In the past 70 years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China，Japanese history research has continued to develop in twists and turns. The first 17 years since the founding of new China saw the foundation laid：the first generation of scholars explored to study Japanese history with Marxist historical materialism approach，and cultivate Japanese history research talents；research institutions consists of higher education institutions and the Academy of Sciences. During the 10-year Cultural Revolution which started in 1966，the study of Japanese history encountered difficulties with teaching and research abandoned，and research institutions stopped functioning. In 1977，the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences was established，and various research institutions quickly recovered. The study of Japanese history boomed in the first two decades after the economic reform and open up in 1978. The China Society of Japanese History was established in 1980，followed with set up of research institutions in various places. The second generation of scholars served as the main force whose researches resulting in an eye-opening effect to the Japanese academic community. In the last two decades，the fifth generation of scholars are now showing their talent and capabilities. The young，highly-educated and international third and fourth generation of scholars became the main research force which has broad potentials along with new problems to be solved.