Principal Investigator Jun Zhao (Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Professor)
Co-researcher: KUCHIKI, Isamu (Faculty of Policy and Information Studies Professor)
Zhu Chuanan (Project-Specific Professor)
MASUOKA Daisuke (Platform for Arts and Sciences Associate Professor)
Shigeo Uchida (Chairman of the Board)
Yukihiko Harashina (President)

1. Outline of research results
The most important research result of this fiscal year is the publication of "Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute Ryukichi Endo Research Center Material Survey Report No. 1: The Book of Home Studies." Shigeo Uchida Chairman of the Board, Yukihiko Harashina, President, Takao Terano, CUC Research Institute Director of the Center, Zhao Jun Research Head We have each received a foreword from each of them, and we have transcribed the "Book of Home Studies" written by Dr. Ryukichi Endo with photographs, and published it with a draft and a modern translation. In addition, as a reference, the original, transcription, and draft text of the "Dharma of Learning" recorded in the "Nest Garden" and a modern translation were added and published. This is a work that seems to be part of the most academic arrangement and publication of materials in the research of Ryukichi Endo so far. At the end of this research report, "Abstracts and Essays: The Book of Family Studies and the Genealogy of Confucian Thought of Ryukichi Endo" written by Dr. Kuchiki is also published, and the origin and content of the "Book of Family Studies" are analyzed as representing the characteristics of Confucian education in Maebashi from the Edo period to the early Meiji period, the academic source of Mr. Ryukichi Endo, and the psychological storehouse of Ryukichi Endo as it appears in the Book of Family Studies.
- I am currently working on the reading of the "Introduction to Learning" and the compilation of modern translations.
・The investigation of the monument at Maebashi and the footprints of Dr. Endo was conducted from March 3 to 4, 2024. There were a total of 5 participants: Head Zhao Jun, Shigeo Uchida Chairman of the Board, Yukihiko Harashina, President Yukihiko Harashina, Kazuki Kuchiki, and Zhu Zen'an, and the tour and inspection destination were the "Filial Sutra Monument" on the premises of the Maebashi General Education Plaza, the tombstone of Dr. Kozo Nakanishi at Mori Iwaji Temple, the site of Dr. Ryukichi Endo's former house, Maebashi Park (former stable castle castle) (the site of the old artillery battery [former site of Senjiro Endo]), Maebashi Toshogu Shrine [the spear compound of the spear of the hand pestle associated with Prince Naoki Matsudaira, Ryukaiin [ Former Maebashi Junior High School, Former Sakai Gagaku Head Family Cemetery], and former Momoi Elementary School. At the end of the way back, the group visited the grave of Dr. Ryukichi Endo in Shounji Temple, Ikebukuro Kanamemachi.
・Regarding the collection of Dr. Endo's books and related books, based on the list of books in "Suzono Autobiography", the books that have been acquired and should be stored in the future are listed in comparison with the catalog of books held by the Library and the school history room attached to the university.
・ Regarding the launch and start of activities of Ryukichi Endo Research Center, the project representative will embark on a journey to discover the real thrill of "Endo-ism" at the Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute Kick-off Symposium "Toward a Future Design that Integrates Social Sciences" on September 30, 2023!!" In addition, he attended a roundtable discussion with the director of the CUC Research Institute Center and each Head of the center, and discussed the significance of the establishment of the institute, its immediate duties, and future prospects as the first Ryukichi Endo Research Center Head of the Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute, and made a proposal for the operation of the CUC Research Institute (Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute published in CUC View & Vision, No. 56). An introduction to the institute is also available on the Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute website.
・Publication of research results and academic exchangesAlthough this is the first year of the research, the principal investigator and collaborators have been actively publishing research results and engaging in academic exchanges in Japan and overseas (see list below). If possible, we would like to continue to develop activities in this area until the end of the fiscal year.

2. Books, papers, academic presentations, etc.
[Books and papers (not peer reviewed)]
Let's go on a journey to discover the true essence of "Endoism"!!, Zhao Jun, sole author, Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute "CUC VIEW & VISION" No. 56, pp. 14-18, September 2023
Roundtable discussion, Zhao Jun, co-author, Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute “CUC VIEW & VISION” No.56, pp.27-33, September 2023
"Chiba University of Commerce CUC Research Institute Ryukichi Endo Research Center Document Survey Report No. 1: Books of Family Studies" (ISSN 2759-2723), edited by Chiba University of Commerce Ryukichi Endo Research Center (responsible: Kutsuki Ryo), transcribed and translated into modern Japanese by Hori Kazutaka and Kutsuki Ryo, published by Chiba University of Commerce in March 2024

 

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