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Edited Books in English

Yokoyama, S., Matsumoto, J. and Araki, H. eds. 2020. "Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia" Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2113-3
Yokoyama, S.,, Okamoto, K., Takenaka, C. and Hirota, I. eds. 2014. "Integrated Studies of Social and Natural Environmental Transition in Laos" Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54956-7

Book Chapters in English

Yokoyama, S. 2023. Livelihood Changes in Small-Scale Traditional Societies: A Political Ecological Approach. In Methodological Approaches in Integrated Geography, ed. F. B. Mustafa, 61–77. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_2
Otgonbayar, M., Clement, A., Amarsaikhan, D., Yokoyama, S., Erdenesukh, S. and Sainbayar, D. 2022. Detection of Anthropogenic and Environmental Degradation in Mongolia Using Multi-Sources Remotely Sensed Time Series Data and Machine Learning Techniques. In Environmental Degradation in Asia: Land Degradation, Environmental Contamination, and Human Activities, eds. A. M. F. Al-Quraishi, Y. T. Mustafa and A. M. Negm, 17–47. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12112-8_2
Nomoto, S. and Yokoyama, S. 2020. Fog and people in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China. In "Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia", eds. S. Yokoyama, J. Matsumoto and H. Araki, 41-53. Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2113-3_4
Yokoyama, S. 2020. Natto in Mainland Southeast Asia. In "Nature, Culture, and Food in Monsoon Asia", eds. S. Yokoyama, J. Matsumoto and H. Araki, 69-83. Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2113-3_6
Shoji, G., Yoshida, K. and Yokoyama, S. 2019. Japan: Government interventions and part-time family farming. In "Asian Smallholders in Comparative Perspective", eds. E. C. Thompson, J. Rigg and J. Gillen, 81-107. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Yokoyama, S. 2014. Laos in transition: The runner in front, leading the race or lagging a lap behind? In "Integrated Studies of Social and Natural Environmental Transition in Laos", eds. S. Yokoyama, K. Okamoto, C. Takenaka and I. Hirota, 3-27. Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54956-7_1
Shirai, M. and Yokoyama, S. 2014. Grazing behavior and local management of cattle and buffaloes in rural Laos. In "Integrated Studies of Social and Natural Environmental Transition in Laos", eds. S. Yokoyama, K. Okamoto, C. Takenaka and I. Hirota, 63-84. Tokyo: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54956-7_4
Yokoyama, S. 2009. Siam Benzoin, In "An Illustrated Eco-history of the Mekong River Basin", ed. T. Akimichi, 151-154. Bangkok: White Lotus.
Tanaka, K., Yokoyama, S. and Phalakhone, K. 2007. Land allocation program and stabilization of swidden agriculture in the Northern Mountain Region of Laos. In "Shifting Agriculture in Asia: Implications for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood", eds. K. G. Saxena, L. Liang, and K. Rerkasem, 407-420. Dehra Dun (India): Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.

Articles in English

Nangong, Z. and Yokoyama, S. 2023. Package tour distribution channels of major Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean travel agents. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism [Online First] DOI: 10.1080/1528008X.2023.2294922
Shoji, G., Yoshida, K. Yokoyama, S. and Thompson, E. C. 2020. Transition of farmland use in a Japanese mountainside settlement: An analysis of the residents’ career histories. Geographical Review of Japan Series B 93(1): 15-26. DOI: 10.4157/geogrevjapanb.93.15
Phouyyavong, K., Tomita, S. and Yokoyama, S. 2020. Smallholder’s labor allocation for livelihood diversification: A case study in an upland village in northern Laos. Tropics 29(1): 9-24. DOI: 10.3759/tropics.MS19-08
Phouyyavong, K., Tomita, S. and Yokoyama, S. 2019. Impact of forage introduction on cattle grazing practices and crop–livestock systems: a case study in an upland village in northern Laos. The Rangeland Journal 41(4): 323-334. DOI: 10.1071/RJ18102
Nguyen, T.H.N. and Yokoyama, S. 2019. Driving forces for livelihood structure changes in Vietnam’s northwestern mountainous region: A case study on Yen Chau district, Son La province. Tropics 27(4): 81-97. DOI: 10.3759/tropics.MS18-09
Kimura, K. and Yokoyama, S. 2019. Trends in the application of Bacillus in fermented foods. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 56: 36-42. DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2018.09.001
Nguyen, T.H.N. and Yokoyama, S. 2018. Influence of Trading Structure on Maize Seed Selection by Farmers in Vietnam: Case Study on Yen Chau District, Son La Province. Geographical Review of Japan Series B 91(2): 40-53. DOI: 10.4157/geogrevjapanb.91.40
Yokoyama, S. 2018. Local plant use for Natto production in mainland Southeast Asia and Himalayas. In The Proceedings of the International Workshop on Forest Ecological Resources Security for Next Generation: Development and Routine Utilization of Forest Ecological Resource and their Domestication. eds. S. Shiodera, M. Fujita and S. Kobayashi, 45-51. Kyoto: Kyoto University. Permalink: hdl.handle.net/2237/00033650
Yokoyama, S. and Ingxay, P. 2015. Farmer livelihood change in the Chinese border region of Northern Laos. In Globalization and New Challenges of Agricultural and Rural Systems (Proceedings of the 21st Colloquium of the Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems of the International Geographical Union). eds. D. Kim, A. M. Firmino and Y. Ichikawa, 129-140. Nagoya: Nagoya University.
Ingxay, P. Hirota, I. and Yokoyama, S. 2015. Access to livelihood assets under the influence of a climate event in upland northern Laos. Geographical Review of Japan Series B 87(2): 131-145. DOI: 10.4157/geogrevjapanb.87.131
Ingxay, P., Yokoyama, S. and Hirota, I. 2015. Livelihood factors and household strategies for an unexpected climate event in upland northern Laos. Journal of Mountain Science 12(2): 483-500. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2879-y
Shirai, M., Jin, Y., Yokoyama, S. and Yoda, K. 2014. Roles of swidden fallows for free-grazing water buffalo in northern Laos. In 20th Symposium of the International Society on Biotelemetry Proceedings (ISOB 2014) ed. Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, 115-117. Kyoto: Kyoto University. Parmalink: hdl.handle.net/2433/187822
Sharifi, A., Chiba, Y., Okamoto, K., Yokoyama, S., and Murayama, A. 2014. Can master planning control and regulate urban growth in Vientiane, Laos? Landscape and Urban Planning 131: 1–13. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.07.014
Yokoyama, S., Hirota, I., Tanaka, S., Ochiai, Y., Nawata, E., and Kono, Y. 2014. A review of studies on swidden agriculture in Japan: Cropping system and disappearing process. Tropics 22(4): 131-155. DOI: 10.3759/tropics.22.131
Yokoyama, S. 2013. A review of the developments in Nature and Society Studies in Japan from the 1980s onward. Geographical Review of Japan Series B 86(1): 62-74. DOI: 10.4157/geogrevjapanb.86.62
Umemura, M. + Aoyama, C. + Tokumoto, Y. + Abe, K., Hirota, I. and Yokoyama, S. 2012. Vegetation and plant use differences between a secondary forest and an Eucalyptus plantation site in Bolikhamxay province, Laos. Lao Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 27: 88-109. PDF[1.9MB]
Shirai, M., Zhang, X., Yokoyama, S., Okamoto, K. and Yoda, K. 2011. Recording movement pattern of cattle by GPS data loggers in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on sustainable animal agriculture for developing countries 2011, 69-73. Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: Suranaree University of Technology. ResearchGate
Yokoyama, S. 2010. The trading of agro-forest products and commodities in the northern mountainous region of Laos. Southeast Asian Studies 47(4): 374-402. DOI: 10.20495/tak.47.4_374
Yokoyama, S., Tanaka, K. and Phalakhone, K. 2006. Forest policy and swidden agriculture in Laos. Proceeding of 8th Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference, 13p [CD-ROM]. Namyang Girls High school, Singapore.
Yokoyama, S. 2005. The trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities in the northern mountainous region of Laos. In Proceedings of First International Conference on Lao Studies, ed. Center for Lao Studies, 14p. DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University.
Yokoyama, S. 2004. Forest, ethnicity and settlement in the mountainous area of Northern Laos. Southeast Asian Studies 42(2): 132-156. DOI: 10.20495/tak.42.2_132
Kawase, M., Tanaka, K. Yokoyama, S. and Zahoran, Z. 2000. Industrial linkages in the electrical machinery industry in the Hitachi Industry Area, Japan. Annual Report of the Institute of Geoscience, the University of Tsukuba 26: 3-8.

Reports in English

Yokoyama, S., Kono, Y. and NAKAMURA, K. eds. 2015 Toward Sustainable and Harmonized Development of Lao Agriculture (Final Report of SAKURA SCIENCE PLAN in 2015 for NAFRI Young Staff) Nagoya: Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University. Parmalink: hdl.handle.net/2237/00033542
Kono, Y., Yokoyama, S., Yamada, Y. and Ingxay, P. eds. 2015 Toward Sustainable and Harmonized Development of Lao Agriculture (Achievements of Sakura Science Plan for NAFRI Young Stuff, Organized by Kyoto and Nagoya Universities) Kyoto: CSEAS, Kyoto University. Parmalink: hdl.handle.net/2237/00033541
Okamoto, K., Takenaka, C. and Yokoyama, S. 2011. eds. Understanding the Contemporary Environmental Matters in Mainland Southeast Asia. Nagoya: Nagoya University Global COE program"From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinical Environmental Studies" Nagoya University G-COE Web site
Tanaka, K., Yokoyama, S. and Phalakhone, K. 2005. Land-allocation program and stabilization of shifting cultivation in the northern mountain region of Laos. In Macroeconomic Policy Support for Socio-economic Development in the Lao PDR, Phase 2, Main Report Vol.2 eds. Japan International Cooperation Agency and Committee for the Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 318-335. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency. JICA Library
Yokoyama, S. 2002. The Livelihood System of the Population of a Mountainous Area in Northern Laos (Official Research Report of Asian Studies Program in fiscal year 2000). Vientiane: National University of Laos. Parmalink: hdl.handle.net/2237/00033540
Yokoyama, S. 2002. Appendix 6: The Situation of Ethnic Minorities in Laos. In The Study on the Improvement of Health and Medical Services in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Lao Health Master Planning Study, final report Vol.4, eds. Japan International Cooperation Agency and Pacific Consultants International, A6.1-A6.8. Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency. Parmalink: libopac.jica.go.jp/detail?bbid=0000055351
Yokoyama, S. 1996. The Basic Rural Features and the Development Consciousness of the Villagers in Oudomxay Province, Lao P.D.R. (UNDP/UNCDF Village Study Report). Vientiane: UNDP. Parmalink: Parmalink: hdl.handle.net/2237/00033539

Presentations for International Conference in English

Yokoyama, S. 2023. Is Japanese natto a traditional fermented food? Fermentation in Italy & Japan 2023 May 11, 2023 (Online), The Borromini Institute, Italy.
Yokoyama, S. 2022. Relationship between Population Dynamics and Paddy Holdings in Central Laos. International Workshop on Changing Landscapes and Livelihoods in Southeast Asian Massif, October 17, 2022, Nagoya University, Japan.
Yokoyama, S., Takahashi, S., Niwa, T. and Nishimoto, F. 2021. Moving population and changing paddy holdings: Dynamics for three generations in a remote area of northern Laos. The 34th International Geographical Congress (IGC), August 18, 2021, Online (Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey).
Yoshida, K., Shoji, G., Yokoyama, S. and Thompson, E. 2018. Labor allocation in rural households: The case of a suburban mountainside settlement in Japan. Association for Asian Studies, Annual Conference 2018, March 23, 2018, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C. USA
Yokoyama, S. 2018. Local plant use for Natto production in mainland Southeast Asia and Himalayas. The International Workshop on Forest Ecological Resources Security for Next Generation: Development and Routine Utilization of Forest Ecological Resource and their Domestication, January 16, 2018, Kyoto University, Japan
Nguyen T. H. N. and Yokoyama, S. 2017. The trading structure of maize seed and products in the Northwestern region, Vietnam Case study in Yen Chau district, Son La province. The 13th Southeast Asian Geography Association (SEAGA) International Conference 2017, November 29, 2017, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
Yokoyama, S. 2017. Current situation of Japanese smallholders. Asian smallholders: Transformation & persistence, 2nd Workshop January 23, 2017, Singapore National University, Singapore
Yokoyama, S. 2016. How had population changes affected paddy holdings? A result of dynamics for three generations in a rice farming village of central Laos. The 33rd International Geographical Congress (IGC), August 24, 2016, China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Yokoyama, S. 2015. Population increase, temporary transnational migration, and paddy holdings in a rural village of Laos. SEASIA 2015 Conference, December 12, 2015, Kyoto International Conference Center, Japan
Yokoyama, S. 2015. Demographic change and farmland holdings in a rural village of Laos. Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU), 2015 Moscow Conference, August 20, 2015, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Yokoyama, S. 2014. Perspectives and directions for future research in Southeast Asian studies: Reflections of Japanese geographer's experience. Annual Meeting of Korean Geographers 2014, June 21, 2014, Seoul National University, Korea
Inxay, P. and Yokoyama, S. 2013. Unexpected situation in opland people's livelihood: a case study in northern Laos. Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU), 2013 Kyoto Conference, August 7, 2013, Kyoto International Conference Center, Japan
Yokoyama, S. and Inxay, P. 2013. Agrarian livelihood change in Chinese border areas of northern Laos. The 21th Annual Colloquium of the International Geographical Union Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems, July 30, 2013, Nagoya University, Japan
Yokoyama, S. 2011. Changes in shifting cultivation and farmers' livelihood in the mountainous mainland Southeast Asia. International Geographical Union (IGU), 2011 Santiago Conference, November 15, 2011, Liberator Bernardo O`Higgins Military School, Santiago, Chile
Shirai, M., Zhang, X., Yokoyama, S., Okamoto, K. and Yoda, K. 2011. Recording movement pattern of cattle by GPS data loggers in Lao People's Democratic Republic. International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries 2011, July 26-29, 2011, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Yokoyama, S. 2008. Political Ecology of Livelihood and Land Use in Rural Laos The 31st International Geographical Congress (IGC), August 13, 2006, Le Kram Center, Tunis, Tunisia
Yokoyama, S. 2007. Forest policy for maintaining indigenous eco-knowledge. International Workshop on Sustainable Natural Resources Management of Mountainous Regions in Laos, November 30, 2007, Luang Namtha Provincial Hall, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR
Ochiai, Y. and Yokoyama, S. 2007. Plant use in everyday life: Cultural landscape and complex subsistence activities in hill villages of northern Laos. International Workshop on Sustainable Natural Resources Management of Mountainous Regions in Laos, November 30, 2007, Luang Namtha Provincial Hall, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR
Ochiai, Y. and Yokoyama, S. 2007. Plant uses mapping in villages of northern Laos: An ecological approach for allocation and process. International Workshop on Sustainable Land Management Network in the Mountainous Region of Mainland Southeast Asia, August 11, 2007, Xingping, Yunnan, China
Ochiai, Y. and Yokoyama, S. 2006. Plant uses mapping in villages of northern Laos: An ecological approach for allocation and process. International Workshop on Indigenous Eco-knowledge and Development in Northern Laos March 16, 2006, Oudomxay Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office, Oudomxay, Laos.
Yokoyama, S., Tanaka, K. and Phalakhone, K. 2006. Forest policy and swidden agriculture in Laos. The 8th Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference, November 30, 2006, Namyang Girls High school, Singapore
Tanaka, K., Yokoyama, S. and Phalakhone, K. 2006. Land-allocation program and stabilization of swidden agriculture in the northern mountain region of Laos. Synthesis Workshop on Shifting Agriculture, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Marginal Mountain Environments, September 23-25, 2006, Guwahati, India
Yokoyama, S. and Ochiai, Y. 2006. Forest use and indigenous eco-knowledge in northern Laos. International Geographical Union (IGU) 2006 Brisbane Conference, July 4, 2006, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Yokoyama, S. 2005. NTFPs trade in the northern Laos: The progress of globalization and the change of livelihood in the mountainous region. Mainland Southeast Asia in Transition: Resource and Eco-history, June 17, 2005, Yunnan University Anthropology Museum, Kunming, China
Yokoyama, S. 2005. The trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities in northern mountainous regions of Laos. First International Conference on Lao Studies, May 20, 2005, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA

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