03076nam 2200661Ia 450 991082197220332120230828225549.01-280-45085-197866104508550-203-00205-9(CKB)1000000000359680(EBL)199908(OCoLC)69249655(SSID)ssj0000185100(PQKBManifestationID)11165981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185100(PQKBWorkID)10209669(PQKB)10388983(SSID)ssj0000799726(PQKBManifestationID)12346685(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799726(PQKBWorkID)10765055(PQKB)21797007(MiAaPQ)EBC199908(Au-PeEL)EBL199908(CaPaEBR)ebr10163726(CaONFJC)MIL45085(EXLCZ)99100000000035968020041021d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJapanese apologies for World War II[electronic resource] a rhetorical study /Jane W. YamazakiLondon Routledge20061 online resource (209 p.)Routledge contemporary Japan seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-64937-4 0-415-35565-6 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; IndexPost-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 stRoutledge contemporary Japan series.ApologizingWorld War, 1939-1945JapanJapanForeign relations1945-Apologizing.World War, 1939-1945327.52009045Yamazaki Jane W1620472MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821972203321Japanese apologies for World War II3953255UNINA