Akutagawa Ryunosuke is one of the leading authors in the Taisho era of Japan. He wrote a book titled Saihonohito, (The Westerner) described the life of Christ, which he in fact reflected his own thought and feeling through the life of Christ and there is an extraordinary statement in his writing. He wrote of the ladder that was mercilessly broken which was meant to use for ascending from Heaven to Earth in the chapter 36 of `The Life of Christ`. The sentence was so absurd that it has been the focus of debate in the study of his work if it was simply an error. The purpose of this study is to search his intention of using the particular expression and true meaning of it. According to the Bible Jesus had a victorious life through the series of happenings such as His nativiw, fulfillment of His mission on earth, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension to Heaven. However, Akutagawa regardd the life of Jesus as a failure. It is because he looked at the life of Christ through his own point of view for life as an artist-for-art in principle with regret and sorrow. Seemingly, Akutagawa developed his unique skill by employment of the dual expressionism with the intent to symbolize his own footstep and wish and derived the statement. Therefore, The Life of Christ is ultimately the life of Akutagawa Ryunosuke which is a from of confession as an artist to reflect his own idea tracing the footstep of Jesus Christ.
본 한국일본학회는 일본관련 학회로는 1973년에 한국 최초로 성립되어 2015년 3월 현재 가입회원수 기준 1000여명에 달하는 방대한 학회로 발전하였다. 본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본학은 물론,일본의교육,사상,역사,민속 등 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구와 한일간의 일본학 전반에 걸친 비교 연구를 대상으로 하는 학회로서 회원들의 연구기회 제공과 정보의 교류를 주된 목표로 하고 있다. 분회 발표를 포함하여 매년 20회 가까운 학술발표회와 국제학술대회를 개최 함으로서 발표 기회의 제공과 함께 회원 상호간의 친목 도모의 장으로도 활용하며 건전한 학회발전을 지향하고 있다.