In January 2019, the NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies was newly established, with the support of the Kuraray Foundation, with the aim to promote the development of Japanese studies and deepen the understanding of Japanese culture internationally. The prize will be awarded to researchers based overseas who have shown outstanding achievement in Japan-related scholarship in literature, language, history, ethnology, folklore studies, the environment and other fields related to the human culture studies and have made great contributions to the international development of Japanese studies.

 We are pleased to announce that the winner of the NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies 2025 have been decided.

１　The prize winner
　    Dr. Chung Jae-jeong
　　 Emeritus Professor, University of Seoul

２　The awards ceremony and commemorative lecture
　　 Date: January 28, 2026
       Time: 3:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. JST (award ceremony)
                 3:40 p.m.- 4:40 p.m. JST (commemorative lecture)
       Venue: The Japan Academy (Nippon Gakushi-In)　(To be confirmed)
       ※The awards ceremony and commemorative lectures are open to the public and the first 50 people are
           invited to attend (free of charge).
           If you wish to attend, please register using the application form below.        

       Application Form: https://forms.office.com/r/RM8h8Ne8Vw 

      Upon arrival, please present either a printed copy or a screenshot of your registration confirmation at the
    reception desk.
      Please note that there will be no live online streaming; the recording will be made available later on the
    organization’s official YouTube channel.

３　About the NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies
       For details of the prize, please see the following page.
　   NIHU International Prize in Japanese Studies