英文 (AY 2024)
R6-7 1-1 "Traversing connectivity across the globe for new horizons in disaster risk reduction: Sharing good practices and challenges in community empowerment in Japan, Mexico, and Malaysia" (R6 AY2024)
This study focuses on community empowerment in terms of disaster risk reduction in Malaysia, where there is little knowledge and experience on disaster response and disaster risk reduction activities at the community level
R6-7 1-2 "Elucidation of the actual situation and establishment of convenient and rapid diagnosis methods for tick-borne infectious diseases in Southeast Asia" (R6 AY2024)
The Philippines and Vietnam have experienced remarkable economic growth in recent years, and exports of agricultural and livestock products to Japan have increased rapidly. However, various infectious diseases in these regions occupy the most important position in preventing the improvement of livestock productivity
R6-7 1-3 "Transdisciplinary study on the function of “semi-naturalized tea” in the formation of the cultural and agricultural landscapes in the mountainous areas" (R6 AY2024)
In the mountainous areas of Southeast Asia, semi-naturalized tea trees (called “yama-cha” in Japanese) have been focused on their significant roles in rural livelihood and regional history.
In Japan, however, the cultural aspects of yama-cha have been emphasized; therefore, the function of yama-cha as an important cash resource in rural areas has been overlooked
R6-7 1-5 "Impact of digitization on small-scale economy and community: Interdisciplinary Macro-Micro Study of the Local Diversity in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area" (R6 AY2024)
This research project endeavors to elucidate the regional diversity engendered by small-scale economic activities in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek), Indonesia, which is experiencing significant transformations in urban society
R6-7 1-6 "Southeast Asia in the Age of Human Rights" (R6 AY2024)
Framing the last half-century as the age of human rights, this project will reexamine the contemporary history of Southeast Asia from the perspective of the growing international human rights movement. We know that events in Southeast Asia during the Cold War made decisive contributions to the formation of this movement
R5-6 1-1"Consideration on Practices of Contemporary Arts in Southeast Asia: Preliminary Research Focusing on Performing Art Forms" (R5-6 AY2024)
Focusing on the performing art forms including dance, theater, etc., this study examines the current state of contemporary art practice in Southeast Asia. Through the review of literatures, dialogues, interviews, and collaborative creation (commissioning of new works), the study aims to explore how the practitioners of art activities in contemporary Southeast Asia confront the various issues in contemporary world
R5-6 1-2 "The Potential of the FieldNote Archive for Deepening the Concept of "Southeast Asian development path": Taking an Example from South Sulawesi, Indonesia" (R5-6 AY2024)
The main tasks for this academic year are as follows:
1. Write about research trends and the history of the southern and eastern parts of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, using previous research, published historical materials, and the FieldNote Archive (a digital world map). Prepare a research guide based on this information.
2. Compile the ideas of several Japanese researchers who have written books on research methodologies for Southeast Asian area studies.
3. Based on the results of tasks (1) and (2) above, present new viewpoints and analysis items to deepen the concept of a "Southeast Asian development path."
4. Upload new materials to the FieldNote Archive and submit effective proposals for creating a database of previous research in the near future.
R5-6 1-3 "Study on the development of evaluation method of the water cycle to contribute to the sustainability assessment of agriculture in the Mekong Delta" (R5-6 AY2024)
This study focuses on the correlations between agriculture and the water environment in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam, located at the southwestern end of the Mekong Delta. This study will (1) integrate the results of field surveys and digital data (digital topography model, satellite images) in the study area to clarify the current status of the relationship among land use (use pattern and distribution of agricultural land), microtopography (land undulations), and water cycle mechanism (e.g. waterway networks) to contribute to the evaluation of the sustainability of local agriculture, and (2) examine effective analysis methods of the digital data for the efficient understanding of microtopography and water cycle mechanism in the vast delta
R5-6 1-4 "Construction of a platform to promote the GIAHS program in East-Southeast Asia" (R5-6 AY2024)
The objective of this study is twofold: firstly, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the historical mechanisms that led to the formation of agricultural systems that would become GIAHS, based on collaboration and dialogue between researchers and practitioners from different fields to better understand and support the promotion of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) areas; and secondly, to examine the characteristics of each research field and practice related to the understanding of agricultural systems in a self-reflective manner
R5-6 1-5 "A methodological case studies on foreign policies of developing and emerging powers : exploring an efficient and substantial combination with regional studies"(R5-6 AY2024)
Asian studies, which had long focused on poverty and development, shifted in the 1990s towards research on economic growth and social transformation. Since the 2010s, Asian countries have strengthened their roles as significant "actors" in the international community, evolving their diplomacy from merely economic development-oriented policies to more explicit foreign policies