Editor’s note | Chung-si Ahn

Special Issue: History and Culture

Recontextualizing the Histories of Korea and Japan in the Perspective of East Asian History | Miyajima Hiroshi

Globalization and Development Trends of China’s Film Industry | Yin Hong

Collecting, Sharing, and Consuming Popular Cultures: On “Popular Culture Museums” | Ishita Saeko

Regional and Thematic Issues of Asian Studies

Indonesian Studies in Korea: The Continuing External Expansion, the Deepening Internal Separation | Hyung Jun Kim and Je Seong Jeon

Vietnamese Studies in Korea | Han Woo Lee

A Methodological Reflection on African Studies in Korea and a Review for Research Topics | Geon Soo Han

Book Review

Sang-Jin Han, ed., Divided Nations and Transitional Justice: What Germany, Japan and South Korea Can Teach the World | Tae Gyun Park

Min Gyo Koo, Island Disputes and Maritime Regime Building in East Asia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Seokwoo Lee