Mikael "Mickey" Adolphson (born March 10, 1961) is a Swedish historian of medieval Japan.

Upon returning to Sweden, he became the head coach of the KFUM Göteborg women’s team, which took fifth place in the Elite League, in addition to winning several tournaments.

Returning to Kyoto University in the spring of 1992 for dissertation research, he also worked for the Japan Volleyball Association as an interpreter.

Adolphson has been Keidanren Professor of Japanese Studies at Cambridge since January 2016; the post was held previously by Richard Bowring and Peter Kornicki.

Adolphson is a Fellow and Special Advisor at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study.