Japanese Studies (Issue 3)

Author: Editorial Board of Journal of Japanese Studies
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Journal of Japanese Studies, Issue 3, has once again made its debut to readers. This issue features 1 invited paper, 18 submitted papers, and 2 book reviews, totaling 21 articles. The number of articles has significantly exceeded the previous two issues, which is a result of the strong support from Japanese researchers both domestically and internationally, as well as the attention the journal has received from the academic community since its first issue was published. Regarding research methodologies, several papers in this issue present new approaches that have gained considerable attention in current linguistic research. Dai Baoyu's (Japanese Corpora and Japanese Studies) introduces the author's meticulously compiled corpus (spanning 40 million words) and highlights how corpora can contribute to the scientific development of teaching materials, the study of vocabulary and grammar, and the in-depth research and explanation of linguistic phenomena. The author also applies the corpus to investigate the issue of "subject-object distinction" in Japanese verbs. Finally, attentive readers will notice that many papers in this issue mention in their footnotes that they benefited from valuable feedback provided by anonymous reviewers after submission or from the corrections and suggestions of fellow scholars during presentations at seminars or conferences, leading to more scientific and rational revisions. The establishment of such a scientific and rigorous academic ethos, as well as the institutional mechanisms to uphold it, is what scholars both domestically and internationally truly hope to see—a new trend that reflects the vibrant and flourishing state of Japanese studies in China.