John Dower AM '61, PhD '72 honored with Centennial Medal by Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), Harvard University
John Dower AM '61, PhD '72 was awarded the Centennial Medal by Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) on May 24, 2023. The Centennial Medal recognizes GSAS alumni who have made lasting contributions to knowledge, their disciplines, their colleagues, and society. It is the highest honor bestowed by GSAS to its distinguished alumni as it celebrates its 150th anniversary.
Read MoreProf. Alexander Zahlten interviewed by NHK J-Flicks on new Japanese films featured at international film festivals
Alexander Zahlten, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, was interviewed in a broadcast by NHK program J-Flicks on Japanese films featured in the Berlin International Film Festival, Osaka Asian Film Festival, and International Film Festival Rotterdam. View the interview here.
Read MoreJapan Digital Scholarship Librarian Katherine Matsuura published article for NCC News about Constitutional Revision Research Project website renewal
The North American Coordinating Council on Japanese Library Resources (NCC) recently featured on its news page an article by Japan Digital Scholarship Librarian Katherine Matsuura about the new and improved Constitutional Revision Research Project (CRJP) website.
Read MoreRachel Saunders co-edits publication on Harvard Art Museums Exhibition "Prince Shotoku at Age Two"
Dr. Rachel Saunders, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art at the Harvard Art Μuseums (HAM), has recently co-edited a publication "Hābādo Bijutsukan Namubutsu Taishi zō no kenkyū" (The Sculpture of Prince Shōtoku at Age Two at the Harvard Art Museums), based on the 2019 exhibition of a similar title.
Read MoreMartin Fackler featured in Harvard Gazette for talk on Japan's nuclear disaster
Martin Fackler, journalist, writer, and Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), was recently featured in The Harvard Gazette in an article titled "How deadly lessons from Fukushima changed Japan and the world." This article covered his discussion of Japan's nuclear disaster in a recent event at HKS with Arnold Howitt (co-director, Program on Crisis Leadership, HKS) “Dry Run for War: How Fukushima Changed Japan and Its Place in the Wo
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