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Studies of Japanese Society and Culture: Sociology and Cognate Disciplines in Hong Kong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2012

YIN-WAH CHU
YIN-WAH CHU*
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hong Kong, Baptist Universityywchu@hkbu.edu.hk; yinw.chu@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper reviews the studies of Japanese society and culture undertaken by Hong Kong-based sociologists and scholars in related disciplines. It presents information on research projects funded by the Research Grants Council, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) journal articles, authored and edited books, book chapters, non-SSCI and non-A&HCI journal articles, as well as master and doctoral theses written by scholars and graduate students associated with Hong Kong's major universities. It is found that the main topics of research are Japan's capitalist development and corporate growth, meanings and social ramifications of traditional and popular culture, education, gender, and marriage, as well as aspects of work and employment, whereas the major research methods include document analysis, ethnography, and in-depth interviews. The limited amount of research and the preoccupation with economic development and popular culture reflect in part Hong Kong's unique political conditions and the government's indifference to the pursuit of social and political policy analysis. In recent years, the growth of academic exchanges between scholars in Hong Kong, Japan, and other East Asian regions and the heightened emphasis by university administrators on academic research will hopefully bring about advancements in such academic endeavors.

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Research Article
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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 13 , Special Issue 2: Japanese Studies in Japan and its Vicinities: Economics and Sociology , June 2012 , pp. 201 - 221
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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