Ezra Vogel, top American scholar on Asia, dies at 90

Harvard professor authored 'Japan as Number One' and 'Deng Xiaoping'

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Ezra Vogel's latest work, “China and Japan: Facing History,” attempted to tackle the roots of the complicated bilateral relationship through revisiting over 1,000 years of history. (Photo by Maho Obata)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Ezra Vogel, a top American scholar on Asian affairs, has died at the age of 90, according to a statement from the Fairbank Center of Chinese Studies at Harvard University on Sunday.

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