3/12(四)中央研究院人社中心亞太區域研究專題中心 亞太新視域演講

亞太新視域系列講座｜Mapping Japanese Contributions to South East Asian Studies: Motivations, Methods, and Intellectual Trajectories

（will be conducted in English）

時間：2026年3月12日(週四)14:00-16:00 【13:30-14:00報到】

地點：中央研究院 民族學研究所 第二會議室

主辦單位：中研院人社中心亞太區域研究專題中心

報名網址：https://reurl.cc/rKpG2k

報名截止：2026年3月8日(週日)中午12:00前

講者：Dr. Mario Ivan Lopez（京都大學東南亞研究所 副教授）

主持人：齊偉先博士（中央研究院 社會所研究員 兼亞太區域研究專題中心執行長）

與談人 : 林育生博士（中央研究院 人社中心 亞太區域研究專題中心副研究員）

講題：Mapping Japanese Contributions to South East Asian Studies: Motivations, Methods, and Intellectual

摘要：

Japanese scholars have a long-standing tradition of conducting research in Southeast Asia, yet the intellectual contributions arising from these endeavours and how researchers reflect on them remain underexplored. This presentation traces the development of Japanese scholarly knowledge within Southeast Asian studies, and outlines key conditions that shape research methodologies in this field. Focusing on the engagement and contributions of Japanese scholars across diverse disciplines, we combine both quantitative and qualitative approaches, including ethnographic research, to analyse the motivations and intellectual experiences that drive scholarship. We identify central themes and distinctive features of multidisciplinary area studies in Japan, highlighting Japan’s unique contributions to global Southeast Asian studies. Finally, this research underscores the potential for knowledge exchange and collaborative networks within the Asia- Pacific region, emphasizing Japan’s role in knowledge production.

2026 CAPAS-Seminar: ｜Mapping Japanese Contributions to South East Asian Studies: Motivations, Methods, and Intellectual （will be conducted in English）

Time: Thu. March.12,2026 14:00-16:00 【13:30-14:00 Registration】

Venue: 2nd Conference Rm, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica

Organizer: Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies (CAPAS) of RCHSS, Academia Sinica.

Registration: https://reurl.cc/rKpG2k

Speaker: Dr. Mario Ivan Lopez (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University)  

Topic: Mapping Japanese Contributions to South East Asian Studies: Motivations, Methods, and Intellectual （will be conducted in English）

Moderator: Dr. Wei-Hsian Chi (Director, Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies)

Discussant: Dr. Yu-Sheng Lin (Associate Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies)

Registration Deadline: 8th,March,2026 12:00.

Abstract:

Japanese scholars have a long-standing tradition of conducting research in Southeast Asia, yet the intellectual contributions arising from these endeavours and how researchers reflect on them remain underexplored. This presentation traces the development of Japanese scholarly knowledge within Southeast Asian studies, and outlines key conditions that shape research methodologies in this field. Focusing on the engagement and contributions of Japanese scholars across diverse disciplines, we combine both quantitative and qualitative approaches, including ethnographic research, to analyse the motivations and intellectual experiences that drive scholarship. We identify central themes and distinctive features of multidisciplinary area studies in Japan, highlighting Japan’s unique contributions to global Southeast Asian studies. Finally, this research underscores the potential for knowledge exchange and collaborative networks within the Asia- Pacific region, emphasizing Japan’s role in knowledge production.