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An Introduction to the Japan Association for Taiwan Studies and Its 21st Annual Meeting, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, 7–8 June 2019

The report introduces the history and academic achievements of the Japan Association for Taiwan Studies (JATS) since its establishment in 1998. After discussing historical backgrounds of Taiwan studies in Japan, the report reflects on two decades of JATS based on the conference papers presented at the 20th Annual Conference held in 2018. Then it provides an overview of the 21st JATS Annual Conference held in June 2019 at Fukuoka and argues how the broad disciplinary coverage of the Association members have contributed to enriching the field of Taiwan studies in Japan.