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Biography
I am a modern Japanese historian, and I have developed a particular interest in the Imperial Army and Navy and the role they played in shaping Japan’s course in the first half of the twentieth century. I have authored Tojo (Belknap Press, 2026) and Sailor Diplomat (Harvard, 2011). I have published chapters in such works as the Cambridge History of the Second World War (Cambridge, 2015), and I have otherwise published essays in e.g. Diplomatic History (Oxford) and the Pacific Historical Review (U California Press).
I am currently working with Gordon M. Berger and Roger H. Brown on a translation of the Emperor Hirohito's so-called "monologue," delivered in the early aftermath of Japanese surrender in World War II. Entitled The Emperor's Testimony: Hirohito's Monologue on Japan's War in Asia and the Pacific, this book is contracted for publication with Cambridge University Press. My next monograph, tentatively titled Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Showa Emperor, is contracted for publication with Harvard University Press.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts (History), University of Queensland
Bachelor of Arts, University of Queensland
External positions
Visiting Scholar, Kyoto University
Jul 2026 → Dec 2026
Visiting Professor, Meiji University
Nov 2025 → Dec 2025
Visiting Professor, Meiji University
Nov 2024 → Dec 2024
Visiting Professor, Meiji University
Nov 2019 → Dec 2019
Visiting Associate Professor , Meiji University
Nov 2018 → Dec 2018
Assistant Professor , Ritsumeikan University
Apr 2006 → Aug 2010
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto University
Apr 2004 → Mar 2006
Research keywords
- Japanese history
- Military history
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Admiral Nagano Osami and the Japanese Navy’s decision for war against the United States
Mauch, P., 2025, Planning for War at Sea: 400 Years of Great Power Competition. Wilson, E. & Kennedy, P. (eds.). U.S.: Naval Institute Press, p. 169-189 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Digital humanities for a different purpose
Walker, J., Hughes, M., Leehy, M. & Mauch, P., 2024, Digital Humanities in the India Rim: Contemporary Scholarship in Australia and India. Cohen, H., Jana, U. & Gurney, M. (eds.). U.K.: Open Book Publishers, p. 273-290 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Archival agility: some preliminary observations
Mauch, P., 2022, In: Journal of American-East Asian Relations. 29, 2, p. 131-132 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emperor Hirohito's post-surrender reflections
Mauch, P., 2022, In: Journal of American-East Asian Relations. 29, 2, p. 221-228 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Japanese primary sources relating to World War II : post-Cold War developments
Hamai, K. & Mauch, P., 2022, In: Journal of American-East Asian Relations. 29, 2, p. 192-220 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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The Jesuits and Hiroshima's Reconstruction, 1945 - 1952
Mauch, P. (PI)
1/04/15 → 31/03/16
Project: Research