A research publication featuring a paper on Tsunesaburo Makiguchi by a visiting researcher at IRISE has been published
A paper by Masayuki Shiohara, a visiting researcher at IRISE, was included in Nitobe Inazo no Sekai (“The World of Inazo Nitobe,” Issue No. 35, 2026), published by the Nitobe Foundation.
This book introduces the life and achievements of Inazo Nitobe, who made significant contributions to the international community as the Under-Secretary General of the League of Nations. Each issue features articles and research papers by a diverse range of scholars.
Mr. Shiohara has contributed a paper titled "Nitobe Inazō and Makiguchi Tsunesaburo (Part 2),” following Part 1 in the previous issue. The paper offers a detailed examination of the relationship and thought of the two men, including how Nitobe Inazō influenced the later thinking of Makiguchi Tsunesaburo, the first president of the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai.
The preface of this issue describes Mr. Shiohara’s paper as “an over-60-page astonishing undertaking. Building upon the previous year, this extensively detailed writing between Nitobe and Makiguchi is written such that readers are stunned.” The book’s paper band (obi) also states, “We were able to add new, previously unknown materials on Makiguchi Tsunesaburo, the first president of Soka Gakkai, and other members.”
