A Study of the History of Japan-Korea Exchanges in Manchukuo in the 1930s: <Immigration> and <Ethnic Harmony>

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K02449
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Aichi University of Education
• Principal Investigator: OKUDA KOJI 愛知教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90185538)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 米村 みゆき 専修大学, 文学部, 教授 (80351758)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 満州国 / 朝鮮人移民

Outline of Final Research Achievements

After the founding of Manchukuo, many Koreans immigrated to Manchukuo. Emigration from colonial Korea to Manchukuo was carried out according to the intentions of the governing bodies of Japan, colonial Korea, and Manchuria. In this research, I proceeded with research from the perspective of what kind of situation Korean immigrants were placed in, and how they migrated and lived in the complicated relationship of the governing body. It was based on interviews with elderly Japanese-speaking Koreans living in China. What we were able to confirm during the interviews was that the interviewer and the interviewee built a dialogue relationship. The interviewee's memory is derived through interaction with the interviewer. In the research, based on the interview records obtained, I collected historical materials from the same period and added considerations to the actual lives of Korean immigrants.

Free Research Field

日本近現代文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、主として、一人の朝鮮人の高齢日本語話者のインタビュー記録に焦点を当てて行われた。インタビュー記録を基に、同時代史料を参照しつつ、朝鮮人移民の日常について考察を加えた。結果的に、本研究はアラン・コルバン『記録を残さなかった男の歴史』に近接することになった。言わば大枠の歴史的事象ではなく、朝鮮人移民の日常を明るみ出すことで、これまでの朝鮮人移民の研究に新たな視角から知見を加えたと考えられる。