Donald Keene Farewell party in New York September 28th 11:57
A farewell party for Donald Keane, a Japanese literature researcher who died at the age of 96, who introduced Japanese literature and classical performing arts to the world, was held at a university in New York, USA. About 200 people sang farewell.
Donald Keene, a New York native, has been active as a researcher of Japanese literature since the early days of the war, and is known to have acquired Japanese nationality after the Great East Japan Earthquake. He died at the age of 96 in February.
A farewell party was held at the Donald Keene Japan Cultural Center at Columbia University in New York, where Keen was a long-time professor, and about 200 students and other students attended.
Associate professor David Lurie, who is currently the director of the center, said, “The role played by Keen in the mutual understanding of Japan and the United States after the war and the role of informing the English-speaking importance of Japanese literature cannot be overstated. "And praised his achievements."
While the opera song loved by Keen was playing at the venue, the attendees looked good-bye while watching Keen's photos.
“I was able to know one aspect of my father that I didn't know, such as his appearance as a professor, and I felt how much he loved him. I would like to deepen the exchange and leave it to future researchers. "