Japan Disasters Digital Archive Remembers 3.11
March 11, 2019 On this day of remembrance, we again offer our condolences to all who suffered losses in the disaster, already eight years in the past. The challenges of recovery and reconstruction continue, and we offer our support and admiration for the many strong efforts of Japanese people and organizations to meet these challenges.
Read MoreProfessor Melissa McCormick Curates Genji Exhibition at The Met
On March 5, 2019, the Metropolitan Museum opened a new exhibition titled The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated, curated by Melissa McCormick (Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard) and John Carpenter (Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, The Met).
Read MoreProfessor Toshiko Mori Leads Architecture Studio to Japan
In February 2019, Professor Toshiko Mori led an advanced architecture design studio from the Graduate School of Design on a week-long trip to study the legacy of modernist architecture in Japan, with a focus on the Seto Inland Sea region.
Read More2018 Tazuko Ajiro Monane and Noma-Reischauer Prize Award Ceremony
On Thursday, December 6, 2018, faculty, students, and staff gathered at the East Asian Languages Program offices to celebrate the awarding of this year’s Tazuko Ajiro Monane and Noma-Reischauer Prizes. Co-sponsored by the Japanese Language Program and the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese, the event was well attended, including an appearance by the Consul General of Japan in Boston, Rokuichiro Michii.
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Ronald Dore (1925-2018)
With great sadness, the Reischauer Institute notes the passing of Ronald Dore, the eminent British sociologist of Japan. Professor Dore’s research and writing on Japanese society, culture, and economy profoundly shaped inquiries into Japan’s postwar social transformation and institutions and made a lasting impact on subsequent generations of area studies scholars.
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