日本华侨课题立项研究

Overseas Chinese Studies in Japan: A Quantitative Analysis

论文基于日本国立情报学研究所和国会图书馆所建立的《KAKEN科学研究费补助金数据库》公布的有关"华侨"研究课题的研究成果(1965-2014),从立项时间与数量、立项课题学科及课题类别概况、课题责任单位性质及所在地区分布等方面,介绍了近50年来日本学界有关"华侨"课题立项总体概况。认为华侨华人研究越来越受到日本学术界的重视,立项课题重点项目较多,资助力度大;研究领域集中在人类学、历史学等学科;研究地区主要集中在日本的大都市圈,以横滨、神户、长崎为中心,呈现集中性和不均衡性的特点。

The study of overseas Chinese has undergone a steady development over the past few decades in Japan. This paper adopts a quantitative approach to analyze the state of Overseas Chinese Studies in Japan based on the data from the Japanese national fund of social science （Kaken）, and argues that the Japanese government has been increasing the funding support on this topic, with a focus on anthropology and history approaches. The regional distribution of funded research projects indicates the existence of regional differences. The research centers are primarily located in Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki. Yet, the study of this subject remains underdeveloped in other regions.