East Asian order in the modern transformation focused on "diplomatic protocol"

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730147
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: The University of Shimane
• Principal Investigator: ISHIDA Toru 島根県立大学, 総合政策学部, 講師 (90386524)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 日朝関係 / 外交秩序 / 外交儀礼 / 対馬 / 宗家文庫

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Having focused on the "diplomatic protocol" between Japan and Korea up to the modern transformation, this research showed two points. Firstly, it clarified the process in which the language of the authentic texts of Japanese diplomatic documents was shifted to Japanese, and that this process involved Japanese translation of the documents originally prepared in Classical Chinese. Secondly, among the “diplomatic protocol” of the pre-modern era, the outline of "Chu-Enseki", an event to host Korean delegates in Tsushima, was clarified; and among the “diplomatic protocol” of the modern era, the overview of "Syusinsi/Susinsa", the reception ceremony for Korean delegates, was made clear.
Unexpectedly, this research also made a contribution to the ongoing investigation on "So Family Library Archives" toward its registration as an Important Cultural Property, by providing Nagasaki Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore with the data which was compiled in the process of this research.

Free Research Field

政治学・日朝関係史