What is the better way to say 'Asian Studies'?


I've heard two variants, 東学 and アジア研究. Is there any difference between them?




東学【とうがく】 may literally mean "Eastern Studies", but in actual usage, it refers
specifically to _Donghak_ , a movement in Korea that started in 1860. The
[English Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghak) describes
it as "an academic movement", whereas the [Japanese Wikipedia
article](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E5%AD%A6) calls it a
新宗教【しんしゅうきょう】 or "new religion".

Meanwhile, アジア研究【けんきゅう】 just literally means "Asia(n) research / Asia(n)
stud(y|ies)".

So unless you really want to confuse the heck out of people, don't use the
term 東学 to refer to "Asian Studies".

