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Japanese historical sociology shifts towards social issues and quantitative research.

International Sociology
Historical sociology in Japan: Rebalancing between the social sciences and humanities
Gen Nogami

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Historical sociology in Japan focuses more on cultural and social history rather than comparative history. It emphasizes descriptive research and the history of ideas, with a lot of freedom in using sources. Over time, it has evolved into different types of research like discourse-historical and media-historical studies. Recently, there has been a rise in historical research on social issues and quantitative historical sociology. Despite the diverse sub-disciplines, the tradition of freedom in using sources continues to drive historical sociological studies in Japan.