Rethinking the Relations between Japan and Okinawa During and After the End of the WWII: Repatriation, Demobilization, Occupation Costs and Cultural Encounters

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780087
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: COMPEL Radomir 長崎大学, 多文化社会学部, 准教授 (90528431)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 政治学 / 日本政治史 / 政・軍関係 / 沖縄 / 引揚げ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relations between Okinawa and Japan during and after the Second World War. The end of the war liquefied the societies in both regions, which was represented by wartime mobilization, refuge, and displacement, as well as postwar demobilization, repatriation and disarmament. Such issues have until recently received little attention. This research dealt primarily with repatriation related policies, and their relation to occupation costs and intercultural encounters. The research concludes that the three themes had significant impact on the formation of the postwar system.

Free Research Field

政治学