六十年代中期以来,在日本学术界掀起了一场探究日本人种起源的“寻根热”,近年并有不少日本学者把云南当作“寻根”的主要对象。现将有关情况综述如下: (一) 日本民族,文化起源问题研究的一般情况 日本民族、文化的起源是学术界存疑待考的问题,至今尚无定说,有阿伊努人说,波利尼西亚人说,蒙古人说,近年又有云南人之说。 Since the mid-1960s, a “root-seeking fever” has been launched in Japanese academia to explore the origins of Japanese people. In recent years, many Japanese scholars have regarded Yunnan as a “root-seeking” object. The relevant facts are summarized as follows: 1. General Situation of the Research on the Origin of Japanese National and Cultural Origins The origin of Japanese nationality and culture is the question of academic doubt in the academic field. So far there is no definite answer. There are Ainu people who said that the Polynesian people said , Mongolian said that in recent years, there are people in Yunnan.