September 2021

Malaria Wars: The War Against Malaria in Japanese Occupied Indonesia

On September 12, 2021 a comprehensive workshop/symposium was held online to try to advance our collaborative project work as well as to engage a wider global audience. With attendees from several different countries, the discussion of different issues related to malaria in World War II was engaging, covering more than 6 hours of presentations and discussion. The following is the final presentation schedule.

Session I

Adrian Agahari    Understanding Malaria Medication for Indonesians in 1930-1940s from Dutch Indies Malaria Medical Research

Takashi Sakata    Production of Anti-malarial Drugs in Japan by the End of WWII

Mayumi Yamamoto  Chrysanthemum as a Sword: Prelude to the Malaria War in Japanese Military Occupied Indonesia

General Discussion

Session II

Kaoru Kochi    Promoting Public Health and Eradicating Malaria by Flicks: Screening Films in Indonesia during the Japanese Occupation 

Makiko Sekiyama    The Travels and Experiences of One Eiseihei in Indonesia 

Isao Yamazaki    Guru Besar Bangsa Nippon: The Lives and Careers of Jakarta Ika Daigaku Faculty Members from Japan

Brad Horton       Japanese Medical Propaganda in the War
            &   Malaria and Medicines in the Wartime Indonesian Press 

General Discussion 

EuroSEAS 2021: A Tropical Disease Between Tokyo and Java – Intertwining Histories of Malaria

At the September 2021 EuroSEAS meetings held hosted by Palacký University Olomouc (in the Czech Republic), this project sponsored a double panel on the histories of Malaria in Asia. With its 5 presentations centered on Indonesia, this panel brought together discussions of medical and more “social” aspects of Malaria around the 1940s, with the goal…Read more