History, memory & politics in postwar Japan /

Explores Japan's historical narratives, and their impact on both domestic politics and diplomatic relations, as they have evolved from 1946 to the present.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Sengo Nihon no rekishi ninshiki.
Corporate Authors:	Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Political and Diplomatic Review Project (Editor), Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan
Other Authors:	Iokibe, Kaoru, 1974- (Editor), Komiya, Kazuo, 1967- (Editor), Hosoya, Yūichi, 1971- (Editor), Miyagi, Taizō, 1968- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Translated from the Japanese.
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:	Japan > Foreign relations > 1945- Japan > Politics and government > 1945- Memory > Japan.

Table of Contents:

Preface / by Hosoya Yūichi
Introduction / by Iokibe Kaoru
The Yoshida Shigeru years : independently coming to terms with the historical memory issue / by Takeda Tomoki
The Satō Eisaku years : historical memory in a time of rapid econimic growth / by Murai Ryōta
The Nakazone Yasuhiro years : historical memory in foreign policy / by Satō Susumu
The rift between Okinawa and the Japanese mainland : historical memory and political space / by Taira Yoshitoshi
Is reconciliation possible? The outlook for Japan-China, Japan-Korea, and Japan-US relations / by Hosoya Yūichi, Kawashima Shin, Nishino Jun'ya, and Watanabe Tsuneo
Historical memory and international relations in East Asia : the Abe Statement in retrospect / by Hosoya Yūichi, Kawashima Shin, Nishino Jun'ya, and Watanabe Tsuneo
Historical memory reference library / by Hosoya Yūichi
Useful sources on the Postwar Era / by Komiya Kazuo
Postscript / by Miyagi Taizō
Appendix 1: Murayama Statement
Appendix 2: Koizumi Statement
Appendix 3: Abe Statement
Postwar Prime Ministers.