Study on Human Damage caused by Occupation Forces

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24652141
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: FUJIME Yuki 大阪大学, 人間科学研究科, 教授 (60222410)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 占領軍 / 戦後補償 / 全調達 / 進駐軍被害者連合会 / 連合国対日占領 / 調達庁

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I performed a study on human damage caused by crimes and accidents of the Allied occupation forces. I also studied psychological and social economic damage of victims, their later lives and state of mind. I investigate more than 1000 sheets of questionnaire kept by the Japan National Procurement agency Labor Union and made its data base. I also made chronological tables and maps of different districts.
I clarified How American and Japanese government were dealing with victims' distress and how compensation campaign for victims were developed. Victims established their own alliance organization. And the Japan National Procurement agency Labor Union, Japan Lawyers Association for Freedom and Japan Socialist Party supported victims' alliance. As a result of this campaign, a law to pay an ex gratia payment was established. Furthermore, I examined ideas and discourses about compensation for victims of occupation forces.

Free Research Field

日本近現代史