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Indonesia's Malaria War: Explorations of Society through Wartime Epidemic Prevention and Medical System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K21905
Project/Area Number (Other) 22H00633 (2022-2023)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2022-2023)
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 01080:Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
Research InstitutionAkita University

Principal Investigator

Horton William.B  秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 准教授 (00625262)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 坂田 隆  山形大学, 法人本部, 客員研究員 (00215633)
Agahari Fransiscus・Adrian  玉川大学, 脳科学研究所, 研究員 (20836978)
高地 薫  神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30345178)
山崎 功  佐賀大学, 芸術地域デザイン学部, 教授 (60267458)
山本 まゆみ  宮城大学, 基盤教育群, 教授 (60709400)
関山 牧子  国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 環境リスク・健康領域, 室長 (90396896)
Project Period (FY) 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Keywordsマラリア / 日本占領期 / インドネシア / 医療・衛生史 / 感染症 / 第2次世界大戦 / 日本占領期インドネシア / malaria / World War II / quinine / Indonesia / Modern History / History of hygiene / native medicines / Malaria / public health / medical history / world war II
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究は、ハマダラ蚊(Anopheles)が媒介で感染するマラリアに焦点をあて、文理融合の学際研究により、①日本占領期インドネシアの医療・防疫を理解すること、②マラリア予防や衛生に対する政策や周知指導を詳らかにしながら、政策や指針を策定するにあたった当時の実状と、医療・衛生政策実践後の社会や生活の変化を理解することを目的とする。
独創的な点としては、日本占領期インドネシア研究において、政策と生活を結びつける「医療・衛生」という新たな領域に着目したことであり、マラリアというパンデミックを探求することで、医療のみならず、政治、経済、文化、社会生活を詳らかにすると考えたことである。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Research focused on analyzing medical policies and practices of military administrations, examining health guidance and community initiatives, and developing a better holistic picture of Indonesian society. Utilizing official documents, propaganda films and other historical materials, this year’s research elucidated efforts in schools and in urban areas. Especially important are differences between regions within each military administration, and differences in responses of the 25th Army, 16th Army and Navy administrations, which will require expanded research. Initial indications show differences in policies over time, and that methods of medical education, dissemination of knowledge, manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceuticals, and the cultural context of diseases and medical care were important.
In and around one particular location examined, the city of Semarang, experienced endemic malaria, and significant efforts to combat malaria in local society were observed. Main points of comprehensive research are antimalarial drugs, public health and epidemic prevention, doctor, nurse and malaria technician education, medical research institutes, malaria parasites and mosquitoes, traditional medicine and medicinal herbs, and awareness activities for malaria prevention.
While prewar malaria research in Indonesia continued during the war, research indicates that the Japanese Army and Navy also engaged in malaria research from the 1920s-1944, however, military medical journal articles included only limited Southeast Asian research.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2024 Annual Research Report
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Open Access: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (1 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Festivals in a Time of War: <i>Pasar Malam</i> in Japanese-Occupied Indonesia2025

    • Author(s)
      Horton, William Bradley
    • Journal Title

      Southeast Asian Studies

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 109-126

    • DOI

      10.20495/seas.14.1_109

    • ISSN
      2186-7275, 2423-8686
    • Year and Date
      2025-04-24
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Malaria-related Articles in the Medical Bulletins of the Japanese Navy and Navy from 1913 to 19442025

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Research Bulletin of Ishinomaki Senshu University

      Volume: 36 Pages: 105-122

    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Influence of Anti-Comintern Pact, German-Soviet War and Capture of Cinchona and Quinine Factory in Java on the Distribution Plans for Quinine by the Japanese Army2023

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Journal Title

      石巻専修大学研究紀要

      Volume: 34 Pages: 67-75

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Digital Humanities in the Covid Era: The Perspective of a Historian of Modern Indonesia from Northern Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Horton William Bradley
    • Journal Title

      Paramita: Historical Studies Journal

      Volume: 32 Issue: 2 Pages: 243-252

    • DOI

      10.15294/paramita.v32i2.35583

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Process, Cost and Yield of the Production of Quinine Salts from Cinchona Bark in Japan before the Pacific War2024

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Organizer
      ICAS 13
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On Archives of Japanese Occupied Indonesia: Social Consciousness and Political Meanings of Wartime Documents in the Netherlands2024

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, Mayumi
    • Organizer
      国際シンポジウム「歴史資料の多様性を問い直す」 Re-examining the Diversity of Historical Materials
    • Related Report
      2024 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Process, Cost and Yield of the Production of Quinine Salts from Cinchona Bark in Japan before the Pacific War2024

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Organizer
      ICAS 2024
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Battles and Condoms: Fighting Venereal Disease in Mid-20th Century Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, Mayumi
    • Organizer
      HOMSEA 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Obat Asli: Indonesian Doctors, the Jamu Commission and Alternative Medicines for Malaria from Local Indonesian Materials during World War II2023

    • Author(s)
      Horton, William Bradley
    • Organizer
      HOMSEA 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Socializing Public Helath and the Prevention of Malaria through Films2023

    • Author(s)
      Kochi, Kaoru
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Cysanthemum as a Sword: The Malaria War in Japanese Military Occupied Indonesia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto, Mayumi
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Obat Asli: Indonesian Doctors, the Jamu Commission and Alternative Medicines for Malaria from Local Indonesian Materials during World War II2023

    • Author(s)
      Horton, Wiliam Bradley
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Introduction to New Documents on Colonel Inoue's Return from the Malaria Wars2023

    • Author(s)
      Yamazaki, Isao
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Malaria Prevention and Medication for Indonesians in the 1920s-1930s: A Perspective from Raden Soesilo's Medical Researches2023

    • Author(s)
      Agahari, Adrian
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Compiled Information on Malaria Studies by the Japanese Army and Navy before and during the Pacific War2023

    • Author(s)
      Sakata, Takashi
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Indonesia's Malaria War Project

    • URL

      https://lapangan.net/malaria/

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] International Symposium: Malaria and Medicine during the War2023

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2025-12-26  

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