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Japanese Scholar Akira Iriye Dies at 91; History Professor, Authority on Japan-U.S., International Relations

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:38 JST, January 30, 2026

Akira Iriye, a world-renowned authority on the history of international relations and professor emeritus at Harvard University, died in the United States on Tuesday, according to sources close to him. He was 91.

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