ABSTRACT
FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH at university level, and not only in Japan, women hardly exist: rarely will one find anything concerning women’s history in the renowned historical journals which are, in turn, written by renowned scholars of renowned universities. A notable exception is Rekiski hyōron, the March issue of which appears as Woman’s History Special (joseishi tokushū) every year. Other than that, one usually has to search in the publications of small, local universities and even junior colleges for treatises on women in history. There is, of course, the large number of historical research associations, more or less specialised by field or locality, who encourage and publish research in their sphere, be it family history, the history of Kumamoto or whatever.
