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By no means, this LibGuide can be a comprehensive study guide for the above-mentioned class. Instead, I am trying to provide alternative discussion points that you can explore more according to your preference.

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'Fight for Independence' from different perspectives

Category:Films about the Indonesian National Revolution
Wikipedia page introducing 10 films made from different perspective, including "Merdeka 17805 (2001, Japan).
Google Scholar suggestions of "Merdeka 17805"
Further academic readings is available here.

Current Southeast Studies in Japan

Center for Southeast Studies Kyoto University

[FYI] Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka

Pluto (manga)
Wikipedia page for Pluto (manga)
The Official Website for Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka
Naoki Urasawa’s innovative, hard-boiled reworking of Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy. Purchase fees incur for reading the comics.
Watch PLUTO Netflix
Purchase fees incur for watching those episodes.

Imperial Diplomacy

Political Agenda Behind the Japanese Emperor and Empress’ “Irei” Visit to the Philippines
Asia-Pacific Journal Japan Focus analyzes Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko's state visit to Philippines in 2016.
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and the Imperial Family
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs documents imperial visits by Akihito and Michiko throughout their reign (starting at the end of p. 18).

cf. Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, during and after W.W.II.

Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
Social Networks and Archival Context (snac) features archival collections of Hirohito, Emperor of Japan. (Mostly Not Available Online)

Prime Minister Tanaka and his Diplomacy

Prime Minister Tanaka's Visits to Various Countries
Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) documents one of the pivotal moments in the History of foreign policy after WWII.
Tanaka, Kakuei 1918- 1993
Wilson Center Digital Archive showcases many of his major diplomatic negotiations.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA)

Opinion Poll on Japan in ten ASEAN Countries
MOFA commissioned IPSOS Indonesia to conduct an opinion poll on the image of Japan in ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) in March 2017.
Japan ASEAN Relations
Several PR videos are available on the MOFA website.

Youth Exchange Programs

The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) 2019
Japan's Cabinet Office website showcases inter-governmental youth exchange program between 10 ASEAN countries & Japan began in 1974.
Google Scholar suggestions of "SSEAYP"
Further academic reading is available here.

Official Initiatives in Business

Pacific Islands Centre (PIC)
Inter-governmental consortium to enhance trade, investment, and tourism between South Pacific Countries & Japan

Japan Studies Librarian

Mitsutaka Nakamura

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Contact:

Hamilton Library #411
Asia Collection
2550 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

(808)956-2309

Subjects: Japan

Suggested Bibliography

Taizo Miyagi, Japan's Quest for Stability in Southeast Asia: Navigating the Turning Points in Postwar Asia (Oxford: Routledge, 2018), available online at the UHM library website:
https://uhawaii-manoa.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHAWAII_MANOA/19ki38g/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781351592475

Peng Er Lam, Japan's relations with Southeast Asia: the Fukuda doctrine and beyond (New York: Routledge, 2013), available online at the UHM library website:
https://uhawaii-manoa.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UHAWAII_MANOA/1j16209/alma9910852459605681