Ken DAIMARU

Ken Daimaru is an Associate Professor of Japanese history at Université Paris Cité and a member of the Centre de Recherche sur les Civilisations de l'Asie Orientale (CRCAO). He specializes in the intersection of medicine, war, and public health in modern Japan. His research focuses on the historical anthropology of health systems, medical knowledge circulation, and imperial expansion. Daimaru holds a PhD from Université Paris Nanterre (2017) and has held roles including Co-Director of the Paris Graduate School of East Asian Studies and coordinator of international research programs funded by the Suntory Foundation and Japan Science and Technology Agency.

Key research themes include sanitary border policies, military medical practices, and cross-cultural health exchanges. He has published extensively on topics like the 'humanitarian bullet' debate (2016), the birth of the Japanese Imperial Army's medical infrastructure (2020), and health governance in colonial territories. Awards include the 2018 Contemporary History Prize from AHCESR and a residency at Kyoto's Villa Kujoyama (2016).

Teaching responsibilities span undergraduate courses on East Asian studies, Japanese cultural history, and graduate seminars on science and society. He supervises doctoral and master's theses on topics ranging from wartime masculinity to nuclear policy and colonial epidemiology.

• Research Leadership: Co-Director of Double Degree in Japanese Studies/History (2025), Co-Director Paris Graduate School of East Asian Studies (2022)
• Grants: KAKENHI (2019), Suntory Foundation (2016-2018), EU Marie Curie Actions (2014-2018)
• Labs/Teams: CRCAO member, GIS Asie Scientific Committee, editorial board for Cipango Journal