Influence of American Culture in Japanese Popular Music, 1970-1989

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K12509
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: OHWADA Toshiyuki 慶應義塾大学, 法学部(日吉), 教授 (20365539)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: シティポップ / アフロ・アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

There was a slight revision on the research plan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but I was able to make progress on the research on the musical exchange between Japan and the U.S. I have published one book, edited one book and contributed chapters and articles on four books. I have also delivered eight presentations during the research period including five at international conferences. In 2020, I was appointed as a visiting scholar at Harvard-Yenching Institute, where I had the opportunity to interact online with many researchers in Asia, and to make a presentation on the historical exchange of music culture in Japan and the U.S.

Free Research Field

ポピュラー音楽研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在、日本の「シティポップ」と呼ばれる1970年代から80年代にかけての音楽は学術的にもジャーナリスティックにも関心を集めている。それは、日本が最も経済的に成功を収めた1980年代のバブル期に対する興味とも重なるが、その時代を直接的に経験していない人々にも「ノスタルジー」の感覚をもたらしている点は非常に興味深い。今回の研究によって、その時代の日本とアメリカの音楽文化の複雑な交流について、その一端を明らかにできたように思う。