Three RIJS Faculty Named to Endowed Professorships
During the fall of 2019, three Reischauer Institute faculty have been named to endowed professorships: David L. Howell, Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History Yukio Lippit, Jeffrey T. Chambers and Andrea Okamura Professor of History of Art and Architecture Karen L. Thornber, Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature
Read MoreSky Russell (Harvard College '20) Featured in Local Japanese Newspapers for Work in Tenryumura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
During July and August 2019, Sky Russell (Harvard College, History of Art & Architecture, '20) was featured in several local Japanese newspapers for her work in Tenryumura, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, as part of the Japan Summer Service-Learning Program (JSSL) organized by Middlebury College.
Read MoreProfessor Mary Brinton quoted in New York Times article about women opting out of marriage in Japan
Mary Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology and director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard was quoted in a recent The New York Times article about women opting out of marriage in Japan.
Read MoreHarvard Gazette Features Shōtoku Exhibit, Curated by Rachel Saunders
Sculpture: Shotoku Taishi at Age Two On June 5, 2019, the Harvard Gazette featured an article about the sculpture Shōtoku Taishi at Age Two, a p
Read MoreProfessor Andrew Gordon Featured on CNN to Discuss Japanese Imperial Transition
Andrew Gordon (Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History, Harvard Yenching Institute Acting Director) recently made an appearance on CNN to discuss the Japanese imperial transition on the first day of the Reiwa Era. The full segment "Japan's Emperor Naruhito Takes the Chrysanthemum Throne" (CNN, April 30, 2019) can be found here.
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