Prof. Kimiya graduated from the Faculty of Law, at the University of Tokyo and completed doctoral studies in the Graduate School of Politics. He received his Ph.D. in Korean politics from the Graduate School of Korea University. He has developed his study focusing on Korean politics and diplomacy, and Korean-Japan relations during not only the Cold War but also the post-Cold War era. His works include, “Korea: Its Economic Development and Democratization,” “Korean Contemporary History in International Politics,” “North and South Korean Contemporary History Focusing on Their Nationalism, “ in Japanese, “Political Choice of the Park Chung Hee Government: Its Export-led Industrialization and the Cold War regime during the 1960s,” in Korean.