J. Thomas Rimer (born 2 March 1933[1]) is an American scholar of Japanese literature and drama.
He is a Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature, Theatre, and Art at the University of Pittsburgh.
[5] He has written several works for a popular audience,[4] and has been credited with making Japanese drama more accessible to Americans.
[5] Rimer earned a PhD in Japanese Literature from Columbia University in 1971.
Rimer is a son-in-law of Paul Mus (1902-1969), a Southeast Asia and Buddhism expert.