Steve Rabson (born May 7, 1943) is an American Japanologist, historian, translator, academic and professor emeritus of East Asian Studies at Brown University.
[1] Rabson's research has focused on modern Japanese literature, especially works depicting war, its aftermath, and the experiences of women and minorities.
[2] He is regarded as an expert on Okinawa, subject of several of his books, and has spoken of wartime rape there to the New York Times.
As a U.S. Army draftee he was stationed in Okinawa in 1967-68.
[1] In an overview of writings by and about Rabson, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 11 works in 17 publications in 2 languages and 360+ library holdings.