In reassessing the history of Japanese anthropology, one of the biggest priorities should be inquiry into the life and accomplishments of the Japanese scholar Tadao Kano who went missing in the midst of what is referred to in Japan as the ‘Great Pacific War’. Kano’s disappearance is related to the serious problem of ‘postwar processing’. If we avoid this topic we should just give up reconstructing the history of Japanese anthropology. The historical gap produces a “black box” that has no explanation, and it is an obstacle to the indigenization of Japanese anthropology and its bright future. In this paper, I would like to offer some basic information to reconstruct the history of Japanese anthropology. Recognition must be given to contributions by dedicated scholars such as Kano who have pursued their inquiry on an individual basis. Moreover, Kano’s achievements and his experiences through his research force us to think about the issue of ethics in anthropology deeply
Keywords: Tadao Kano, Japanese imperialism, post-war processing, Taiwan, the Philippines, H. Otley Beyer, colonial ethnology, Japanese anthropologyTadao Kano (1906-1945) and Japanese Imperialism in Taiwan and Southeast Asia
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