{"id":439,"date":"2012-03-20T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T18:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=439"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:21:53","slug":"k-alum-travels-to-japan-following-natural-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-alum-travels-to-japan-following-natural-disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;K&#8221; Alum Travels to Japan Following Natural Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ethan Segal \u201990<\/strong>, professor of Japanese history at Michigan State University, made two trips to Japan following the March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that continues to dramatically affect the northeastern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Segal earned his B.A. in biology and did his study abroad in Japan (Waseda University in Tokyo). He earned advanced degrees from the University of Washington (M.A.) and Stanford University (Ph.D.). 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