2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Malaria War in Indonesia during the Japanese Occupation Period: "Colonial" society as seen from medical care and hygiene
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19H01227
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 01080:Sociology of science, history of science and technology-related
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| Research Institution | Akita University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
坂田 隆 石巻専修大学, 共創研究センター, 特別研究員 (00215633)
Agahari Fransiscus・Adrian 玉川大学, 脳科学研究所, 研究員 (20836978)
山崎 功 佐賀大学, 芸術地域デザイン学部, 教授 (60267458)
山本 まゆみ 宮城大学, 基盤教育群, 教授 (60709400)
関山 牧子 国立研究開発法人国立環境研究所, 環境リスク・健康領域, 主任研究員 (90396896)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Occupation of Indonesia / malaria / quinine / infectious diseases / public health / history of hygiene / medical foreign policy / media strategy |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Focusing on malaria control in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation period, this research aimed to shed light on a history which connects public and private affairs. Public awareness of government hygiene efforts and the spread of basic public health knowledge could be confirmed and elucidated. This research also clarified that malaria countermeasures changed according to the social situation during the war. Quinine, which is in short supply globally but produced primarily in Java, was also used as a diplomatic tool to strengthen ties within Southeast Asia and with other Japanese allies.
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| Free Research Field |
History of Science
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
人文科学と理科学の研究者からなる本学際研究は、当時の科学者および医療産業のマラリアという「敵」に対する攻略活動を、より具体的に解明できた。この本格的学際研究を通じ、理科学系の知識なく紐解く医療史研究は、根拠資料の解明が困難な、不完全な歴史に陥る可能性があることが明らかになった。このことは、学術的にも意義のあることであり、科学的知見は、政争の具となり得る歴史に歯止めをかける力も秘め社会的意義もある。
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