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Carleton Expert Available: Japan’s Emperor Akihito Abdicates

April 30, 2019

A Carleton expert is available to comment on the abdication of Japanese Emperor Akihito.

Jacob Kovalio
Associate Professor, Department of History

Phone: 613-520-2600, ext. 2839
Email
Jacob.Kovalio@carleton.ca

Kovalio is an expert on Asia-Pacific history. He is the former president of the Japan Studies Association of Canada and the president of Japan Pacific World Consulting. He has researched and published extensively on Asia-Pacific international relations, strategic studies and history issues.

Kovalio is available to discuss the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito.

 

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