WMJ31601 Asian Area Studies

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program

Lecture Code WMJ31601 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name アジア地域研究

Subject Name
（Katakana）アジアチイキケンキュウ

Subject Name in
English Asian Area Studies

Instructor MARUTA TAKASHI,GAO XIAOYAN

Instructor
(Katakana) マルタ　タカシ,コウ　ギョウゲン

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Thur5-8：IAS K101

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

mainly lecture，discussion

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 13 : Area Studies

Eligible Students

Keywords Constitutionalism, Democratization, Nationalism, Local Autonomy, Revolution

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purpose of this class, which focuses on China, is to understand the structure and nature of Asia. We will investigate the problems of Chinese constitutionalism from the first half of the 20 century to the present day, focusing on the perspectives of Western countries and Japan; we will also examine the relationship between the Chinese Central Government and local powers.

Class Schedule lesson1 Orientation
lesson2 Controversy regarding constitutionalism in the late Qing dynasty
lesson3 Constitutional problems in the Beijing government of the
        Republic of China
lesson4 Constitutional problems in the Republic of China
        and central-local government relations
lesson5 Federation movement and vision for the new government in the
        context of the national revolution
lesson6 The constitution of the National Government of the Republic
        of China
lesson7 The constitution of the Chinese Soviet Republic
lesson8 Constitutional problems in CCP  base area during
        the Ant-Japanese war period
lesson9 Constitutional problems in CCP base area during the postwar
        period
lesson10 Enactment of the constitution of the Republic of China
         and its significance
lesson11 Enactment of the constitution of the People's Republic of
         China
lesson12 Socialism System and the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
lesson13 Constitutional problems in Taiwan and Hong Kong
lesson14 “Socialist Rule of Law" and Political Governance in the PRC (1)
lesson15 “Socialist Rule of Law" and Political Governance in the PRC (2)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. MIZUHA, Nobuo，Liberalism in modern China，Toho Shoten, 2007.
KANEKO,Hajime，The relationship between central government and local governments in modern China: national integration and administration and finance in the first half of the Republican period，Kyuko Shoin, 2008 .
SOTA, Saburo, The starting to constitutional national China: Meiji constitutional government and modern China , Shibunkaku　Shuppan, 2009.
MIZUHA, Nobuo, Patriotism and democracy in China : The life and times of Zhang Naiqi , Kyuko Shoin，2012.
SOTA, Saburo, The　Establishment of the Republic of China and the Early Taisho Period Japanese, Shibunkaku Shuppan 2013.
ISHII,Tomoaki ed., The Trend of Liberalism in Modern China : 1920-2015, Fujiwara Shoten, 2015.
FUKAMACHI, Hideo ed.,100year's Histroy of Chinese Congress : Studies on Representative System,Tokyo University Press, 2015.
MAKAMURA, Motoya,The History of Conflict and Coexistence between Japan and China : China as a Republic,Koudansha,2017.
Hajime Kaneko, “Modern China’s National Diet and Constitution: Genealogy of Parliamentary Despotism,” Yushisha, 2019.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts

(More Details) handout

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1　Be able to explain, in your own words, the key perspectives for thinking about the constitution.
Lesson 2　Develop a deeper understanding of the major ideological challenges facing China during this period.
Lesson 3　Understand the constitutional issues from the late Qing period through the Beiyang Government era.
Lesson 4　Accurately understand the differences between Japan and China regarding central–local relations.
Lesson 5　Accurately understand China’s central–local relations (including ethnic autonomous regions) and the political line of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang).
Lesson 6　Accurately understand the Kuomintang’s constitutional vision.
Lesson 7　Examine constitutional issues from the perspectives of communist ideology and traditional Chinese conceptions of political authority.
Lesson 8　Deepen your understanding of the impact of Japanese aggression on Chinese politics.
Lesson 9　Accurately understand the political line of the Chinese Communist Party and its approach to the constitution.
Lesson 10　Deepen your understanding of the relationship between the construction of a total war system and the constitution.
Lesson 11　Examine the relationship between the establishment of the Communist Party’s authoritarian power and the constitution.
Lesson 12　Examine the relationship between one-party rule by the Communist Party and the constitution.
Lesson 13　Understand the constitutional significance of Taiwan’s democratization and the breakdown of “One Country, Two Systems” in Hong Kong.
Lesson14   Understand how the People’s Republic of China accepted and incorporated the concept of “socialist rule of law” that was advanced within the socialist camp after 1950.
Lesson15 Examine the political processes within the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s concerning the “socialist rule of law,” and understand how these developments relate to the contemporary relationship between politics and the law in China.

Requirements

Grading Method Class performance，Report, Little test

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMJ31601	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	アジア地域研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	アジアチイキケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Asian Area Studies
Instructor	MARUTA TAKASHI,GAO XIAOYAN
Instructor (Katakana)	マルタ　タカシ,コウ　ギョウゲン
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Thur5-8：IAS K101
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
mainly lecture，discussion
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	13 : Area Studies
Eligible Students
Keywords	Constitutionalism, Democratization, Nationalism, Local Autonomy, Revolution
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this class, which focuses on China, is to understand the structure and nature of Asia. We will investigate the problems of Chinese constitutionalism from the first half of the 20 century to the present day, focusing on the perspectives of Western countries and Japan; we will also examine the relationship between the Chinese Central Government and local powers.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Orientation lesson2 Controversy regarding constitutionalism in the late Qing dynasty lesson3 Constitutional problems in the Beijing government of the Republic of China lesson4 Constitutional problems in the Republic of China and central-local government relations lesson5 Federation movement and vision for the new government in the context of the national revolution lesson6 The constitution of the National Government of the Republic of China lesson7 The constitution of the Chinese Soviet Republic lesson8 Constitutional problems in CCP base area during the Ant-Japanese war period lesson9 Constitutional problems in CCP base area during the postwar period lesson10 Enactment of the constitution of the Republic of China and its significance lesson11 Enactment of the constitution of the People's Republic of China lesson12 Socialism System and the Constitution of the People's Republic of China lesson13 Constitutional problems in Taiwan and Hong Kong lesson14 “Socialist Rule of Law" and Political Governance in the PRC (1) lesson15 “Socialist Rule of Law" and Political Governance in the PRC (2)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	MIZUHA, Nobuo，Liberalism in modern China，Toho Shoten, 2007. KANEKO,Hajime，The relationship between central government and local governments in modern China: national integration and administration and finance in the first half of the Republican period，Kyuko Shoin, 2008 . SOTA, Saburo, The starting to constitutional national China: Meiji constitutional government and modern China , Shibunkaku　Shuppan, 2009. MIZUHA, Nobuo, Patriotism and democracy in China : The life and times of Zhang Naiqi , Kyuko Shoin，2012. SOTA, Saburo, The　Establishment of the Republic of China and the Early Taisho Period Japanese, Shibunkaku Shuppan 2013. ISHII,Tomoaki ed., The Trend of Liberalism in Modern China : 1920-2015, Fujiwara Shoten, 2015. FUKAMACHI, Hideo ed.,100year's Histroy of Chinese Congress : Studies on Representative System,Tokyo University Press, 2015. MAKAMURA, Motoya,The History of Conflict and Coexistence between Japan and China : China as a Republic,Koudansha,2017. Hajime Kaneko, “Modern China’s National Diet and Constitution: Genealogy of Parliamentary Despotism,” Yushisha, 2019.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts
(More Details)	handout
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1　Be able to explain, in your own words, the key perspectives for thinking about the constitution. Lesson 2　Develop a deeper understanding of the major ideological challenges facing China during this period. Lesson 3　Understand the constitutional issues from the late Qing period through the Beiyang Government era. Lesson 4　Accurately understand the differences between Japan and China regarding central–local relations. Lesson 5　Accurately understand China’s central–local relations (including ethnic autonomous regions) and the political line of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang). Lesson 6　Accurately understand the Kuomintang’s constitutional vision. Lesson 7　Examine constitutional issues from the perspectives of communist ideology and traditional Chinese conceptions of political authority. Lesson 8　Deepen your understanding of the impact of Japanese aggression on Chinese politics. Lesson 9　Accurately understand the political line of the Chinese Communist Party and its approach to the constitution. Lesson 10　Deepen your understanding of the relationship between the construction of a total war system and the constitution. Lesson 11　Examine the relationship between the establishment of the Communist Party’s authoritarian power and the constitution. Lesson 12　Examine the relationship between one-party rule by the Communist Party and the constitution. Lesson 13　Understand the constitutional significance of Taiwan’s democratization and the breakdown of “One Country, Two Systems” in Hong Kong. Lesson14 Understand how the People’s Republic of China accepted and incorporated the concept of “socialist rule of law” that was advanced within the socialist camp after 1950. Lesson15 Examine the political processes within the Chinese Communist Party in the 1950s concerning the “socialist rule of law,” and understand how these developments relate to the contemporary relationship between politics and the law in China.
Requirements
Grading Method	Class performance，Report, Little test
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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