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As previously reported at the beginning of August, former Shokei University professor Judith N. Rabinovitch (Ph.D.) was named as one of the recipients of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (click here for article).
Last month on November 14, the award ceremony was held at the Montana State Capitol located in Helena, Montana, where Rabinovitch currently resides.
At the ceremony, Consul General Yoichiro Yamada of the Seattle Japanese Consulate General presented Rabinovitch with an award certificate on behalf of Fumio Kishida, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time the award was decided. Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Ikuo Kabashima, who also holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, was in attendance at the ceremony as well.
In addition, the commemorative photograph taken after the award ceremony has been posted at the website for the Seattle Japanese Consulate General.
Shokei University graduates can see the commemorative photograph, etc., in the article at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan’s official website.
　
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Professor Rabinovitch Awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2017 (posted November 18, 2017)　
　　Japanese・English

(Introduction)
　Judith N. Rabinovitch, Ph.D.
　　Current position: Karashima Tsukasa Professor Emerita of Japanese Language and Culture, University of Montana
　　Currently resides in Missoula, Montana
　　Research field: Promotion of research on Japan in the United States

Official Announcements have been posted on the following sites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
　　Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2017　Japanese・English
　　Consulate General of Japan in Seattle:
　　　　Professor Rabinovitch Awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2017 (posted June 29, 2017)
　　　　　Japanese・English
　　　　Professor Rabinovitch Awarded Foreign Minister’s Commendation for 2017 (posted November 18, 2017)　
　　　　　Japanese・English
　
　
(Links confirmed as of December 2017) JN:sy