Transnationalism and Identity in the peripheries of Japan : a comparative study of Japan-Taiwan and Japan-South Korea border regions

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In the two boundary regions of Yaeyama-Taiwan and Tsushima-Korea where national boarders have changed, and after passing through a history of both unregulated and banned human movement across these boarders, there are now movements seeking to strengthen mutual relationships. A survey and analysis was conducted from the standpoint of people taking part in these movements. What came to light in the results included the following : 1) The reinterpretation of past history, including the colonial period, has come to fuel peoples movement across the present national boarder area, however the form of these reinterpretations differ ; 2) As positioned on the periphery as boarder territories, in Yaeyama and Tsushima there is an attempt underway to escape from national consciousnesses, but in reality this has conversely led to a strengthened influence from national systems and from relationships between the nations. This research makes clear, within the context of international affairs, the diachronic shape of change of the dual aspects of national boarders, permeability and restrictiveness.