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Jeffrey "Jeff" Kingston (born June 26, 1957) is an American professor at Temple University in Tokyo and an author. He has written a number of books and writes regularly for The Japan Times and other publications.
Early life and studies
He graduated with a BS in foreign service from Georgetown University in 1979. He then completed an MA in international affairs in 1981 and a PhD in history, both from Columbia University
He is married and his wife's relatives are from Iwate Prefecture.
Academic career
Kingston is the director of Asian Studies at Temple University in Tokyo.
Writing
Kingston has written for The Japan Times since 1988. He had a weekly column called "Counterpoint" until 2017. He also writes for The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
Views
Kingston is a consistent critic of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and his moves to amend Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which restricts Japan's military and on Abe's historical revisionism about Japanese war crimes.