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A Preliminary Study of the Japanese "Special Researchers in China" System in the 1930s and 1940s

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DOI: 10.23977/jsoce.2022.041016 | Downloads: 11 | Views: 399

Author(s)

Yueyue Qiu 1

Affiliation(s)

1 Center for Singapore Studies, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China

Corresponding Author

Yueyue Qiu

ABSTRACT

In 1937, Japan introduced the system of "Specially Appointed Researchers in China" to deepen its academic research in China, in the context of the "Oriental Culture Project". Japanese Researchers in China are selected through a rigorous application process and come to China for a period of 1-2 years to conduct independent research on relevant topics. Their meticulous observations of China provided the Japanese government with important information about China and provided an academic service to Japan's invasion of China. A large number of relevant archival histories are held in the database of the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records, which contains a large number of letters and reports. Through the collation of data and the analysis of archival documents, it can be concluded that in the context of the Japanese invasion of China, the activities of Japanese specialized researchers visiting China went far beyond academic exchanges and inevitably had the purpose of invading China.

KEYWORDS

Japan, Special Researcher in China, Oriental Cultural Business, Cultural Invasion

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Yueyue Qiu, A Preliminary Study of the Japanese "Special Researchers in China" System in the 1930s and 1940s. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2022) Vol. 4: 118-129. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2022.041016.

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