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John M. Doyle receives 2025 William F. Meggers Award and elected to National Academy of Sciences

John M. Doyle, Henry B. Silsbee Professor of Physics, has recently been selected as the recipient of the William F. Meggers Award by Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide.

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Recognizing "Japan Day" (May 7) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Today, the Reischauer Institute acknowledges the recent designation of May 7 as "Japan Day" by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in recognition of John Manjiro (Nakahama)'s arrival in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1843 – the beginning of the longstanding cooperation and friendship between Japan and the Commonwealth.

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Toshiko Mori interviewed in The New York Times "The 25 Essential Gardens to See in Your Lifetime"

Toshiko Mori, Robert P.

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JDA featured in special issue of Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, a leading scholarly online journal that explores the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations and environment of the modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific region, has recently featured the Japan Disasters Digital Archive (JDA) Project in a two-part special issue, highlighted on the journal's homepage.

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Film Series "Planet at 50" featured in multiple local news outlets

The Harvard Film Archive series "Planet at 50" has recently been featured in The Arts Fuse and

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