2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Japanese Examiner and Media Censorship by GHQ
| Project/Area Number |
16K04110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | メディア / 検閲 / インテリジェンス / 占領期 / GHQ / CCD |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The mission of CCD was the surveillance of communications and gathering of information leading to the production of intelligence.In the field of surveillance,the objectives were to maintain military security and to prevent the passage of communications which would disturb public tranquillity the occupying powers.
Postal,telecommunications and media contents were censored.In an operation such as censorship ,the assignment of well-qualified and dependable personnel was very important.Incompetent personnel were released or replaced by others more capable.Throughout most of the operation ,many Japanese training was accomplished on the job. Japanese women demonstrated a quick and alert mind and appreciated as DAC leader.
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| Free Research Field |
歴史
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
インテリジェンス、メディアを歴史的に研究するために、１９８０年代からアメリカ国立公文書館やメリーランド大学プランゲ文庫へ度々訪問し、第１次資料の収集、分析を行った。今回の科研費では日本国内の研究機関や図書館を訪ねた。とくに１万５０００人の日本人検閲者の名簿を発掘し、その漢字名の解析を行った。彼らの検閲への見方、姿勢もインタビューなどで把握できた意義は大きいと思う。
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