Professor Takao Hirose from the College of Health and Welfare passed away on February 19 due to lung cancer.

The J. F. Oberlin University community is profoundly grateful for Professor Hirose’s contributions over his long teaching career here. A memorial ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 13, at Keikando Chapel on Machida Campus. All of Professor Hirose’s friends and students are welcome to attend the ceremony.