RIJS Google Arts & Culture Featured in Kahoku Shimpo
The Reischauer Institute's Google Arts and Culture page was recently featured in the Kahoku Shimpo, a local newspaper based in Sendai, one of the areas most heavily impacted by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The article, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of March 11, 2011, drew from stories shared by former Harvard students who volunteered in the Tohoku region, as well as experiences and photo collections from Mr.
Read MoreStanding in Solidarity with Asian and AAPI Communities
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, alongside other Harvard Asia-related departments, institutes, and centers, stands in solidarity with the Asian and AAPI communities in condemning violence and harassment wherever they are taking place. Sadly, these recent incidents are part of a long history of scapegoating and discrimination against foreign and immigrant communities.
Read MoreProfessor William M. Tsutsui Featured in New York Times
Professor William M. Tsutsui was recently interviewed by the New York Times in the article titled "When King Kong Accidentally Met Godzilla." Currently the Edwin O.
Read MoreProfessor Toshiko Mori Designs Paper House for New York Times
Toshiko Mori, Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design, has recently been featured in the New York Times. Responding to a challenge posed by NYT to a select group of architects to design a paper house that represents their vision of post-pandemic domestic architecture, Prof. Mori created a model based on her previous work in rural Senegal (2015-19).
Read MoreProfessor William M. Tsutsui ’85 Interviewed for Harvard Gazette
Professor William M. Tsutsui was recently interviewed by the Harvard Gazette in the article titled "Round 2: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong.'" A graduate of the Harvard College class of 1985, Professor Tsutsui has returned to Harvard in fall 2020 as Edwin O. Reischauer Distinguished Professor of Japanese Studies and visiting professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations.
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