Report

Special Lecture by Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad
Asia and the World on the Brink: Rethinking Order in an Age of Turmoil

Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

On May 26, 2025, CSEAS hosted a special lecture featuring former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad at the Inamori Center at Kyoto University. Approximately 150 students, faculty members, and citizens attended the event, where a one-hour lecture and Q&A session took place. This report highlights the event.

Interview

The Centrality of the Borders and the Cosmopolitanism of Frontiers

Patricio N. Abinales

From 2001 to 2011, Professor Patricio N. Abinales taught at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. As a scholar of Philippine politics and culture, he has conducted joint research with many scholars in the Philippines, Japan, and beyond. Professor Abinales currently stays at the Center as Visiting Research Scholar. We took this opportunity to talk with him about his research, the people who have influenced him, and recommended books.

Letter from the Kamogawa River

Horsepower

Text: Caroline S. Hau　
Illustration: Atelier Epocha

By looking back on the long-standing relationship between humans and horses throughout history, can we find a vision of coexistence between humans, animals, and nature in the Anthropocene? A thought-provoking essay introducing a wide range of research on horses.