YuNing Henares (Comparative Literature, Fashion Studies)
My research focuses on women’s fashion in East Asian history. I examine how women present themselves through their dress. …
Notes from the Field
Masaaki Okamoto (Area Studies, Political Science)
Solahudin, who served as a visiting fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in 2023, passed away from …
Kisho Tsuchiya (Southeast Asian Studies, Modern History)
In May 2025, Cold War Asia: Unlearning Narratives, Making New Histories, edited by Masuda Hajimu …
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 …
Hiroshi Ishii (Maritime Archaeology, Modern Conflict Archaeology)
Chuuk is a state of the present-day Federated States of Micronesia. As one of …
Mario Lopez (Anthropology)
On February 22, 2025, Emeritus Professor Shimizu Hiromu passed away. An anthropologist and eminent expert on the Philippines, …
Natsumi Shida (JSPS Research Fellow, CSEAS / Graduate Student, ASAFAS Kyoto University)
My research, “‘Tradition’ and Living Culture of Uzbek Herders as seen through Carpet Weaving,” which was awarded the 15th JSPS Ikushi Prize, focuses on the living arts …
Chika Obiya (Modern History of Central Asia, Central Asian Area Studies)
Although my primary area of expertise lies in the modern and contemporary history and area studies of Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan, the following is about a research theme that ventures beyond that scope. …
Tomoko Takahashi (International Relations)
A New Phenomenon: Global South as Protagonist
International Relations (IR) as a field originated in discussions on how conflicts can be resolved peacefully through modern diplomacy (Carr 1939). …