Professor Department of Globalization and Humanity
Research Specialization
Social anthropology, Southeast Asian Studies
Individual Research Projects
1. An Anthropological Study on Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia
2. An Anthropological Study on Inclusive Society
Academic Qualifications
B.A. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 1992
M.A. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 1995
Ph.D. Tokyo Metropolitan Univ. 2002
Research Interests
Ethnographic Study on Islam/islams in the Marginal World
Social Anthropological Study on the Social Change by Development
Current Research Topics
An Anthropological Study of NGO Activities
Research Keywords
Social Anthropology, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Orang Asli, Temuan
Selected Publications
2009
Living on the Periphery: Development and Islamization among the Orang Asli in Malaysia. Subang Jaya, Malaysia: Center for Orang Asli Concerns.
2008
Living on the Periphery: Development and Islamization among the Orang Asli. Kyoto and Melbourne: Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press. [Nut Graph 2010.05.04]
Publications (English publications only)
2009
Urbanization and Indigenous People: Development among the Orang Asli, Malaysia. In T. Goda (ed.) Urbanization and Formation of Ethnicity in Southeast Asia, pp.100-115. Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers.
“Urbanization and Indigenous People: Development among the Orang Asli, Malaysia.” International Sicence Conference, Urbanization and the Formation of Ethnicity in Southeast Asia ,Vien Dong Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
