June 18, 2018
The Keio University Faculty of Letters has selected the winners of the 3rd Junzaburo Nishiwaki Academic Award.
The Junzaburo Nishiwaki Academic Award is a research incentive award established in 2015 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Letters, with the hope of encouraging the further success of up-and-coming researchers affiliated with the faculty. Eligibility is open to full-time faculty and staff of Keio University, or graduates of the Faculty of Letters, the Graduate School of Letters, or the Graduate School of Human Relations, who are, in principle, under 50 years of age. The award covers publications in the research fields of literature, philology, aesthetics and art history, linguistics, and the arts.
Additionally, the Toshihiko Izutsu Academic Award is a research incentive award established around the same time as the Junzaburo Nishiwaki Academic Award. Since 2016, the Toshihiko Izutsu Academic Award has been presented in odd-numbered years and the Junzaburo Nishiwaki Academic Award in even-numbered years, alternating annually.
The award ceremony was held on Wednesday, June 13, at the North Hall on Mita Campus. Professor Takanori Ogura of the Faculty of Letters and Chairman of the Junzaburo Nishiwaki Academic Award Selection Committee explained the reasons for the selection, and then Yoshimitsu Matsuura, Dean of the Faculty of Letters, presented certificates and supplementary prizes to the three winning authors.
Winning Work: "Kenkō Hōshi: Tsurezuregusa ni Kirusarenakatta Shinjitsu" (Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2017)
Author: Mr. Takeo Ogawa (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Keio University)
Winning Work: "Reichardt: Goethe Jidai no Shidōteki Ongakuka" (Keio University Press, 2017)
Author: Ms. Sanae Takito (Lecturer, Keio University)
Winning Work: "Shikyō Kaishakugaku no Keishō to Hen'yō: Hokusō Shikyōgaku o Chūshin ni Suete" (Kenbun Shuppan, 2017)
Author: Mr. Kazushi Tanemura (Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University)