In Japanese Pan-Asianism and the Philippines from the Late 19th Century to the End of World War II Sven Matthiessen offers an account of the development of Japanese Pan-Asianism and the perception of the Philippines within this ideology.

Sven Matthiessen received his Ph.D./Doctorate of Law from the University of Sheffield and Tohoku University in the joint degree program of the two universities in 2012. He has published articles on Japanese Pan-Asianism and the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.