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 …
Notes from the Field
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). …
Theara Thun (Historian based in Hong Kong)
Epistemology of the Past: Texts, History, and Intellectuals of Cambodia, 1855–1970 is based on more than seven years of extensive archival research and writing conducted in Cambodia, …
Kisho Tsuchiya (Southeast Asian Studies, Modern History)
When I was a 21 year-old undergraduate student, I had the special opportunity to work with the United Nations Electoral Support Team in East Timor (UNEST) for one year. …
Kisho Tsuchiya (Southeast Asian Studies, Modern History)
During my one-year secondment at Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU), my first priority was undergraduate education. …