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Mary C. Brinton interviewed by South Korean newspaper "The Asia Business Daily"

Mary C. Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology and former Director of the Reischauer Institute, was interviewed by The Asia Business Daily, a South Korean newspaper, in an article discussing the issues of gender inequality and low birth rate.

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Brian Hurley, Asia Center Publications Author, recognized by Modern Japan History Association and Modern Language Association

The Reischauer Institute congratulates Brian Hurley, Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, who has been named one of three finalists for the Modern Japan History Association Book Prize, for Confluence and Conflict: Reading Transwar Japanese Literature and Thought, published by

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Adam J. Lyons, former Postdoctoral Fellow, awarded American Academy of Religion's Best First Book Prize

The Reischauer Institute congratulates Adam J. Lyons (Université de Montréal) on being awarded the Best First Book in the History of Religions by the American Academy of Religion for his monograph Karma and Punishment: Prison Chaplaincy in Japan (Harvard University Press, 2021). Currently an RIJS Associate in Research, Dr.

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Toshiko Mori interviewed for NHK Direct Talk "An Architect's Mission: Mori Toshiko / Architect."

Toshiko Mori, Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture at Harvard's GSD, was interviewed for NHK’s Direct Talk "An Architect's Mission: Mori Toshiko / Architect." Originally broadcast in August, this news segment is available on demand on the NHK website.

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2023 Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies

Established by Kodansha Publishers in 1995 and named in honor of Edwin O. Reischauer, the Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies are given annually to the best essays on Japan-related topics written by a Harvard undergraduate and graduate student. In early December 2023, the Reischauer Institute will award the following two individuals at the annual ceremony and reception held at the Japanese Language Program on 5 Bryant Street.

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