Dr. Shoichi Sato, Member of the IAR Academy and Professor in the Graduate School of Letters, has been elected as a member of the Japan Academy.

Dr. Sato is one of the 7 new members elected at the Japan Academy’s 1034th General Meeting held on 14 December 2009, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 3 of the Japan Academy Law. Dr. Sato’s speciality is western medieval history. He was the receipt of the Japan Academy Prize in 2002.