Kimitaka Matsuzato, Japanese national, Distinguished Professor at the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS), and Professor at the Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo. An internationally renowned scholar in Slavic and area studies, he is widely recognized as the foremost Japanese scholar in Slavic studies.
Education
1979–1985: B.A. in Law, Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
1985–1987: M.A. in Law and Politics, Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo
1996: Ph.D. in Law, the University of Tokyo. Dissertation: Total War and Local Governance: Food Supply and Agricultural Administration in Russia during World War I
Professional Experience
1991–2000: Associate Professor, Slavic Research Center (now Slavic-Eurasian Research Center), Hokkaido University
2000–2014: Professor, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University
2014–2025: Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo
During this period, served as Director of the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University; currently First Vice President of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES)
March 2025–present: Distinguished Professor, Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies (SAGGAS)
Research Interests
Russian history, Ukrainian history, area studies, comparative politics, and Slavic regional studies.
