Military mobilization of indigenous Taiwanese people on the island at the final stage of Japanese rule--resarch the ``absence list''

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13202
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03030:History of Asia and Africa-related
• Research Institution: Kinjo Gakuin University (2021-2023); Nagoya City University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: ONO JUNKO 金城学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (20847610)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 日本統治期台湾 / 軍事動員 / 先住民 / 特設警備部隊 / 大戦末期 / 植民地軍事史 / 留守名簿 / 戦場動員

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research focuses on the Japanese Army in Taiwan (later the 10th Army) and the 高砂特設警備部隊, which were formed in Taiwan in 1945, to elucidate the Japanese colonial mobilization system and defense system for colonies and occupied territories. An important key to this research is the analysis of the specified historical official document ''Absence list''. I have so far focused his efforts on organizing and digitizing the ''Absence list''. Although there were restrictions on research to Taiwan due to the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to conducting domestic research (at the National Archives, etc.)actively held study groups and held discussions with young researchers from other universities.

Free Research Field

植民地台湾軍事史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

台湾に関する『留守名簿』の研究実績は、報告者以外にほとんどない、未知の領域である。報告者が本研究を遂行し、学会などを通して発信することで、より多くの研究者が『留守名簿』を目にし、台湾史、先住民史の研究者を触発することになったと確信している。本研究により、従来の「高砂族の動員は高砂義勇隊等の部隊を対象とした島外動員が主であった」という既往のイメージを覆す研究（＝先住民が台湾島内で多く動員された）となり得る。