The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University supports research on Japan and provides a forum for related academic activities and the exchange of ideas. It seeks to stimulate scholarly and public interest in Japan and Japanese studies at Harvard and around the world.
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- Harvard graduate student Sakura Christmas' dissertation on Inner Mongolia and materials discovered during her research in Japan is featured in the Harvard Gazette. View article »
- Harvard Club of Japan President Carl Kay (College '78) is featured in the Harvard Gazette as part of its continuing series on the university's deep ties with Asia. View article »
- Distinguished architect and Harvard alumnus Paul Tange (College '81 and Graduate School of Design '85) describes vertical architecture and reflects on his Harvard years in the Harvard Gazette. View article »
- Harvard graduate student Nicolas Sternsdorff Cisterna's research on food safety in post-Fukushima Japan featured in the Harvard Gazette. View article »
- Harvard Gazette features articles on the university's deep ties with Asia. View article »
- Harvard-Yenching Library collection of rare books on Japanese falconry and Japan collection librarian Kuniko McVey are featured in Harvard Magazine. View article »
- Interactive exhibition features additional illustrations of rare books from the Harvard-Yenching Library Japan collection. View exhibition »
- Kei Shiraishi of the National Diet Library of Japan comments on the Participatory Digital Archives Conference recently convened at Harvard. View article »
- Kyle Parry of metaLAB at Harvard posts a report on the Participatory Digital Archives Conference recently convened at Harvard. View article »
- Japanese Language Program and Reischauer Institute host awards ceremony honoring students. More »
- Mary C. Brinton (Dept of Sociology) named Cabot Fellow for her book Lost in Translation: Youth, Work, and Instability in Postindustrial Japan. More »
- Karen Thornber (Dept of Comparative Literature) and Matthew Fraleigh (RI Associate in Research) awarded William F. Sibley Memorial Translation Prize. More »
- Kyle Parry of metaLAB at Harvard reflects on the beta release of the Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 Disasters and its potential for research and teaching. More »
- Harvard for Japan Sanriku Project announces its blog. Find out more about their work in the Tohoku region this summer. More »
- Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 Disaster releases its beta version. Explore the archive and its collections. More »
- The Harvard Commemorative Cherry Tree Planning Initiative plants six Yoshino cherry trees in the new Harvard Sakura Garden. More »
- Harvard for Japan launches the Sanriku Project to assist in the recovery and rebuilding process along the Minami-Sanriku coast. More »
- Prof. Andrew Gordon (Dept of History) and Prof. Theodore C. Bestor (Dept. of Anthropology) receive a grant from the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) to develop digital pedagogical tools using the Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 Disasters. More »
- Digital Archive of Japan's 2011 Disasters Project awarded a grant from the The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to support workshops and conferences. More »
- National Gallery of Art exhibit on Ito Jakuchu curated by Prof. Yukio Lippit (Dept. of History of Art and Architecture) is featured in the New York Times. More »
- View the Ito Jakuchu exhibit with commentary by Prof. Yukio Lippit on the PBS NewsHour. More »
- Prof. Theodore C. Bestor (Dept. of Anthropology) begins his term as President of the Association for Asian Studies. More »
- Prof. Edwin Cranston (Dept. of EALC) receives the Nara Man’yo Prize from the Nara Prefectural Government, Japan. More »
