Wada Haruki graduated from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tokyo. He served as professor and director of the Institute of Social Sciences and is currently professor emeritus at the University. He majored in Soviet-Russian history and modern Korean history. His works in Korea include "The Birth of a Historian" and "The Origin of the Russo-Japanese War (1) and (2)”. He is a Japanese intellectual who actively participated in real-life protests such as the anti-Vietnam War movement in the 1970s, the Korean pro-democracy support movement, and the ‘Comfort Women’ protest movement. He received the Manhae Prize 2020 in Korea.