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Janice Matsumura is a Professor in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University. She earned her PhD in History from York University, Canada, where she also obtained her M.A. in History. Furthermore, she holds a second M.A. in East Asian Studies from the University of Toronto and a B.A. in General Honours from the same institution. Her research interests focus on the Japanese psychiatric profession and systems of thought control and internal security within Japan. Matsumura has published extensively on topics including the wartime experiences of Japan, Japanese military suicides during the Asia-Pacific War, and issues of propaganda in modern Japanese society. Her notable works include 'More than a Momentary Nightmare: The Yokohama Incident in Wartime Japan,' which was published by Cornell University Press, as well as numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of Japanese Studies and Canadian Journal of History. She has received several awards for her research, including the SSHRCC Standard Research Grant and a Japan Foundation Fellowship.
Department of Philosophy