-Grand Prize Awarded to TAKARA Kurayoshi, Japanese Historian-<\/p>\n
FUKUOKA, Japan<\/span><\/span>, May 21, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Fukuoka<\/span> City (Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee) on Wednesday May 21<\/span> announced the laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2025 designed to honor those who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of Asian studies and arts and culture.<\/p>\n The Grand Prize has been awarded to TAKARA Kurayoshi, a creator in the field of history who has broken ground in Ryukyu Islands studies on multiple fronts. The Academic Prize has been awarded to BAIK Young-seo, a South Korean scholar of contemporary history who considers East Asia<\/span> from the perspectives of citizens and people. VO Trong Nghia, a Vietnamese architect who advocates environmentally and ecologically friendly architecture, has won the Arts and Culture Prize.<\/p>\n Fukuoka Prize 2025 Laureates: Grand Prize Academic Prize Arts and Culture Prize The Award Ceremony will be held on September 16, 2025<\/span>. TAKARA’s and BAIK’s public lectures are scheduled for September 17<\/span>, and VO’s for September 15<\/span>. Archived recordings of events will be available online. Bookings for events will open in July. Advance bookings are mandatory & admission free.<\/p>\n About Fukuoka Prize<\/p>\n The prize is awarded by\u00a0Fukuoka City for the purpose of its international contribution to Asia<\/span>, honoring those who have made outstanding achievements in preservation and creation of unique and diverse Asian cultures. The prize was established in 1990 by Fukuoka<\/span> City, which has played a significant role as Japan’s<\/span> gateway for exchanges with the rest of the Asian region since ancient times. The prize marks its 35th anniversary this year.<\/p>\n The prize has been presented to 127 leaders from 28 countries and areas. Past laureates include Muhammad YUNUS from Bangladesh<\/span>, who also received the Nobel Peace Prize; and NAKAMURA Tetsu from Japan<\/span>, who took the lead in medical services, land reclamation and social welfare for the sick and vulnerable in Pakistan<\/span> and Afghanistan<\/span>.<\/p>\n https:\/\/fukuoka-prize.org\/en<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n -Grand Prize Awarded to TAKARA Kurayoshi, Japanese Historian-<\/p>\n FUKUOKA, Japan<\/span><\/span>, May 21, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Fukuoka<\/span> City (Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee) on Wednesday May 21<\/span> announced the laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2025 designed to honor those who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of Asian studies and arts and culture.<\/p>\n The Grand Prize has been awarded to TAKARA Kurayoshi, a creator in the field of history who has broken ground in Ryukyu Islands studies on multiple fronts. The Academic Prize has been awarded to BAIK Young-seo, a South Korean scholar of contemporary history who considers East Asia<\/span> from the perspectives of citizens and people. VO Trong Nghia, a Vietnamese architect who advocates environmentally and ecologically friendly architecture, has won the Arts and Culture Prize.<\/p>\n
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TAKARA Kurayoshi (History)
A creator in the field of history who has broken ground in Ryukyu Islands studies on multiple fronts.<\/p>\n
BAIK Young-seo (History)
A historian who is one of South Korea’s<\/span> leading scholars of contemporary Chinese history.<\/p>\n
VO Trong Nghia (Architecture)
An architect who advocates environmentally and ecologically friendly architecture.<\/p>\n