Hiroshi Ishii (Maritime archaeology, Modern conflict archaeology)
The first time I heard the term “Underwater Archaeology” was in the middle of a desert. During a field school in the high desert of Oregon, …
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Julie Ann de los Reyes (Geography, Political Ecology)
My home country, the Philippines, is no stranger to storms. Each year, an average of 20 tropical cyclones sweep across the archipelago, a fact so routine that typhoons have become part of the rhythm of life—anticipated, endured, and, with luck, survived. But in September 2009, …
Kisho Tsuchiya (Southeast Asian Studies, Modern History)
In May 2025, Cold War Asia: Unlearning Narratives, Making New Histories, edited by Masuda Hajimu …
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (Area Studies, Media Studies)
Ever since childhood, I have loved the Ultraman television series that features the Ultra superheroes. I vividly recall a scene
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Masayuki Yanagisawa (Environmental History in Southeast Asia, Vietnamese Studies)
In the 1990s, when I would tell people that I was doing a rural village study in Vietnam, they would respond with, “Oh, I see, I understand,” but today …
Caroline S. Hau (Cultural Studies)
In my childhood during the 1970s, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriages called kalesas were ubiquitous in Manila’s Chinatown. They brought denizens to and from school, the movie house, restaurant, clinic, store, church, and temple. Their cousin, the spacious karitela, transported goods in bulk from the markets of …
Interview with Professor Patricio N. Abinales
My research project is about everyday forms of authoritarianism as these were enforced in the University of the Philippines (UP) during the 15-year dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. …
On May 26, 2025, a special lecture was held at the Inamori Center at Kyoto University, featuring former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. …
Tomohiro Machikita (Labor Economics and Industrial Development)
Increasing numbers of stores are installing self-checkouts recently. The customer places the basket with the goods on one side of the self-checkout and hangs a shopping bag on the hooks on the other side. The barcode …