page_title: John Howes
hierarchical_section_title: John Howes
caption_attribution_description: English: Prof. John Forman Howes at the Conferment of Decoration by the Government of Japan
context_page_description: John Forman Howes ORS was an American educator. He was the Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia for over 30 years. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, Howes was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan for his outstanding contributions to the Canada-Japan community. After retirement from UBC, he taught at Obirin University, near Tokyo.
  Howes died on February 4, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, aged 92.
context_section_description: John Forman Howes ORS (June 19, 1924 – February 4, 2017) was an American educator. He was the Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for over 30 years. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, Howes was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan for his outstanding contributions to the Canada-Japan community. After retirement from UBC, he taught at Obirin University, near Tokyo.
  Howes died on February 4, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, aged 92.
caption: Howes in 2003
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