Chair to aid Japan-China relations

A million-pound donation from Worldwide Support for Development will establish a Chair of Japanese Chinese Relations. The Handa Chair in Japanese Chinese Relations, in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, further cements the University's expertise in East Asian studies. The Chair is named after Dr Haruhisa Handa, chairman of Worldwide Support for Development. It will be filled by a newly appointed professor who will work closely with the Centre for Japanese Studies, the Scottish Centre for Chinese Studies and the Confucius Institute for Scotland at the University of Edinburgh. The Handa Chair will investigate the central issues in Japanese Chinese relations, promoting close relations in one of Asia's most important partnerships. Committed to social causes. The Chair will be officially unveiled by Dr Handa at a ceremony at the University's Confucius Institute for Scotland on Friday, 28 January.