Assistant Professor Tate Kihara of the Graduate School of Media and Governance has received the 24th "Japan Sociological Society Award for Distinguished Articles."
The "Japan Sociological Society Award" has been presented since 2002 by The Japan Sociological Society, a nationwide organization of researchers aimed at promoting sociological research and its development and dissemination. The award honors outstanding research achievements by members of the Japan Sociological Society who show great promise for the future.
The award consists of two categories: [Article Category] and [Book Category]. For this 24th edition, Assistant Professor Kihara's article, "Social Mobility Across the Pacific: An Analysis of Japanese Americans in the Continental United States," was selected for the [Article Category].
Furthermore, in August 2025, this article also received the 2025 Honorable Mention from the Asia and Asian America section of the American Sociological Association.
Award-winning Article
Social Mobility Across the Pacific: An Analysis of Japanese Americans in the Continental United States.
Tate Kihara
Comment from Assistant Professor Tate Kihara
I am honored that an article published in an English-language academic journal has also been recognized in the Japanese-speaking academic community. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni of Keio University SFC who support my research activities daily, as well as to the donors who provide warm support from various fields. Encouraged by this award, I will continue to devote myself even further to education and research.
Source: Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office, General Affairs