Collection of Japanese Research Series of the Center forJapanese Studies at Korea University
In twenty-first-century Korea, there is a move afoot to develop a newunderstanding of Japan beyond the received view. Thus, there is a need toreexamine studies of Japan conducted in the past within Korea and to establish a new understanding of Japan at an analytic level. Also required is acomprehensive picture of Japan through open, multidisciplinary study thatavoids repetitious studies in specific fields. To further the relationshipbetween Korea and Japan, Korea needs to develop an understanding of Japanbased on an understanding of the East Asian world.
Therefore, to organize previous Korean studies of Japan and propose new
directions for Japan studies, the Center for Japanese Studies at Korea
University is publishing the Collection of Japanese Research Series. This
series consists of three subseries: the Japanology Collection, a collection ofdomestic and international books on Japanese studies; the Japanese Literature
Collection, translations of Japanese classic literature to serve as the foundation for an understanding; and the Modern Japan Collection, masterpieces andtranslated works about Japan in a broad range of fields, such as politics,
economy, sociology, and culture. Currently, a total of 34 titles have been
published, including 14 titles in the Japanology Collection, 14 titles in theJapanese Literature Collection, and 6 titles in the Modern Japan Collection.
Our aim is to publish 100 titles at the first stage.
First, the Japanology Collection includes books by domestic and international scholars in the fields of literature, education, history, and Japaneseculture, from classics to modern works. Among the works in this series, fourtitles—Japanese Literature and Religions by Chung-gyun Kim, Love andCulture by Hye-kyung Song, Japanese Language Education and Analysis ofDiscourse by Young-nam Choe, and A Bibliography of the Japanese
Literature on the Japanese Invasions of Korea (1592–1598): The Early
Modern Period（all in Korean）—have been selected as outstanding educational books by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in 2009 and2010. Next, the Japanese Literature Collection includes classic works written
in the ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern periods. As materialreflecting the special relationship between Korea and Japan during earlymodern times, also included are translations of modern Japanese novels andmagazines for Japanese who lived on the Korean Peninsula during theJapanese colonial period. Lastly, the Modern Japan Collection includes works
by Korean, Korean-Japanese, and Japanese writers that look at today’s Japan

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in diverse spectrums.
In the future, the Center for Japanese Studies is planning to promote
publication of works with a more continuous, macro perspective for its
Collection of Japanese Research Series. By supporting Korean scholars ofJapanology and by fostering two-way communication between researchersand society, the center will raise new writers and grow new audiences for thefield of Japanology. Hence it will help raise Japanese studies in Korea to theworld level by proposing a contemporary perspective based on the past andby supplanting the understanding of Japan that has held sway in Korea since
the Japanese colonial period.

The Japanology Collection
A History of Meiji Literature（in Korean）, by Kamei Hideo. Translated fromMeiji bungaku shi.
The Unknown Japanese People（in Korean）, by Gwan Choi.
The Background and Development of Japanese Classic Literature （inKorean）, by Choong-young Kim.
The Theory of Murakami Haruki（in Korean）, by Komori Yōichi. Translated
from Murakami Haruki ron.
The Essence of the Novel（in Korean）, by Tsubouchi Shōyō. Translated fromShosetsu shinzui.
Natsume Sōseki: Life and Works（in Korean）, by Hyuk-gun Gwon.
Japanese Literature and Religions, with a Focus on Shiga Naoya （inKorean）, by Chung-gyun Kim.
A Cultural Theory of the Tale of Genji（in Korean）, by Soo-hee Kim.
Japanese Education from the Modern Period（in Korean）, by Yong-jin Han.
Japanese Language Education and Analysis of Discourse （in Korean）, byYoung-nam Choe.
Love and Culture: Standards for Love in Meiji Japan （in Korean）, byHye-kyung Song.
The Modern Japanese Perspective on Love （in Korean）, by Kuriyagawa
Hakuson. Translated from Kindai no ren’aikan.
A Bibliography of the Japanese Literature on the Japanese Invasions ofKorea (1592–1598): The Early Modern Period（in Korean）, by Gwan Choiand Shi-duk Kim.
Fantasies and Ghost Stories（in Korean）, by the Japanese Classic Literature
Research Association. Translated from Gensō to kaidan.

The Japanese Literature Collection
Forty-seven Samurai（in Korean）, by Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku, andCollection of Japanese Research Series of the Center for Japanese Studies at Korea University105

Namiki Senryū. Translated from Kanadehon Chushingura.
Love Suicides at Sonezaki （in Korean）, by Chikamatsu Monzaemon.
Translated from Sonezaki shinjū.
Scenes of Chosŏn during the Japanese Colonial Period （in Korean）, ananthology including translations of “Kin shōgun” （General Kim） by
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, “Tora kari”（Tiger Hunting）by Nakajima Atsushi,“Junsa no iru fūkei”（Scene with a Policeman）by Nakajima Atsushi, and“Bōkyō”（Nostalgia）by Yuasa Katsue.
The Kyōgen Book（in Korean）. Translated from The Kyogen Book, edited byDon Kenny.
The Tale of Heike（in Korean）. Translated from Heike monogatari.
Strange Stories from a Night Window （in Korean）, by Ishikawa Kōsai.
Translated from Yasō kidan.
Tales of the Riverside Middle Counselor （in Korean）. Translated from
Tsutsumi chūnagon monogatari.
Tales of the Spring Rain （in Korean）, by Ueda Akinari. Translated from
Harusame monogatari.
Essays in Idleness （in Korean）, by Yoshida Kenkō. Translated fromTsurezuregusa.
The Tale of Ochikubo（in Korean）. Translated from Ochikubo monogatari.
Chivalry（in Korean）, by Nitobe Inazō. Translated from Bushidō.
A complete translation of the Japanese periodical Chōsen（Korea）.
Black Cat（in Korean）, by Izumi Kyōka. Translated from Kuroneko.
Japanese Ghost Stories（in Korean）, by Lafcardio Hearn. Translated fromKwaidan.

The Modern Japan Collection
Translation and Japanese Literature（in Korean）, by Choon-mi Kim et al.
Site of Japanese Literary Arts（in Korean）, by Yun-ho Seo
Tale of Tsukishima （in Korean）, by Yomota Inuhiko. Translated from
Tsukishima monogatari.
Education for Multicultural Harmony （in Korean）, by Kurachi Akemi.
Translated from Tabunka kyōsei no kyōiku.
Understanding America through the Bible（in Korean）, by Ishiguro Marīrōzu.
Translated from Seisho de yomu Amerika.
Koreans in Japan: A Symbiotic Relationship for Diverse Culture（in Korean）,
by Yong-dal Seo
KIM Shiderk, HK Research Professor,
Center for Japanese Studies, Korea University