Ryo Morimoto receives 11th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies
On January 20, 2026, Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, received the 11th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies at an award ceremony hosted in Tokyo by the Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies (HIJAS).
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Read MoreRyo Morimoto awarded 11th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies
Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor in Anthropology, has recently been awarded the 11th Professor Josef Kreiner Hosei University Award for International Japanese Studies for Nuclear Ghost: Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima's Gray Zone (University of California Press, 2023).
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