Renowned Historian Revolutionizing Japanese Studies and Visual History
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Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJohn W. Dower, born June 21, 1938, in Providence, Rhode Island, has established himself as one of America's foremost historians specializing in modern Japanese history and U.S.-Japan relations. As Professor Emeritus at MIT, his scholarly work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of post-World War II Japan and Pacific War relations.