Okinawa Studies 31-40

• George H. Carr's Historiography of the Ryukyu Islands Eitetsu Yamaguchi
• History of Omoro Studies: Focusing on the So-Called New Omoro School - Koichi Shimamura
• Aspects of the Founding Era of the Ryukyu Kingdom's Supreme Priestess, Muketu Daigun Atsushi Gotada
• Production Techniques and Ages of Koryo Tiles Excavated from the Ryukyu Islands: A Fundamental Study of Gusuku Tiles - Ryuta Ishii
• Yamato Media's Theory on the Disposal of Ryukyu Yasuhiro Kusano
• The Transformation of Relatives and Tombs in Modern Amami: An Attempt at a Folk History from the Viewpoint of the Transformation of Folklore - Takashi OIKAWA
• The process of leaving a fleet of inshore skipjack tuna fishing boats in the northern area of Okinawa Island, Japan Kenji Yoshimura

• The Problems of Sugar Monopoly Sales by Prefectural Trading Companies in the Amami Islands in the Early Modern Period: Historical Narrative and Historical Perspective Reflecting the Formation of Subjects and the Character of the Period - Masami Yuge
• Reconsideration of "Jung Ryosubon Rekidai Houan" Mochiko Ikeda Akiko Uchida
• Questioning "Rights" from the People's Idea of "Survival": On Kinmu Bay and the Anti-CTS Trial after the Return of Administrative Authority - Kozue Uehara
• Toward a Critique of Pluralistic Nationalism by "Listening" to Okinawan Social Movements: A Case Study of Sit-in Against Construction of US Military Helipad in Takae, Higashimura, Okinawa - Keisuke Mori

• The Background of the Genealogical Burning Theory and "Amami Historiography" in the Amami Islands: Basic Work for Understanding the History of the Amami Islands - Masami Yuge
• Linking Genealogical Records: A Case Study of Genealogical Creation by the Shihi Gonchu of Yatori Village - Motoaki TAKEI
• Ritual Change and the Role of Female Deities: The Case of Kabira, Ishigaki Island - SAWAI Mayo
• Kinnai System Characteristics and Ojo Rituals in the Ryukyu Kingdom since the Mid-Fifteenth Century: Changes in the Organization of Officials and Ojo Rituals- Yoko Makiji

• Yakahi Osamu: A Brief Chronological Record and Major Works

Memorial Letters

• Unloyalty" and "Breach of Promise" between Two People Akira SHINKAWA
• Building Humanities and Social Sciences from a Painful Sense: The Way of Life of Osamu Yakahi Masanao Kano
• Yakahi-shu's Life -Moriaki Shinzaki
• Toward the Acquisition of "Personhood" Teruo Hiyane
• Standing in the Field Masanori Nakadori

Book Reviews

• Radical Okinawan Parties: Refracted Integrity and the Okinawa Postwar History Project - Koryo Abe
• Attitude toward Academia: Learning from Yakahi Osamu's "The Intellectuals of Modern Okinawa: In the Footsteps of Shimabukuro Zenpaku" - Kenichi Fujisawa

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• The "Disposal of Ryukyu" and Historical Consciousness Tomoko Osato
• The Subject Formation of "Nationals"/"Foreigners" and Colonial Rule during the U.S. Military Occupation: From the Genealogy of the Daito Islands - Tomoyoshi Doi
• The Return Movement of Border Crossers: Organization and Consciousness of Okinawan Students in Japan in the Early 1950s - Hideaki TOBE
• Expression and Censorship at the University of the Ryukyus: Focusing on the "University of the Ryukyus Student Newspaper" in the 1950s - Sei Gabe
• Listening to the History of Thought: Rereading Yakahi Osamu - Ikuo Aragusuku

• The Monk Nisshu Shonin and Ryukyu - The Nisshu Legend Created by Historical Documents - Yasuo Takahashi
• The Boundary Problem between Japan, China and the Ryukyu Islands and the Russo-Japanese Boundary Problem: Inoue Kaoru and Li Hongsho's Foreign Policies - Tomofumi Yamashiro
• The Catholic Exclusion Movement in Amami Xu Xuanqiu
• Production and Use of Tatami Mat in Yaeyama in the Early Modern Period Hisami Tokunoh
• Livelihood Network of Bonito Fishing in Yaeyama: Focusing on the Bonito Fishing in Hateruma Island and the Catching of Pearl Fish in Kuroshima- FURUYANO Yoko

• History of Archaeological Research before and after the Appearance of Gusuku and its Discussion Points Hiroki Miyagi
• Confucian Thought in the Kumiodori Dance "Kenbo Sansen no Maki" Reika Sakihara

• The Tamechou Legend and the Nakayama Royal Family Misako Yano
• Three Tempine Palaces in Naha during the Old Ryukyu Period: Their Establishment, Development, and Location Yasuo Takahashi
• Historical Significance of the Construction of the Confucius Temple in Kume Village: A Political Historical Perspective on the Latter Half of the 17th Century - Ito Yoju
• Potted Plants and Floriculture Culture in the Ryukyu Islands: Analysis from Archaeological, Literary, and Pictorial Materials - Ryuta Ishii
• On the Historical Materials Related to the Ascent of Edo from "Gotegata-sha" in the Eighteenth Year of the Tokugawa Shogunate: Hisami Tokunoh and Tinello Marco
• On the Various Texts of "Irosho Seden": Focusing on the Texts Transcribed in the Modern Period - Junya KIMURA
• A Study on Kamamari in Yaeyama: A Case Study of Hateruma Island - Yoko Furuyano
• A Consideration of the Mainland Reaction to the "Okinawa Military Land Issue": Japanese Society's Encounter with the "Okinawa Issue" / Failure to Encounter - Yuriko Ono

• The Ryukyu-Taiwan Incident and the Left House in the Early Meiji Period Akio Yasuoka

• On the Procurement of Japanese Silver in the China Trade of the Satsuma Clan and the Ryukyu Kingdom: The Satsuma-Godogin and Ginza- Umeki Tetsuhito

• A Survey of Old Customs in Okinawa Prefecture in 1874 and its Background Katsuyasu Taira

• Morimi Kawarada's Research on Ryukyu: The Ryukyuan Branch Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the World Exposition - Ikuko Saito

• Water Loss and Water Use of Arable Land in Yaeyama in the Early Modern Period: Hisami Tokunoh

• The Origin of the Six Ryukyuan Rozhigaku Melodies Yohka Wang

• Voyage Rituals and Songs of the Ryukyu Kingdom: From the Viewpoint of Rituals by the Crew - Yoko Makishi

• On "Omorosaushi" and the verb "kakeru" Minako Abe

• Tanaka Kazumura, a painter who painted Amami: Toshio Hase

• The Dialect Debate Revisited: Tsugunobu Yoshida as a Dialect Revivalist - Yoshiaki Funatsu

• Three Types of Reception of Traditional Chinese Music in Ryukyuan Traditional Music

• The Significance of the Medieval Okinawan Royal Ritual "Kimitesuri Hyakka Houjikoto": On the Place of "Gosai" Offering in "Omorosaushi" and "Koujikichou" - Yaoko Makishi

• Ryukyuans" who drifted ashore in Tosa: Focusing on Shidaaku Oyunjo, Ushiohira Oyunjo, and Irakami Oyunjo - Koichi Shimamura

• From Ryukyu Kingdom to Ryukyu Domain: Focusing on the Bakufukan Meaning of the Disposal of Ryukyu - Megumi Kawabata

• The Development of Ryukyuan Early Modern Tiles on Okinawa Island and Ishigaki Island: A Study of Ryukyuan Early Modern Tiles - Ryuta Ishii

• A Trial Essay on Keitoku Okamoto: War, Memory, and Silence - Sei Gabe

• Investigating the Dialect Controversy - Yoshiaki Funatsu

• A Basic Study on the Roles of the Forbidden Courtesans, Kiminin and Others in the Royal Castle Rituals: Focusing on Shuri Castle's Shoden Daikouri and Daimi Goten - Yoko Makiishi
• The World of Omoro in the Amami Islands
• Kiyoshi Sato
• The Multilayered Structure of Setsuwa in the "Ryukyu Koku Nani Ki" Mariko Koshino
• Structure and Function of Tonkonan Settlements in Toraja: A Comparative Study with Old Okinawan Villages - Atsuko HOSODA
• A Study of Miroku Beliefs in the Ryukyu Cultural Area: A Comparison of the Miroku and Shaka Traditions and the Miroku Sutra Scrolls Yoko Furuyano
• Another Father of Okinawan Studies: The Study of Yahide Nakamatsu Hitoshi Nakamata

• The Development of the Concept of "Ethnicity" in the Prewar Ryukyu Arc: Focusing on the Academic Knowledge of its "Origin" - Jun Yonaha
• Modern Okinawan Women and Writing: Possibilities of Expression and Limitations of the Age as Seen in Fusako Kushi - Akiko Mizutani
• On the Duplication of Omorosaushi No. 21 and No. 11: Involved in the Recompilation of Omorosaushi - Koichi Shimamura
• The Roles of the Daiamushirare and Hiki Officials in the Rice Festival and Amego Ritual in Medieval Okinawa (Part 2): Mainly on the Mishikyoma and Amego Ritual of the Wangfu ~ Yohko Makishi
• A Study on "Jungsan Hanamiki-zu" (The Flower and Trees in the Middle Mountains) - Focusing on the Collection of the Ocean Exposition Commemorative Park Management Foundation - So Kondo
• The Marriage of Brother and Sister in Amami, Okinawa, and Korea - Hiroko Tabata
• Regional Characteristics of Funerary System and Representation in Toraja: A Comparative Study with Okinawa and Yaeyama Islands - Atsuko HOSODA

• The Study and Materials of Tashiro Yasushi Saito Ikuko

• Introduction
• The Tetsu Nakamura Anthology of Poetry
• Essays Written by Dr. Tetsu Nakamura
• The Idea of the Formation of the Ryukyu Kingdom: As a Part of the History of Political Thought
• The Political Origins of Kumejima: A Study of the Theory of the Conquered Nation
• The Way Forward for a Nation without Arms
• The Way Forward for a Nation without Arms
• The Political Origins of Kumejima: An Examination of the Theory of the Conquered Nation
• Tetsu Nakamura, Moriyoshi Sotoma
• Catalog of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura's Works
• Biography of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura
• In Memory of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura
• Condolence Address: Morihki Shinzaki
• Condolence Address: Takae Onaga
• Dr. Tetsu Nakamura and the Institute of Okinawan Culture, Hosei University Hiroshi Masushima
• About Dr. Nakamura Hirofumi Yamamoto
• To the Ghost of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura I. Tomonaga Izumi
• Memories of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura Akio Yasuoka
• The Teachings of Nakamura Tetsu, a Man of Letters Yoshimitsu Azuma
• Two Books of Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Eiji Musha
• The Expansion of Southern Japan and the Academic Concept of Fertility Masao Abe
• Nanka Yujo" - Memories of Nakamura Tetsu Tetsuo Umeki
• Continuous Surprises - In Memory of Nakamura Tetsu - Masanori Nakadori
• The Late Tetsu Nakamura and Okinawa - Sukehiro Onaga
• In Memory of Nakamura Tetsu Koichi Shimamura
• Nakamura Tetsu through Iconography/Painting and Calligraphy - Katsumi Nagase
• What Leads to "Cosmic Mythology and the Origin of Monarchical Power"-How to carry on Dr. Nakamura Tetsu's legacy -Atsuko Hosoda
• The Legacy of Kunio Yanagida" and the Okinawa Institute of Culture Naoki Yoshinari
• Memories of Nakamura Tetsu Koji Yasue

Memorial Papers

• Ryukyuan Studies as a Strategic Base for the Construction of "Japanese Studies in Asia" - Some Necessary Perspectives - Taizo Iida
• Memory and Consciousness of Okinawa Masao Abe
• The Development of New Rice Fields in the Satsuma Domain, Amami, and Ryukyu in the Early Modern Period: The Formation of the Ishitaka System Bloc - Tetsuto Umeki
• Ethnography on Granaries and Burial Tombs in the Ryukyu Archipelago and Southeast Asia: Ki-Mo Higashi
• Taiwan, the Nanyang Archipelago, and Hiyirubin: On the Writings of the "Greater East Asia War" Period - Masanori NAKAHODO
• The Formation of the Asian Kasuri Cultural Area and the Cultural Boundary of Ryukyu-Okinawa Kasuri: An Introduction to the Theory of "Origin, Propagation, Reception, and Thermogenesis of Kasuri" - Koji Yasue
• Geometry of "Omorosaushi": Shuri, Nakijin, and Tamaki - Naoki Yoshinari and Hiromi Fuku
• On Dr. Satoshi Nakamura's Research on Colonial Law - Shinya Miyahira
• KANWA-THE HITOSHU-GANJO BUNKOKU KIZU Yuko
• Dialogue with a collection of poems
• Considering the Earth, Life, and the Japanese Language Today: A Reading of Noriko Ibaraki's Poetry Collection "Leaning Toward Me" - Minoru Higa