Assistant Professor Wakako KUMAKURA (ILCAA) and Professor Norihiro NAGANAWA (ILCAA, Slavic Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University) were awarded the 18th Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Prize.

The following research achievements were awarded:
Prof. KUMAKURA: Nile Irrigation and Land System in the Transition Period from Medieval to Early Modern Egypt
Prof. NAGANAWA: Explorations in Entanglements of Russia’s Empire and the Muslim World

The JSPS Prize was established by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) with the aim of honouring young researchers with creativity and outstanding research ability from an early stage, motivating them to conduct research, and supporting the development of their research in order to develop the level of academic research in Japan at the top level of the world.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Japan Academy on Feb. 3, 2022.