2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The life and work of Yoshida Saburo in relation to the Showa-era farming situation in Akita
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18K01164
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| Research Institution | Akita University |
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Principal Investigator |
Donald・C Wood 秋田大学, 医学系研究科, 准教授 (80375237)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | 1930s Japan / pre-war faming / early Showa-era village / Akita Prefecture / Yoshida Saburo / Attic Museum / Shibusawa Keizo / Ishiguro Tadaatsu |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I have made considerable progress over the last two years. The core project of my research - the translation of Yoshida Saburo's 1938 book - is nearly complete. About 75% of it has been typed, and about the same percentage of the illustrations have been prepared (including the original photographs). However, because it is an extremely complex document - illuminating the life and community of a small-scale subsistence farmer and his family through a sequence of daily entries spanning the period from March of 1935 to March of the following year - there is still much work to do. During the final year, more typing will be done, and the final work on the illustrations and proofreading and editorial adjusting will be completed. Also during the final year, a publisher will be sought for the English language version.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Much work was achieved in 2019, but somewhat less in 2020 due to the pandemic. The translation work is about 95% complete. The next steps involve much polishing, making sure that the entire text is uniform, solving some problems, completing the illustrations and tables, etc.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The 1938 book translation project will be completed by April of 2022, and preparations for writing a biographical book on Yoshida Saburo will be well underway (the actual writing of the book will probably take a number of years).
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| Causes of Carryover |
Some hardware will be needed (such as a new scanner) and there may be some payments to an assistant for helping with the final typing and preparation of tables, etc. A trip to Yokohama might be necessary, but this will depend on the pandemic situation.
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