Narrating War in Meiji Japan: Investigating the relationship between journalism and literature via the writing of dispatched war reporters

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K15983
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
Research Institution	Kyoto Women's University
Principal Investigator	カワニシ・ヤングティム京都女子大学, 現代社会学部, 助教 (40966850)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Keywords	明治文学 / ジャーナリズム / ナラトロジー
Outline of Research at the Start	This research investigates the war narratives of reporters dispatched to battlefields in Meiji Japan. 1) Investigate reporting of the Seinan War (1877). In particular, compare the writings of Fukuchi Gen'ichiro (Tokyo nichi nichi shinbun) with rivals Inukai Tsuyoshi and Fujita Mokichi (Yubin hochi shinbun). 2) Investigate reporting of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). The main focus will be on two reporters from Kokumin shinbun, Kunikida Doppo and Matsubara Iwagoro. 3) Investigate reporting of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Capture the breadth of reporting inside and outside Japan.