Dr. Susumu SATO (ILCAA Research Associate) won the 2021 Best Paper Award of the Japan Society for Urbanology.

Dr. Susumu SATO (ILCAA Research Associate) won the 2021 Best Paper Award of the Japan Society for Urbanology by his paper “Spatial Structure of Completed Fertility in Metropolitan Suburb: A Case Study of Kawasaki City”. This award is presented to authors under the age of 39 who have made an outstanding contribution to the progress and development of urban research in the academic journals published by the Annual Report of the Japan Society for Urbanology and regional society for urbanology (Hokkaido Society for Urbanology, Tohoku Society for Urbanology, Kanto Society for Urbanology, Chubu Society for Urbanology Kinki Society for Urbanology, Chushikoku Society for Urbanology, Kyushu Society for Urbanology) in 2019. The awarding ceremony will be held on October 23, 2021 at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Urbanology (online).