Harvard 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.
Read MoreDialogue with Professors Ezra Vogel and David Plath at Midwest Japan Seminar, Ohio Wesleyan University
On April 6, 2019, Ezra Vogel (Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus) and David Plath (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Illinois) discussed their early fieldwork experiences in Japan at Ohio Wesleyan University's Midwest Japan Seminar. The video recording can be found here on OWU's event page.
Read MoreProfessor Melissa McCormick Featured in Harvard Gazette for Tale of Genji Exhibition at the Met
Melissa McCormick (Professor of Japanese Art and Culture, Harvard) was recently featured in an issue of the Harvard Gazette for her exhibition on the Tale of Genji at the Metropolitan Museum. The article can be read here.
Read MoreProfessor Mary Brinton Featured in Harvard Gazette for Sociology Research
Mary Brinton (Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology and Director, RIJS) has been featured in a recent issue of the Harvard Gazette for her research on the factors at work in countries with historically low birth rates in parts of Europe and East Asia, especially Japan. After multiple rounds of interviews, she has found a "strong correlation” between low birth rates and high levels of gender inequality, particularly in Japan.
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