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Analysis of the Development of the Technology and Engineering After World War II in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01301092
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Co-operative Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 科学技術史(含科学社会学・科学技術基礎理論)
Research InstitutionTokyo Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

KIMOTO Tadaaki  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering , Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20052855)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) IHARA Satoru  Ibaraki University, Department of General Education, Professor, 教善部, 教授 (70106730)
YAMAZAKI Masakatu  Tokyo Insitute of Technology, Department of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (20106959)
HINOKAWA Sizue  Takushoku University, Department of Commerce, Associate Professor, 商学部, 助教授 (90134832)
JIDO Yuuji  Ritumeikan University, Department of Management, Professor, 経営学部, 教授 (80066703)
KATO Kunioki  Oosaka city University, Department of Commerce, Professor, 商学部, 教授 (00016495)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1990
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥4,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000)
KeywordsHistory of Technology / Japan / History of Engineering
Research Abstract

With analyzing the process of the development of the technology and engineering in Japan after world War the II we could conclude as following ;
(1) By the development of the Information technology, that is one of the important symbols of the highly developed technology in Japan, the support of the Government has played an important role. By this supporting policy Japanese information industry has developed mainly in 'hardware technology' and in contrary weak in 'software' technology. This characteristic is not only of information technology but common in other technologies in Japan. The structure of technology-developing in Japan is that concentrating investigation in the important part of the research with basing the cheap and overconvergencing labor. This structure gives not hopeful perspective in Japanese future, it would be need for more development that the structure of research and developpment should be changed.
The developpment of the computer technology has changed the ability … More of tool-machine technology, but with the development of the machine-technology itself.
It is said that the Information and Data would flow fluently and freely in the information society, but it is not true. In Japan the 'TDF' is not free, but has directions and controlled.
(2) By the chemical technology the directions of the development in this field has been decided by the 'GHQ' and the relationship between Japan and the United States. This development has strongly contributed to the prosperity. But the structure of the development in this field was made introducing many technologies from the USA and neglcting the considering the influences of the industrial behavior to the circumstances, that is neglecting the technology which should deal with the outcoming substances from the factories. That would cost highly. So the enviromental problems in Japan have been made by Japanese high developing industry itself. To the technology itself we can not find out the resolution, but in the structure of developing industry and social structure of technology.
(3) Gibing little money to the military affairs has contributed to the high prosperity of japanese industries. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1990 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All Other

All Publications (11 results)

  • [Publications] 加藤 邦興: "軍事技術論の課題の方法" 経営研究. 40ー4. 27-41 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 奥山 修平: "技術開発をめぐる情勢の特徴" 日本の科学者. 26ー3. 4-9 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 山崎 俊雄編: "技術の社会史6" 有斐閣, 294 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kunioki kato: "Subjects and Method of Military Technology" "Keiei-kennkyuu". 40-4. 27-41 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shuuhei Okuyama: "Characteristics of the Japanese Research and Development" "Nihonn-no-Kgakusha",. 26-3. 4-9 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tadaaki Kimoto: "Information Technology and Society" "Social History of Technology". vol. 6. (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Masataka Baba: "Chemical technology development in Japan" "Social History of Technology". vol. 6. (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 奥山 修平: "技術開発をめぐる情勢の特徴" 『日本の科学者』Vol.26ー3. 4-9 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 山崎 俊雄編(木本 忠昭): "技術の社会史(『技術革新と現代社会』)" 有斐閣, 272 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 井原聰: "戦後日本の電力技術とその特質" 東京工大科学史技術史集刊. (1990)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 加藤邦興: "軍事技術論の課題と方法" 経営研究. 40-4. 27-41 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report

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