Series Forum: Across the Boundaries: Historical Studies in the Globalizing World Introduction by Hiroshi TSUDA In this series forum we introduce discussions over the future of historical studies by historians belonging to Japanese or foreign research institutions who specialize in various fields related to history. In Japan historical studies on Western history are facing a sea change. Many scholars recognizethat studying Western history is increasingly meaningless in terms of seeking a model for Japanese modernization. Meanwhile the ongoing progress of globalization helps Japanese scholars communicate with academic circles overseas and present their study in international venues. In this transnational situation many historians reconsider what history they should narrate, or to whom their history should be narrated. This forum aims to explore those questions through the diverse viewpoints of our contributors. In this issue we present two articles by Professor Minoru Kawakita, one of the pioneer Japanese historians who established social history studies in Japan, and Dr Keiko Tamura, practicing a transnational history through the Australia-Japan Research Project at the Australian War Memorial.