Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and chair of EALAC, has been awarded the 26th Yamagata Banto Prize for his book Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons (Columbia University Press). The prize was given for his contributions to “deepening the understanding of Japanese culture in a global context.”
Details may be found here:
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/bunka/news/bantou.html
http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/4002/00025240/Reference%20Metarial.pdf
