Ronald A. Morse

Since he retired in 2005, Morse has been involved in new studies of Japanese folklore and regional development in Japan. He was awarded the Iwate Prefecture, Tono City Cultural Prize for these efforts in November 2012. In 2006, Morse taught in the "Semester at Sea" college program (The Institute for Shipboard Education) administered by the University of Virginia. In 2004-2005, Morse was the Tokyo Foundation Professor of Japan Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. From 2001-2004, he was the Paul I. Terasaki Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA). From 1996 to 2001, he was Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Reitaku University in Tokyo, Japan.

Two recent free e-books include:

Kazuko Tsurumi, THE ADVENTURE OF IDEAS: A Collection of Essays on Patterns of Creativity & A Theory of Endogenous Development (free e-book for download at http://www.japanime.com/tsurumi

Yanagita Kunio and Japanese Folklore Studies in the 21st Century, (September 2012) free e-book download available at http://www.japanime.com/yanagita