Post-war Japanese politics ; Discontinuity or Continuity

Research Project

Project/Area Number	06041111
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Field Research
Research Institution	Junshin College of Nagasaki
Principal Investigator	SHIOZAKI Hiroaki Prof., Faculty of Humanities, Junshin College of Nagasaki, 人文学部, 教授 (90123835)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SUETAKE Yoshiya Dep.of Literature, Soka Univ. Assistant Prof., 文学部, 助教授 (40179099) FUKUNAGA Fumio Law Dep., Himejidokkyo Univ. Assistant Prof., 法学部, 助教授 (60199255) YAMAMURA Kentoku Dep.of Science & Technology, Teikyo Univ. Lecturer, 理工学部, 講師 (80158261) KIMURA Masato Faculty of Humanities, Toyoeiwajogakuin Univ. Assistant Prof., 人文学部, 助教授 (50225059)
Project Period (FY)	1994
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
Budget Amount *help	¥5,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000) Fiscal Year 1994: ¥5,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000)
Keywords	Pre & post-war times / Formation of postwar Japanese politics / Continuity / Discontinuity / Occupation reforms / U.S.policy toward Japanese affairs / Nongovernmental internationl organizations / Institute of international affairs
Research Abstract	Our field research was to investigate. or collect U.S materials on Japanese affairs during the two world wars that were helpful to understand the continuity continuity or discontinuity of Japanese politics before and after World War II.The following contains the findings of every investigator that shares in our research project. 1.Shiozaki : To investigate or collect the materials concerning U.S policy toward Japanese affairs. <materials & institutes> CFR Papers (CFR Archives), IPR & CEIP Papers (Columbia University), RFT Records (Rockefeller Archives), FPA Papers (State Historical Society of Wisconsin), Colegrove & McGovern Papers (Northwestern University) Shepardson Papers (FDR Library) 2.Kimura : To investigate or collect the materials concerning American nongovernmental organizations and have an interview with the persons concerned. <materials & institutes> Japane society Papers (Japan Society Archives), Japanese-American Commerce Association Papers (New York Public Library) <interviews … More > Ms.Forbes and others 3.Yamamuro : To investigate or collect the materials concerning U.S.attitudes toward Japanese political ideology and activities. <materials & institutes> Prewar japanese newspapers and magazines (Prange Collection), Oyama Ikuo Papers (Northwestern University), CFR Papers (CFR Archives), CEIP Papers (Columbia University) 4.Fukunaga : To investigate or collect the materials concerning American Occupation of Japan and have an interview with GHQ officers. <materials & institutes> Sutherland Papers (National Archives), Kades & Willams Papers (University of Maryland), Willoughby Papers (Gettysburg University), Ridgway Papers (Army Institute for Military History). <interviews> C.Kades & S.Fine. 5.Suetake : To investigate or collect the materials concerningn U.S attitudes toward Japanese politicians and political parties. <materials & institutes> IPR Papers (Columbia University), Japan Ministry of Home Affairs Papers (Library of Congress), FDR Personal Papers (FDR Library), Local newspapers in prewar japan (Prange Collection) We are sure that the results of our research will be published in the near future. And, those collected materials and interviews will be submitted to the public. Less