Nichibunken News

On June 3rd, the award ceremony was held to honor the following Nichibunken Academic Encouragement Award awardee for FY2026.

PENG Jinghua (Nominating Institution: Institute of East Asian Studies, Northeast Normal University)

This award was established in 2023 with the aim of fostering the next generation of researchers in Japanese Studies. The awardees are selected from doctoral students recommended by overseas institutions that hold academic exchange agreements with Nichibunken or are international member institutions (Full Member) of the Consortium for Global Japanese Studies. (Please learn more about the award here.)

We awarded four students for FY2026 and held the award ceremony for one of them this time. She has been staying at Nichibunken for a short period since early June in order to conduct research for her dissertation.

Director-General Inoue delivered a congratulatory address at the ceremony and presented the award certificate to the awardee.

The awardee commented, "My supervisor at Northeast Normal University told me that Nichibunken was an excellent research institute for me to conduct my research. I am deeply grateful for this valuable opportunity."

• Ms. PENG Jinghua and Director-General Inoue
• The awardee, guest, and attendees
• Award Ceremony