October 03, 2024
Tadashi Yanai gives $31 million to support Japanese humanities research at UCLA
The executive and philanthropist’s gift, which will support the Japan Past & Present initiative, is the largest in the history of the Humanities Division
Source: UCLA Newsroom
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