferation and Japan: The Accomplishment of the Tokyo Forum Report and its Remaining Task", in The journal of National Defense, Japan Association for Defense Studies, 27(2), September 1999, pp.35-51.
  33. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Searching National Security Policies of the U.S. in Post Cold War Period", in The journal of National Defense, Japan Association for Defense Studies, 24(1), June 1999, pp.108-118.
  34. Kazumi Mizumoto, "Variation in National Security Idea of Japan in Post War Period", in Masato Kimura, Kazumi Mizumoto et.al., What is National Security of Japan? , PHP Research Institute, Inc., 1996, pp.139-177.

4. Conference
  1. Presentation on "The Role of Hiroshima in the 21st Century: Need of 'Peace Contribution Initiatives'" in Working Group 1 (Legacy of the Russell/Einstein Manifesto and the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons) of 55th Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: 60 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, July 24, 2005 at International Conference Center Hiroshima.
  2. Presentation on "Violence of Nuclear Weapon: From the Viewpoint of Hiroshima and International Politics" at a session titled "Violence of Nuclear Weapon and Peace Education", at the semiannual conference of the Peace Studies Associations of Japan (Nihon Heiwa Gakkai), November 12, 2000 at Aichi University.
  3. Presentation on "Idealism and Realism in the Proposals on Nuclear Disarmament: with regard to the Evaluation of the Tokyo Forum Report" at the Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Conference of the Peace Studies Association of Japan, December 4, 1999 at Hiroshima University.

5.Others
《Traslation into Japanese》
  • Yoichi Funabashi (ed.), Alliance Tomorrow : Security Arrangements after the Cold War, The Tokyo Foundation, 2001, (Supervisor, Joint work).
  • John C. Perry, Facing West: Americans and the Opening of the Pacific, Connecticut : Praeger Publishers, 1994.
《Translation into English》
  • Asahi Shimbun, The Road to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, (Asahi Shimbun, 1999) (Joint work).
《Book Review》
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Toshiki Mogami, 'Humanitarian Intervention: Does A Just Use of Force Exist?'" in The Japan Association for United Nations Studies (ed.) New threat of international Community and the Responses of the United Nations (The United Nations Studies No.4), Tokyo: Kokusai Shoin, May 2003, pp.221-225.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Mitsuru Kurosawa, 'How to advance disarmament'", in Osaka School of International Public Policy, OSIPP NEWSLETTER, Fall 2001, No.20, p.5.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Don Oberdorfer, 'The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History''" in International Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University, PRIME, No.10, 1999.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Narahiko Toyoshita, 'Formation of the Security Treaty : Yoshida Diplomacy and Emperor's Diplomacy'" in Japan International Politics Society, International Politics, No.117, March 25, 1998.
《Joint Research》
  • Yuko Matsunari, Kazumi Mizumoto et.al., 'Development of DVD teaching material as a testimony to nursing care activity after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima' in Kimura Foundation for Nursing Education, Kango Kenkyu Shuroku (Nursing Research Collection) No.13, August 2006, pp.55-66.
  • "The Report on the 'Hiroshima Peace Contribution Plan': From the Prayer of Peace to the Building of Peace", Hiroshima Prefecture, March 2003.
  • NIRA Research Report No.20000005, "Japan's Proactive Peace and Security Strategies: Including the Question of 'Nuclear Umbrella'", National Institute for Research Advancement, March 2001.
《Comment of Report》
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Promotion of Peace Contribution from Hiroshima" in The Asian Population and Development Association (ed.), Message to the Future from Hiroshima (APDA Resource Series No.35), Dec. 2006, pp.49-59.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Pacifism and Security in Japan" in Nanzan University Institute For Social Ethics (eds.) Shakai to Rinri (Society and Ethics), No.20, Dec. 2006, pp.16-25.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Peace-building Efforts Starting from Local Government: The Atomic Bombing Experience of Hiroshima and Its Tasks for Peace in the 21st Century" in Bulletin of National Association of City Audit Commissioners, No.63, Mar. 2005, pp.42-65.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "NPT and Nuclear Disarmament—What We Can Do" in Report of A Re-examination of the NPT Regime: Proposals from Hiroshima Symposium, Prospects for East Asian Nuclear Disarmament, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Mar. 2005, pp.29-36.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "From ‘Peace as a Word’ to ‘Involved Peace’" in Born on this Planet: Reconstruction-Hiroshima-United Nations, Chugoku Shimbun, Nov.2004, pp.116-122.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto & Toshiro Ozawa, "On the Report of the Tokyo Forum" in Japan Institute of International Affairs/Hiroshima Peace Institute (eds.) Facing nuclear danger: An action plan for the 21st century (The Report of the Tokyo Forum for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament), July 1999, pp.6-12.
Contribution for magazine, bulletin
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Possibility of U.S. President Obama's visit to Hiroshima", in Asahi Shogakusei Shimbun, Jan.31, 2011, p.1.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Working for 'world without nuclear weapons', pros and cons of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima & Nagasaki" in Asahi Chugakusei Weekly, Jan.30, 2011, p.2.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Build up world opinion for nuclear abolition" in Asahi Shimbun (Opinion "World Without Nuclear Weapons"), Dec.10, 2010, p.15.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Hiroshima and Nuclear Abolition after the 2010 NPT Review Conference", in Peace Culture, No.175, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Jun. 2010, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Disappointment about the Final Document without a specific timeline for nuclear abolition" in Chugoku Shimbun (Related to NPT Review Conference closes after unanimous adoption of Final Document), May.30, 2010, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Indispensable Additional Cut" in Chugoku Shimbun, Comment on a New START Treaty), Mar.28, 2010, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "We Need to Clarify the Process for Peace" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, Feb.17, 2010, p.32.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "On the Review of the US Defense Strategy" in Chugoku Shimbun, Feb.3, 2010, p.5.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Path to Reduce Nuclear Weapons by International Cooperation" in Asahi Shogakusei Shimbun, Aug.6, 2009, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Proposal Unique to A-bombed Nation Expected" in Chugoku Shimbun, Apr.28, 2009, p.32.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "No immediate Optimism in Nuclear Disarmament" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, Nov.7, 2008, p.32.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Accountability and Transparency of the Government Parties" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, Jan.12, 2008, p.30.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Mayor Represents Citizens' Voice: at the Sixtieth Anniversary of Hiroshima Peace Declaration", in Peace Culture, No.167, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Dec. 2007, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Support for Reconstruction in Oversea Countries by Local Government"(My View Point, Kansai Square), in Asahi Shimbun, Nov.24, 2004, p.28.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Reexamination of Engagement in Iraq Needed" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, Jul.12, 2004.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "One Year after Iraqi War: Dark View in Post-War Reconstruction" in Asahi Shimbun, Yamagushi Edition, Mar.20, 2004, p.31.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Need of Return to Multi-Lateral Cooperation"(Two Years After 9-11 Terrorism) in Asahi Shimbun, Sep.11, 2003, p.28.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Trend of Nuclear Weapons in the Post-war World", in Peace Culture, No.147, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Dec. 2002, p.14.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Japan Should Have Its Own Nuclear Diplomacy: Current Trend of Nuclear Weapons in the World", in Peace Culture, No.145, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Jun. 2002, p.6.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "International Society Is Losing Its Reason: Terrorism on US and Attack on Afghanistan from the Viewpoint of Hiroshima", in Peace Culture, No.143, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, Dec. 2001, p.3.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Efforts for Reconciliation Needed" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, Sep.28, 2001, p.29.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Materialization of Nuclear Abolition" in Gaiko Forum (Japanese Perspectives on Diplomacy), No.145, Toshishuppan, Sep.2000, p.8.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Concrete Measures for 21st Century"(Opinion), in Mainichi Daily News, Aug.5, 2000, p.4.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "No Prospect of Nuclear Disarmament without US-Russia Agreement" in Asahi Shimbun, Hiroshima Edition, May.19, 2000.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Tokyo Forum's Loud Call for Nuclear Disarmament" in SEKAI, Iwanami Shoten, Publishers, October 1999, pp.34-37.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Nuclear Abolition to be Realized" in Hiroshima Shimin to Shisei ("Hiroshima Citizens & City Politics", bi-weekly public relations paper of Hiroshima City) , Sep.1, 1999.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "Need of Concrete Proposal by Peace Movements"(Opinion) in Asahi Shimbun, Aug.5, 1998, p.4.
  • Kazumi Mizumoto, "The Situation of World Nuclear Weapons" in Hiroshima Shimin to Shisei ("Hiroshima Citizens & City Politics", bi-weekly public relations paper of Hiroshima City), Aug.1, 1998.
《Award》
  • Greater Los Angeles Press Club, 1996 year Southern California Journalism Award(News Writing Section, Award of Excellence)in April 1997.

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