Dr. Ryo MIZUKAMI (JSPS Research Fellow/ILCAA) won the 45th (2023) Award for Young Researchers from the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan. This award aimed to encourage younger researchers and promote their research in the field of Oriental Studies in Japan. His article, published in Orient vol.58 (2023), “Interconfessional Dialogue on Faḍāʾil of the Twelve Imams: Rethinking the Confessional Boundary between Sunnism and Shiʿism in Medieval and Early Modern” was the reason for this award. The award ceremony was held on October 28, 2023, at Osaka University. For details, please see here. (Only available in Japanese)