SAIS Professor Thayer Receives Award from Japanese Government
Nathaniel Thayer, the Yasuhiro Nakasone Professor in the SAIS Japan Studies Program, was awarded the Japanese government's Order of Rising Sun, Gold Rays with the Neck Ribbon during a ceremony on July 11 at Ambassador Ryozo Kato's residence in Washington, D.C. The honor recognized Thayer's accomplishments in the promotion of the understanding of Japan and the strengthening of Japanese studies in the United States.