Research on the archival policies and the record keeping processes in the former Japanese colonies and occupied territories

本研究以中国东北、上海-南京地区、朝鲜半岛、马来亚-新加坡、荷属印度为研究对象，对日本前殖民地和占领区的档案政策和档案保存过程的历史记录进行调查和分析。其主要目的是：(1)厘清日本殖民和军政府的档案管理制度，以此强化日本殖民地和被占领土研究的基础，从档案政策的角度厘清日本殖民和军政府的形象；(2)澄清特别是在战争结束时日本军政府销毁记录和盟军及其他列强获取记录的事实，并追查剩余记录的下落；(3)澄清在日本殖民统治或军事占领时期对地方志进行掠夺、破坏和迁移的事实，并追查残存地方志的下落。在三年的研究过程中，特别是在中国东北、朝鲜半岛、马来亚-新加坡等地，发现了大量有用的史料。在台湾、澳大利亚、荷兰等地也发现了许多史料，在目前的研究中也取得了显著进展。这位负责人和其他研究者已经利用这些历史资料发表了许多文章和演讲。目前正在考虑出版一份收集到的资料清单和项目成员的研究报告。最后还要补充的是，为了推进目前的研究，正在进行“以选定的总政府记录为中心的日本殖民地历史记录共享的档案科学研究”的新补助金研究项目。

The present research project intends to investigate and analyze historical records relating to the archival policies and the record keeping processes in the former Japanese colonies and occupied territories focusing on the northeast China, Shanghai-Nanking area of China, Korean peninsula, Malaya-Singapore, and the Dutch Indies. It aims especially : (1) to clarify the document management systems of the Japanese colonial and military governments and by doing so to strengthen the foundation of the studies of Japanese colonies and occupied territories, as well as to make the clearer images of the Japanese colonial and military governments from point of the archival policies ; (2) to clarify the realities of the destruction of records of Japanese military governments and of the capture of records by the Allied and other powers, especially at the end of war, as well as to trace the whereabouts of remaining records ; and also (3) to clarify the realities of looting, destruction and migration of local records during the Japanese colonial administration or military occupation as well as to trace the whereabouts of remaining local records. During the three-year research period, a lot of useful historical records have been found especially in the northeast China, Korean peninsula, and in Malaya-Singapore. Also found were many historical sources, which also made a remarkable progress in the present research, in such area as Taiwan, Australia and the Netherlands. Many articles and lectures have already been made by the head and other investigators using these historical sources. It is under consideration to publish both a list of collected sources and a research report by the project members. It should be added lastly that a new Grant-in-Aid Research Project titled "Archival scientific research on the sharing of historical records relating to former Japanese colonies focusing on the Chosen General Government Records" is just on foot in order to put the present research forward.