Ehud Harari (1935–2023)

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Rotem Kowner

Rotem Kowner is Professor of Japanese Studies and Naval History at the University of Haifa and a leading expert on the Russo–Japanese War. A founder and first chair of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa, his research interests encompass Japan's modern war, issues of race and racism in East Asia, the Jewish communities in Asia, and Israel's relations with Asian countries.

Nissim Otmazgin

Nissim Otmazgin is Professor at the Department of Asian Studies and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests include Japanese popular culture in Asia, popular culture and regionalization in East and Southeast Asia, Japan–Southeast Asian relations, and cultural policy in Japan and South Korea. Prof. Kowner and Prof. Otmazgin are the founders of the Israeli Association of Japanese Studies.