Isoko Hatano

Isoko Hatano (Japanese: 波多野 勤子 Hatano Isoko; – ) was a Japanese developmental psychologist and writer. Her 1951 book, Shōnenki, was a national bestseller that was adapted into a feature film. She was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown in 1976.

Biography Hatano was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1905. In 1927, she completed a degree in English from Japan Women's University. From 1928 to 1937, she studied child psychology at the Child Research Institute at Japan Women's University. In 1960, she established the Japan Child Research Institute. She published, in succession, 赤ちゃんの心理 (Psychology of Babies), 幼児の心理 (Psychology of Infants), 小学生の心理 (Psychology of Elementary School Students), and 中学生の心理 (Psychology of Junior High School Students). with over 300,000 copies sold. and English (Mother and Son). The book features letters exchanged between Hatano and her son, Ichiro, between 1944 and 1948.

She died in 1978 at the age of 72.

Awards and honours Hatano was honoured with Japan's Order of the Precious Crown in 1976.