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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784430203321

Autore

Yamazaki Jane W

Titolo

Japanese apologies for World War II [[electronic resource] ] : a rhetorical study / / Jane W. Yamazaki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-280-45085-1

9786610450855

0-203-00205-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Japan series

Disciplina

327.52009045

Soggetti

Apologizing

World War, 1939-1945 - Japan

Japan Foreign relations 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Accusations, Accusers, and Audience; 3. The Early Apologies: Repairing Relationships; 4. The Comfort Women Apologies; 5. Hosokawa Apologies: Politics and History; 6. The Anti-Apologies/Conservative Apologia; 7. Murayama Apology: On the International Stage; 8. Apology as International Discourse; 9. Conclusions; Appendix A: Key Documents/Apology Statements; Appendix B: The Language of Apology; Glossary; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Post-war Japan offers a compelling case study of national apologies for past wrongdoings. Actions of the Japanese Army and government during the Second World War caused enormous suffering and distress throughout Asia, leaving a legacy of resentment and distrust. Beginning in the mid-1980s, apology for wartime actions became a recurring issue for Japan. Repeated calls for apology from various quarters as well as repeated apologies by Japanese officials provide a rich source for the study of national apology and how public apology discourse develops over time. Unlike most rhetorical st