全球史视野下日本学界的明清东亚海域史研究——中岛乐章先生访谈录

随着中国“一带一路”倡议的提出,海洋史研究成为历史学界的研究热点。九州大学人文科学府东洋史领域的中岛乐章先生多年来致力于明清东亚海域史的研究,成果丰硕。他认为日本学者在研究东亚海域史时,不应局限于日本和亚洲其他国家之间的关系史,而应该将日本视作亚洲的一部分,突破原来日本学界日本史、中国史、朝鲜史、东南亚史等学科的区域研究壁垒,强调对日本、中国、朝鲜、东南亚等国家和地区之间互相交流的历史予以关注。此外,他强调将东、西洋史料结合起来,从全球史的宏观视野研究东亚华人、日本人、琉球人等的海上贸易、交流活动。

The Study of East Asian Maritime History during the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Japanfrom the Perspective of Global History:An Interview with Mr.Yoshiaki Nakajima

With China’s proposal of the Belt and Road Initiative,maritime history studies have become a popular subject for historical research.Associate Professor Yoshiaki Nakajima from the Faculty of Humanities,Kyushu University has for years devoted to the study of East Asian maritime history during the Ming and Qing Dynasties,of which he has many research outputs.He holds that in studying East Asian maritime history,Japanese scholars should not confine their study to Japan and other East Asian countries separately.Instead,they should put Japan in the context of whole Asia,thus transcending the limitation in regional history(e.g.Japanese history,Chinese history,Korean history and Southeast Asian history)studies,that is,the emphasis should be on the overall relations among Japan,China,Korea,and Southeast Asian countries.Besides,he also advocates making full use of Eastern and Western historical records in studying maritime trade and exchange of China,Japan and Ryukyu under the perspective of global history.