About JSA-ASEAN
The Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN) is a network among Japanese Studies specialists from Southeast Asia. It was set up in 2005 to serve as a catalyst in promoting Japanese studies in this region. It is the only organization with the aim of bringing together major Japanese studies specialists from various Southeast Asian countries with their counterparts from Japan and other countries. It is hoped that with the combined resources of Japanese studies specialists in Southeast Asia, JSA-ASEAN would grow to become an important platform for the promotion of region-wide Japanese studies.
In order to stimulate interest in and encourage research and teaching on Japanese Studies in Southeast Asian countries and internationally by promoting scholarly networks based on Southeast Asia, JSA-ASEAN organizes a biennial conference as the major platform for a trans-disciplinary international exchange. The inaugural conference was hosted by Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore in October 2006, in conjunction with the 25th anniversary celebration of the Department of Japanese Studies and as an event marking the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Japan and Singapore. The second JSA-ASEAN conference will be held in Hanoi in October 2009, organized by Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences.
JSA-ASEAN also supports the organization of a national Japanese studies association within the Southeast Asian countries, and works towards close collaboration with other international associations of Japanese studies. There are plans to publish e-newsletters to help bridge geographical distance in the region; convene discipline-oriented sub-groups through workshops or lectures including the Japanese language and publications such as periodic journals.
Steering Committee
Dr Bachtiar Alam (University of Indonesia)
Dr Ho Hoang Hoa (Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences)
Prof Ricardo Trota Jose (University of Philippines)
Dr Md. Nasrudin Md. Akhir (University of Malaya)
Dr Kitti Prasirtsuk (Thammasat University)
Prof I Ketut Surajaya (University of Indonesia)
Assoc Prof Dr. Saowalak Suriyawongpaisal (Chulalongkorn University)
Prof Takashi Terada (Waseda University, formerly with National University of Singapore)
Prof Tham Siew Yean (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
Assoc Prof Thang Leng Leng (National University of Singapore)
Prof Lydia Yu-Jose (Ateneo de Manila University)
