Akihisa Setoguchi

Forum: Masked Societies in East Asia: A Forum on the Socio-Material History of Face Masks
August 31, 2023

Some Reflections on the History of Masked Societies in East Asia

The history of face masks has become a very popular topic in light of the COVID-15 pandemic, especially for new
book review
November 18, 2021

Osamu Kanamori: Philosophy of Genetic Modification

This is a striking book (original title: 遺伝子改造). Osamu Kanamori (金森修) is a leading scholar who has critically studied...
Research Article
November 18, 2021

Control of Insect Vectors in the Japanese Empire: Transformation of the Colonial/Metropolitan Environment, 1920–1945

This paper discusses the establishment of insect pest control in Japan for preventing disease transmission. In the...
Panel Discussion: STS in Japan and East Asia
November 18, 2021

Darwin Commemorations and Three Generations of Historians of Biology

The history of biology has a long history in Japan. The History of Biology Group was established in 1954, and the...
book review
November 15, 2021

村上陽一郎の科学論: 批判と応答 [Yoichiro Murakami’s Science Studies: Critiques and Response]

"For the half a century since he decided to pursue his career in the then young academic discipline of philosophy and...