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Japanese Political Studies and Japanese International Relations in China, Japan, and Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2010

KEISUKE IIDA
KEISUKE IIDA*
Affiliation:
University of Tokyo
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Abstract

This article summarizes the findings of this special issue focusing on five questions: (1) who studies Japanese politics and international relations in China, Japan and the Republic of Korea?; (2) what is being studied in each of these countries?; 3) how are Japanese politics studied in each of these countries?; (3) what determines the nature of the study of Japanese politics and international relations?; and 4) what is the impact of the study of Japanese politics in each of these three countries? The findings on the first questions are that most scholars in each of these countries are concentrated in their forties and fifties, but their educational backgrounds are considerably varied. On the second question, the topics of study are becoming more wide-ranging in recent years, although in China, government policy still puts a constraint on the range of topics studied. Regarding the third question, the approaches that are used are becoming more varied, especially in Japan and South Korea. Concerning the fourth question, domestic politics in each of these countries matter, and financial constraints are a problem in China. Finally, it seems that Korean scholars in this area may have greater impact on the government than in the other two countries.

Type
Research Article
Information
Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 11 , Special Issue 3: Japan as Studied in Japan's Neighbors and Japan Itself , December 2010 , pp. 275 - 289
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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