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Dr. Bradley M. Richardson (1928-2015) remembered

January 20, 2015

Dr. Bradley M. Richardson (1928-2015) remembered

It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of Dr. Bradley M. Richardson on Friday, January 16, 2015. 

Dr. Richardson was the founding Director of the Institute for Japanese Studies (1985-2002).  He also served as the Director of the East Asian Studies Center from 1977-1980 and 1999- 2002.

Dr. Richardson was a leading scholar in Japanese politics as well as a notable academician, lecturer and author on Japanese culture, business and politics, and received the Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award in 1996. He was appointed as the Honorary Consul General of Japan for Ohio from 1999- 2004 to further strengthen U.S.–Japan relations, particularly through Japan’s growing ties with the State of Ohio.Dr. Richardson was a founding Executive Board Member of the Japan-America Society of Central Ohio in 1997and served many roles on the board and on the programming committee through the years.

Dr. Richardson was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments in the successful achievement of Ohio State’s goals in international relations, education and exchange related to Japan to the state, community and international friendship.In 2008, he was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun, the second most prestigious national decoration awarded by the Japanese government. These decorations are awarded by the Japanese government to individuals who have contributed greatly to the nation and the public in politics, business, culture and the arts.

Dr. Richardson had recently been engaged in research on political communications in twelve old and new democracies; on political culture change in Japan; and a cross-national comparison of political culture trends in Germany, Japan and Spain. His books include Japanese Democracy: Conflict, Power, and Performance (Yale, 1997), The Japanese Voter (Yale, 1991), Business and Society in Japan (Praeger, 1981), Voting in Japan (Tokyo, 1977) and The Political Culture of Japan (California, 1973). He has also published articles in the American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Asian Studies, Asian Survey and Journal of Modern Asian Studies. Dr. Richardson has received grants in recent years from the National Science Foundation, the Honda Foundation, the Japan Foundation, the Fulbright-Hays Commission and the Comite Conjunto de Intercambio Cultural e Educativo Hispano-Americano.

Family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Rd., Columbus, OH 43221

Details and article in the Columbus Dispatch Link

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