近代日本的明治维新近代化改革与发动中日甲午战争、日俄战争、参加一战等武力崛起过程，为日本东洋史的衍生与发展提供了源源不断的动力。日本东洋史奠基人那珂通世以及领军人物白鸟库吉、内藤湖南、桑原骘藏、鸟居龙藏等东洋史权威学者的学术研究，与近代日本的崛起关联密切。他们一方面采用近代史学研究理论方法，广泛收集研究资料，展开深入而周密的实证研究，成果累累，对周边国家东洋史的发展产生影响，体现其学术性。另一方面，其研究离不开官方机构包括“满铁”的支持与资助，其研究为日本的对外方针服务，展示其国策性。其中，对中国东北与内蒙古东部即所谓“满蒙”的指向性研究构筑了日本近代东洋史学的立足点。
The Meiji Restoration and modernization reforms in Japan，along with its military ascendancy through the Sino-Japanese War，Russo-Japanese War，and involvement in World War I，served as a driving force for the ongoing development and evolution of East Asian history. It has been shown that there is a close correlation between the rise of modern Japan and the researches done by leading scholars of East Asian histiography，e.g. its founder Naka Michiyo and its leading figures Shiratori Kurakichi，Naitō Konan，Kuwabara Jistuzo，Torii Ryuzo. On the one hand，they adopted the theoretical methods of modern historiography，collected extensive research materials，and carried out in-depth and thorough empirical research. It turned out to be fruitful，and had an impact on the development of East Asian historical study in neighboring countries. This reflects its academic nature. On the other hand，their researches are inseparable from the support and funding of official institutions，including the “Manchurian Railway”，and had served Japan’s foreign policy. This reflects its political nature. The directional research on northeastern China and eastern Inner Mongolia，the so-called “Manchu and Mongolia”，has become the foothold of modern East Asian historiography.
