Yoshiaki Ishizawa

Yoshiaki Ishizawa (born 1937, Obihiro, Hokkaido) is a Japanese academic and a professor at Sophia University. He is a recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2017 for "restoration of Angkor Wat since the time of civil war nurturing human resources and specialists of Cambodia to conserve the heritage site resulting Cambodian people to regain the pride for their own cultural heritage".^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "Professor Yoshiaki Ishizawa receives Ramon Magsaysay Award 2017 - Sophia University Official Website". Sophia.ac.jp. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
2. "Japanese scholar receives prestigious 2017 Magsaysay Award for his work in Cambodia". Japantimes.co.jp. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
3. "Saving Angkor: Yoshiaki Ishizawa's work in reviving Cambodian heritage". Rappler.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
4. "Ishizawa, Yoshiaki • The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation • Honoring greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia". Rmaward.asia. Retrieved 2 October 2017.