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The Japanese Diaspora and the Slave Trade

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26884019
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Japanese history
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Foreign Studies

Principal Investigator

Rocha de Sousa Lucio Manuel  東京外国語大学, 世界言語社会教育センター, 准教授 (70735836)

Project Period (FY) 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
KeywordsJapanese Slaves / Chinese Slaves / Korean Slaves / Jewish Diaspora / Portuguese Slave Traders / Japanese Diaspora
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research I analyzed mainly Inquisition records conserved in archives held in Portugal and Mexico. Especially I focused on Perez family case, who are believed to be Jewish and stayed in Japan in the latter half of the 16th century. From the analysis of these records on this merchant family, I could clarify the existence of a converso mercantile society in Nagasaki and also slaves owned by them (including Japanese slaves). This research has been published as a monograph in English. Furthermore, I published other papers about Portuguese slavery in Japan and Asia. In these studies, I present many undiscovered documents about Japanese slaves all over the world and Japanese diasporas. A part of this study will be published as a monograph in Japanese.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2015 2014

All Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Presentation] “The Jewish Presence in Macau and Nagasaki.”2015

    • Author(s)
      Lucio de Sousa
    • Organizer
      日本ポルトガル・ブラジル学会(AJELB)研究発表要旨, 10/10/2015.
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Jewish Presence from Brazil to China in the 16th and 17th centuries2015

    • Author(s)
      Lucio de Sousa
    • Organizer
      1st Global History Network (GHN), 10/04/2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Beihang University, Beijin, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-10
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Slavery and the arrival of the first Japanese to South America2014

    • Author(s)
      Lucio de Sousa
    • Organizer
      AJELB
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University of Forein Studies
    • Year and Date
      2014-10-11 – 2014-10-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] , The Jewish Diaspora and the Perez Family Case in China, Japan, The Philippines and the Americas (16th Century)2015

    • Author(s)
      Lucio de Sousa
    • Total Pages
      266
    • Publisher
      Macau Foundation/ Cultural Institute of Macau
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The Jewish Diaspora and the Perez Family Case in China, Japan, the Philippines, and the Americas2015

    • Author(s)
      Lucio de Sousa
    • Total Pages
      268
    • Publisher
      Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre and Macau Foundation
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-09-09   Modified: 2017-05-10  

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