Malaysian Studies Journal

No.14 (2025)
No.13 (2024) Conflict in Malaysian Education: National Integration and Global Competition
No.12 (2023) Chao Foon Magazine and the Chinese Publication Network in East and Southeast Asia during the Cold War
No.11 (2022) Transformation of Malaysia under Wawasan 2020: Economy, Politics, Society and Ethnicity
No.10 (2021)
Nos.8-9 (2020) Malaysia's General Election and Regime Change in 2018
No.7 (2018) Unforgettable Memory: Looking back on 60 Years of Independence of Malaya
No.6 (2017) Malaysian Studies from Sarawak's Viewpoint
No.5 (2016)
No.4 (2015) Social Mobility of Muslims in Multi-ethnic Malaysia
No.3 (2014) Studies on Jawi monthly magazine Qalam
No.2 (2013) Look East Polucy's 30 years and Beyond
No.1 (2012)

[E]: English / [J]: Japanese
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[E] Summary in English
ARTICLE
[J] Expansion of Myanmar Migrant Workers into Malaysia:Intersecting Legal Statuses and Migrant Networks (Mizuno Atsuko)
BOOK REVIEWS
[J]Kumagai Satoru and Nakamura Masashi, Economic Development Strategies: Insights from Malaysia on Overcoming the ‘Middle-Income Trap’ (Kambara Kentaroa)
[J]Torii Takashi ed., 58 Chapters to Understand Malaysia (Tomizawa Hisao)
[J}Fushiki Kaori and Sakurada Ryoko eds., Anthropology through the Experience of the Physical Body (Itagaki Akemi)
[J]Wan Aida Wan Yahaya ed. Malaysian Cinema and Beyond: Genre, Representation and the Nation (Yamamoto Hiroyuki)
[J]The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism, State of Corruption: Power, Politics, and Policies in Malaysia (Nakamura Masashi)
[J]Janet Steele, Malaysiakini: And the Power of Independent Media in Malaysia (Iga Tsukasa)
[J]Kevin Blackburn, The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory (Watanabe Yosuke)
FORUM
[J]Indonesia Launched National Certification System for Halal Products:Driving the Growth of Islamic Economy with Malaysia (Nozawa Koji)
Essays
[J]Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Editorial postscript

[E] Summary in English
SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLES: Conflict in Malaysian Education: National Integration and Global Competition
[J] Introduction (Kushimoto Hiroko, Sugimura Miki and Kamogawa Akiko)
[J] Towards Development of National Integration in Malaysia: Challenges and Prospects of Education (Segawa Noriyuki)
[J] Fostering Global Citizenship and Its Challenges in Malaysia’s Education Policy (Sugimura Miki)
[J] The Past and Present of Education in Malaysia: A Review of Previous Studies from the Perspective of National Integration and Globalisation (Kushimoto Hiroko and Kamogawa Akiko)
ARTICLES
[E] Sustainable Development of Chinese Education in Malaysia: A SWOT-PEST Analysis of Internal and External Environments (Wong Shwu Huey)

FORUM
[J] Faculty Fatigue Underpins University of Malaya Being Malaysia’s Highest-ranked University in the World University Rankings (Kimura Kaori)
ESSAYS
[J] Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Editorial postscript

[E] Summary in English
[E] SPECIAL FEATURE ARTICLES: Chao Foon Magazine and the Chinese Publication Network in East and Southeast Asia during the Cold War
[E] Introduction (Shinozaki Kaori)
[E] Development of Textbook Supply Networks Connecting Singapore and Hong Kong (Shinozaki Kaori)
[E] Walking into the Mist of Chao Foon: Unravelling Union Press Organization’s Relationship with the United States (Kho Tong Guan)
[E] Cultural Exchange between Hong Kong and Malaya: The Case of Union Cultural Organization (Tanigaki Mariko)
[E] A Closer Reading of Chang Fu’s Outside the Wall: The First Collection of Poems in the Chao Foon Literary Series (Ng Kee Ong)
[E] The Afterglow of Tradition: Chinese Classical Literature Articles in Chao Foon, 1955-1999 (Chen Fan Jing)
ARTICLE
[J] Jawi Pekan Community in Penang during the Early 20th Century and its Relationship with the Malays (Yamamoto Hiroyuki)
REVIEW ESSAY
[J] The People Constructing Relatedness under Social Change: A Case of the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia ― Nobuta Toshihiro, An Anthropology of Family: From Kinship Studies of Malaysian Indigenous Peoples to Human History of Cooperation (Kawai Aya)
BOOK REVIEWS
[J] Segawa Noriyuki, Ethnic Relations at School in Malaysia: Challenges and Prospects of the Student Integration Plan for Unity (Sugimura Miki)
[J] Segawa Noriyuki, National Identity, Language and Education in Malaysia: Search for a Middle Ground between Malay Hegemony and Equality (Kushimoto Hiroko)
[J] Kirihara Midori, Contemporary Islamic Dietary Rules and Internationalization of the Halal Industry: Malaysia’s Innovative Ideas and Leadership (Tomizawa Hisao)
[J] Sakuma Kyoko, A Longhouse Evolving: Between Humans and Forests in Borneo (Iguchi Jiro)
[J] Kawai Aya, The Batek River Nomads: Hunter-gatherers of Tropical Forests in Peninsular Malaysia (Nobuta Toshihiro)
[J] Okuno Katsumi, How One Hundred Million Year Forests Think: Taking Anthropology Seriously (Sato Koichi)
[J] Ono Mayumi, Ethnography of Japanese International Retirement Migration and Long-stay Tourism in Malaysia (Yoshimura Mako)
ESSAYS
[J] Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Editorial postscript

[E] Summary in English
SPECIAL ISSUE: Round Table: Transformation of Malaysia under Wawasan 2020: Economy, Politics, Society and Ethnicity
[J] Introduction (Anazawa Makoto)
[J] Part I: Economy, Politics and Malay Society under Wawasan 2020
[J] Has Malaysia Succeeded in Becoming a High-Income Country by 2020? (Kumagai Satoru)
[J] Malaysian Politics in the Era of Wawasan 2020 (Iga Tsukasa)
[J] Standardizing Social Platforms and the Transformation of Malaysia Society (Tawada Hiroshi)
[J] Discussion
[J] Part II: Chinese, Orang Asli and Sabah under Wawasan 2020
[J] Changes in Malaysia’s Political Structure Surrounding the Chinese: Absence of Chinese Representation in the Federal Government (Shinozaki Kaori)
[J] The Era of Wawasan 2020 from the Perspective of the Orang Asli (Nobuta Toshihiro)
[J] Social Development and Education in Sabah (Kaneko Nao)
[J] Discussion
RESEARCH NOTE
[J] Ar-Rahnu’s Contribution to Financial Inclusion in Malaysia (Kanbara Kentaro)
BOOK REVIEW
[J] Soda Naoki, Conceptualizing the Malay World: Colonialism and Pan-Malay Identity in Malaya (Tomizawa Hisao)
ESSAYS
[J] Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Forum (1 Essay)
[J] Editorial postscript

[E] Summary in English
Article
[J] [J] Medan–Penang–Phuket Connection in an Era of Nation-States: Chinese Immigrants and Contemporary Politics in Southeast Asia (Kataoka Tatsuki)
REVIEW ARTICLE
[J] The Paradox of Agency: Case of the Iban Urban Migrants ―Soda Ryoji, People on the Move: Rural-Urban Interactions in Sarawak, Kyoto University Press, 2007 (Omuro Hajime)
ESSAYS
[J] Malaysian Bricolage (12 Short Essays)
[J] Forum (4 Essays)

[E] Contents
[E] Summaries in English
SPECIAL ISSUE: Social Mobility of Muslims in Multi-ethnic Malaysia
[J] Intdoruction
[E] The Study of Muslim Intention to Become Muslimpreneurs (Salmah S., Kalsom A.W. & Asmaddy H. & Nordin A.R.)
[E] The Originality of Qard and its Implication on the Loan Theory: Does Intention Matter? (Wan Nor Aisyah Wan Yussof, Abdul Ghafar Ismail, Shofian Ahmad & Sanep Ahmad)
[E] MH370 Press Conferences: Interaction and Territorial Power Relation (Asniah Alias, Sharifah Nadia Syed Nasharudin & Marlyna Maros)
ARTICLE
[E] Controversial Boundary: The Construction of Muslim Law Framework in Decolonizing Singapore (MITSUNARI Ayumi)
RESEARCH NOTE
[J] SUZUKI Yoichi
Essays
[J] Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Editorial postscript
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[E] Summaries in English
SPECIAL ISSUE: Look East Policy's 30 Years and Beyond
Introduction (YAMAMOTO Hiroyuki)
[J] Look East Policy's 30 Years and Beyond: Japan-Malaysia Relations (YOSHIMURA Mako)
[J] The Look East Policy and Industrial Catch-up (ANAZAWA Makoto)
[J] Look East Policy and Ethnic Politics (SHINOZAKI Kaori)
[J] Japan-Malaysia Relations, 1982-2012: From Look East Policy to Diplomatic Lechargy (SUZUKI Ayame)
ARTICLE
[J] Controversy around the concept of Malays in the British admnistration: Analysis on the Land Policy in the State of Selangor (TSUBOI Yuji)
BOOK REVIEW
[J] HUANG Yun，Chinese Religious Organization and the Belief of Spirit-writing in Southeast Asia Development and Expansion of Dejiao (KATAOKA Tatsuki)
ESSAYS
[J] Malaysian Bricolage: 12 Short Essays on Multi-Ethnic Society
[J] Editorial postscropt
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