Congratulations to Professor Andrew Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History at Harvard University and former HYI Acting Director (2018-19), who was recently awarded the NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies from the National Institutes for the Humanities. NIHU notes: “The Prize salutes Dr. Gordon’s outstanding achievements in the study of the history of labor in modern Japan…his wide-ranging endeavors in the study of Japanese modern history…[his] wide-ranging activities in education…and Dr. Gordon’s contributions to bridging society and academia.”
The prize announcement can be viewed on the NIHU website in English and in Japanese.