Shinji Miyadai
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is a Japan
ese sociologist and is a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University
.
He has a Ph.D from Tokyo University
for his research on Mathematical sociology
. Using the method of game theory
, he analyzed how the power of the state works in society. He is one of the most outspoken sociologists in Japan, and is currently working on the strategy the Japanese government should adopt for the 21st century.
He has been a constant presence in the world of Japanese letters since the publication of his PhD dissertation in 1989. His controversial work on compensated dating in Japan was the subject of discussion after its publication.
Even though he was a great fan of Takaaki Yoshimoto
, Miyadai was planning to become a natural scientist as a teenager. Students in Japan make decisions about whether they are majoring in the natural or the social sciences in university when they are in high school. Miyadai recalls that reading Abe Kobo prompted his interest to move toward social issues. Miyadai entered Tokyo University in 1978 to become a film director. He majored in sociology which he thought might be useful. Meeting Wataru Hiromatsu and Naoki Komuro made Miyadai study seriously. Reading Noam Chomsky
also inspired him.
However, Akira Asada
has pointed out Miyadai made grammatical mistakes in the title of his best known book,Owarinaki nichijō o ikiro. It should be either Owaranai nichijō o ikiro or Owarinaki nichijō o ikiyo. Miyadai likes using old Japanese but often uses it incorrectly.
Japan
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ese sociologist and is a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University is one of the largest public universities in Japan...
.
He has a Ph.D from Tokyo University
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
for his research on Mathematical sociology
Mathematical sociology
Mathematical sociology is the usage of mathematics to construct social theories. Mathematical sociology aims to take sociological theory, which is strong in intuitive content but weak from a formal point of view, and to express it in formal terms...
. Using the method of game theory
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
, he analyzed how the power of the state works in society. He is one of the most outspoken sociologists in Japan, and is currently working on the strategy the Japanese government should adopt for the 21st century.
He has been a constant presence in the world of Japanese letters since the publication of his PhD dissertation in 1989. His controversial work on compensated dating in Japan was the subject of discussion after its publication.
Even though he was a great fan of Takaaki Yoshimoto
Takaaki Yoshimoto
also known as Ryūmei Yoshimoto, is a Japanese poet, literary critic, and philosopher from Tokyo. He is the father of the famous Japanese writer known as Banana Yoshimoto and of the cartoonist Yoiko Haruno.-Early life:...
, Miyadai was planning to become a natural scientist as a teenager. Students in Japan make decisions about whether they are majoring in the natural or the social sciences in university when they are in high school. Miyadai recalls that reading Abe Kobo prompted his interest to move toward social issues. Miyadai entered Tokyo University in 1978 to become a film director. He majored in sociology which he thought might be useful. Meeting Wataru Hiromatsu and Naoki Komuro made Miyadai study seriously. Reading Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
also inspired him.
However, Akira Asada
Akira Asada
is a Japanese postmodern critic and curator, whose interests include contemporary arts, history of social thoughts, and economic philosophy. He is currently the Dean of the Graduate School at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. Until March 2008, he served as an associate professor of economics...
has pointed out Miyadai made grammatical mistakes in the title of his best known book,Owarinaki nichijō o ikiro. It should be either Owaranai nichijō o ikiro or Owarinaki nichijō o ikiyo. Miyadai likes using old Japanese but often uses it incorrectly.