Ronald Toby

Ronald P. Toby (1942 — ) is an American historian, academic, writer and Japan studies expert.
Early life.
Toby earned a doctorate in Japanese history from Columbia University in 1977.
Career.
Toby has been a history professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Keio University and the University of Tokyo.
Select works.
In an overview of writings by and about Toby, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 18 works in 30+ publications in 3 languages and 790+ library holdings.