Japanese Army and China in Syowa Era

• Project/Area Number: 21530118
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University (2012); Nagoya University (2009-2011)
• Principal Investigator: KAWADA Minoru 日本福祉大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (20115554)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 満州事変 / 日中戦争 / 太平洋戦争 / 永田鉄山 / 石原莞爾 / 武藤章 / 田中新一 / 陸軍の政戦略構想 / 東条英機 / 浜口雄幸 / 若槻礼次郎 / 宇垣一成 / 満州国 / 国連脱退 / 幣原喜重郎 / 石原完爾 / 蒋介石 / 関東軍

Research Abstract

This research focuses on chief military officers’ national design and their world strategies to reveal how the Japanese Imperial Army in pre-war period developed their policies on China. It also discusses changing Sino-Japanese relations and world situations. Furthermore, ultimate factor in Japan’s road to the Pacific War is re-examined from a new perspective.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 武藤章と昭和史 (2013)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Journal Title: Voice Volume: 平成二五年三月号 Pages: 187-195
  • NAID: 40019593274
• [Journal Article] 大正昭和初期の政治変容と政治構想 (2009)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Journal Title: 政治思想研究 Volume: 9 Pages: 59-93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 大正昭和初期の政治変容と政治構想 (2009)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Journal Title: 政治思想研究 6 Pages: 59-93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 政党政治と昭和陸軍の構想-浜口雄幸と永田鉄山 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Organizer: 日本思想史学会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-17
• [Presentation] 政党政治と昭和陸軍の構想--浜口雄幸と永田鉄山 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Organizer: 日本思想史学会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-17
• [Book] 戦前日本の安全保障 (2013)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 293
  • Publisher: 講談社
• [Book] 昭和陸軍の軌跡 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 343
  • Publisher: 中央公論社
• [Book] 昭和陸軍の軌跡 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 343
  • Publisher: 中央公論新社
• [Book] 満州事変と政党政治 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 258
  • Publisher: 講談社
• [Book] 満州事変と政党政治(単著) (2010)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 258
  • Publisher: 講談社
• [Book] 浜口雄幸と永田鉄山 (2009)
  • Author(s): 川田稔
  • Total Pages: 276
  • Publisher: 講談社