James Huffman

James L. Huffman (born October 17, 1941) is an American historian, specializing in Japanese and East Asian history.

Career Huffman obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at Indiana Wesleyan University, and studied journalism at Northwestern University before he completed graduate study at the University of Michigan, earning a master's degree in Asian studies and a doctorate in history. Huffman worked as a journalist prior to teaching at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Indiana Wesleyan University, Williams College, and Dartmouth College. He joined the faculty of Wittenberg University, where he was named H. Orth Hirt Professor of History and taught for three decades until his retirement in May 2007. In March 2017, the Association for Asian Studies honored Huffman with its Distinguished Service Award.