13 Facts About Kan'ichi Asakawa

Kan'ichi Asakawa was a Japanese academic, author, historian, curator and peace advocate.

Kan'ichi Asakawa was born in Nihonmatsu, Japan, on December 20,1873; his parents were Masazumi and Uta.

Kan'ichi Asakawa was educated at the Fukushima-ken Jinjo School in Fukushima Prefecture and at Waseda University in Tokyo before he traveled to the United States to study at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Kan'ichi Asakawa continued his studies at Yale University, earning his Doctor of Philosophy in 1902 with a dissertation entitled "The Reform of 645: An Introduction to the Study of the Origin of Feudalism in Japan".

Kan'ichi Asakawa lectured at Dartmouth College in 1902; was a professor at Waseda University ; an instructor at Yale University ; and became an assistant professor at Yale University in 1910.

Kan'ichi Asakawa became a professor at Yale University in 1937, becoming the first Japanese professor at a major American university.

Kan'ichi Asakawa was the author of many works on Japan, his scholarly interest being medieval history.

In 1907, Kan'ichi Asakawa was appointed curator of the East Asian Collection at Yale's Sterling Memorial Library.

Kan'ichi Asakawa dedicated himself to serving as a bridge between the United States and Japan to promote amicable relations.

Kan'ichi Asakawa's parents were Scottish immigrants who set out for the United States after their marriage.

Kan'ichi Asakawa met Asakawa when he was a doctoral student at Yale University after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1899 with a Bachelor of Letters degree.

Subsequently, Kan'ichi Asakawa never remarried and remained single; they had no children.

Kan'ichi Asakawa's works included contributions to the publications Japan edited by Capt.