Nakamura Haruna

写真a

Title

Associate Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

80846866
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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences   Department of Ryukyuan and Asian Studies   Associate Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Community Engagement and Development   Culture and Environment   Associate Professor  

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University 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2004.04
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    2009.03

    University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Law and Literature   Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2009.04
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    2013.03

    University of the Ryukyus  Graduate School, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences  Doctor's Course (first term)  Completed

  • 2013.04
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    2018.03

    University of the Ryukyus  Graduate School, Division of Comparative Culture  Doctor's Course (second term)  Completed

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2009.03
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    2009.11

     

  • 2010.04
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    2011.03

     

  • 2013.02
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    2014.03

     

  • 2014.04
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    2015.03

     

  • 2014.10
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    2018.03

     

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • 中琉関係史

  • 台湾引揚

  • 冊封使録

  • チャイナ部隊

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • The China BOSEY Unit Activities in Okinawa and the Relationship with the Engineering Corporation During the Cold War

    Nakamura Haruna, Guo Guan-You

    Okinawan Journal of Island Studies (OJIS) ( Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability )  7   42 - 57   2026.03 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    This study, conducted by the Postwar Okinawa “China Unit” Research Group, is based on historical materials from the United States and Okinawa as well as testimonies from Okinawan residents. Despite challenges in accessing records and artifacts from the Republic of China (ROC) vmilitary units that were once stationed in Okinawa, the team successfully interviewed Mr. Wang, a former ROC military police officer. These sources provide insights into US-China materiel exchanges and interactions with Okinawan locals after World War II. In September 1944, US advisors argued that surplus military goods could harm the domestic economy if reintroduced and that distributing them through allies would be more efficient. After the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, vast amounts of military supplies remained on the island. These surplus materials were later used to repay wartime debts owed to China, including costs related to US military operations on Chinese soil. The Okinawa Service Command (OSC) received a wide range of materiel—from vehicles and heavy equipment to small items like playing cards and toilet paper. Poor storage, theft, and smuggling frustrated Chinese receivers. In May 1949, just before Shanghai fell to Communist forces, the ROC’s Board of Supplies withdrew and relocated key units, including the OSC, to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. There, it was reorganized into the Mechanical Engineering Office, which helped rebuild the Kaohsiung fortress and harbor. After the board’s dissolution in 1952, the office became a state-owned entity in the 1960s. During the Cold War, the Heavy Equipment Division, predecessor of the Bureau of Engineering Services (hereafter, BES), also undertook major construction projects across Asia and in US-controlled Okinawa, though further research is needed to clarify the scope and impact of these activities.

  • Primary study on the repatriation of okinawans in postwar Taiwan:Education for Okinawan children

    Ryukyu and Asian studies review   8   139 - 159   2022.03

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

  • Oral histories and police notebooks of a Chinese military police officer stationed in Okinawa from 1947 to 1949.-The officer was deployed from the headquarters of Chinese military police-

    Ryukyu and Asian studies review   ( 7 )   2021.03

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

  • Official Documents relating to Katsuren Village : May to July 1947

    Bulletin of the Historiographical InstituteBulletin of the Historiographical Institute   41   75 - 88   2018.03

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B)

    Project Year: 2022.04  -  2025.03 

    Direct: 3,400,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 1,020,000 (YEN)  Total: 4,420,000 (YEN)

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