Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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In-depth critical analysis of the forces that shape the Asia-Pacific and the world. Edited by Tristan R. Grunow (Nagoya University) and Mary M. McCarthy (Drake University). Find us at: https://apjjf.org/.
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APJJF editorial board member Jenny Chan reflects on her own scholarly journey and highlights how APJJF serves as a platform for scholarly community, critical inquiry, and independent open-access publishing.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
APJJF editorial board member Jenny Chan reflects on her own scholarly journey and highlights how APJJF serves as a platform for scholarly community, critical inquiry, and independent open-access publishing.
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Do criminal suspects in Japan have "a right to remain silent" in practice? David T. Johnson tackles this question and ongoing debates about legal reform in Japan.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Do criminal suspects in Japan have "a right to remain silent" in practice? David T. Johnson tackles this question and ongoing debates about legal reform in Japan.
Read the full piece in Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus:
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#Japan #APJJF #legalstudies
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Support open-access publishing of critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world.
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
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#APJJF #openaccess
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
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#APJJF #openaccess
Recent Developments, Plans for the Future, and a Request for Support - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Support open-access publishing of critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world.
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
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#APJJF #openaccess
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Can civic organizations play the multi-faceted role of promoting multi-ethnic nationhood at home and sovereign statehood abroad? Michiko Suzuki explores how the Manchukuo Red Cross Society was used to pursue these goals in the context of Japanese imperialism.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Can civic organizations play the multi-faceted role of promoting multi-ethnic nationhood at home and sovereign statehood abroad? Michiko Suzuki explores how the Manchukuo Red Cross Society was used to pursue these goals in the context of Japanese imperialism.
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Support open-access publishing of critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world.
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
Double your impact: donate $50 and it becomes $100 if you donate by February 28, 2026.
apjjf.org/fundraising-...
#APJJF #openaccess
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
Double your impact: donate $50 and it becomes $100 if you donate by February 28, 2026.
apjjf.org/fundraising-...
#APJJF #openaccess
Recent Developments, Plans for the Future, and a Request for Support - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Support open-access publishing of critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world.
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
Double your impact: donate $50 and it becomes $100 if you donate by February 28, 2026.
apjjf.org/fundraising-...
#APJJF #openaccess
Glen S. Fukushima Matching Fund Challenge
Double your impact: donate $50 and it becomes $100 if you donate by February 28, 2026.
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#APJJF #openaccess
Atsushi Hagihara & Hasan Topacoglu explore culture practices and generational change in Hyogo Prefecture Okinawan Association. Using surveys and interviews, they highlight how Okinawans navigate migration challenges while preserving their heritage.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Atsushi Hagihara & Hasan Topacoglu explore culture practices and generational change in Hyogo Prefecture Okinawan Association. Using surveys and interviews, they highlight how Okinawans navigate migration challenges while preserving their heritage.
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#Okinawa #APJJF
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#Okinawa #APJJF
How is public interest litigation evolving in Japan?
Lawrence Repeta examines CALL4, a bilingual platform highlighting public interest cases and crowdfunding litigation costs.
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#Japan #Law #PublicInterest #APJJF
Lawrence Repeta examines CALL4, a bilingual platform highlighting public interest cases and crowdfunding litigation costs.
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#Japan #Law #PublicInterest #APJJF
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
How is public interest litigation evolving in Japan?
Lawrence Repeta examines CALL4, a bilingual platform highlighting public interest cases and crowdfunding litigation costs.
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#Japan #Law #PublicInterest #APJJF
Lawrence Repeta examines CALL4, a bilingual platform highlighting public interest cases and crowdfunding litigation costs.
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#Japan #Law #PublicInterest #APJJF
How does Ishimaru Shinji fit into Japan’s evolving populist landscape?
In this article Jack Northey draws on the cases of Hashimoto Tōru and Koike Yuriko and identifies a “populist playbook” shaped by Japan’s neoliberal era.
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#Japan #Politics #Populism #APJJF
In this article Jack Northey draws on the cases of Hashimoto Tōru and Koike Yuriko and identifies a “populist playbook” shaped by Japan’s neoliberal era.
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#Japan #Politics #Populism #APJJF
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
How does Ishimaru Shinji fit into Japan’s evolving populist landscape?
In this article Jack Northey draws on the cases of Hashimoto Tōru and Koike Yuriko and identifies a “populist playbook” shaped by Japan’s neoliberal era.
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#Japan #Politics #Populism #APJJF
In this article Jack Northey draws on the cases of Hashimoto Tōru and Koike Yuriko and identifies a “populist playbook” shaped by Japan’s neoliberal era.
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#Japan #Politics #Populism #APJJF
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How do we understand Japan’s wartime past through the words and silences of its emperor? David McNeill speaks with historian Ryuichi Kitano about his new book, 側近が見た昭和天皇 (The Showa Emperor as Seen by His Close Aides). #Japan #History #APJJF apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...
“The Showa Emperor repeatedly advocated for the necessity of rearmament”: Interview with Ryuichi Kitano by David McNeill - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How do we understand Japan’s wartime past through the words and silences of its emperor? David McNeill speaks with historian Ryuichi Kitano about his new book, 側近が見た昭和天皇 (The Showa Emperor as Seen by His Close Aides). #Japan #History #APJJF apjjf.org/2025/10/mcne...
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Can translation become a tool for historical revisionism? In this essay, Harumi Osaki examines how sympathetic translators and editors reshaped The Ōshima Memos (1942–45), allowing for wartime ideology to persist under the guise of reinterpretation. apjjf.org/2025/10/osaki #Japan #History #APJJF
Commentary, Translation, and Historical Revisionism: On The Ōshima Memos - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Can translation become a tool for historical revisionism? In this essay, Harumi Osaki examines how sympathetic translators and editors reshaped The Ōshima Memos (1942–45), allowing for wartime ideology to persist under the guise of reinterpretation. apjjf.org/2025/10/osaki #Japan #History #APJJF
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How can film confront the silences surrounding workplace harassment? In conversation with art historian Asato Ikeda, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi discusses his 2022 film Company Retreat, reflecting on trauma and solidarity in Japan’s workplaces.
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
Film Director Atsushi Funahashi in Conversation with Asato Ikeda: Company Retreat (2022), Sexual Violence, and the Unconscious of the Time - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can film confront the silences surrounding workplace harassment? In conversation with art historian Asato Ikeda, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi discusses his 2022 film Company Retreat, reflecting on trauma and solidarity in Japan’s workplaces.
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
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What did “compulsory education” mean for children excluded from it? In this powerful article, Gregory S. Johnson traces the history of the Kōmei School, Japan’s first public school for children with physical disabilities. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #DisabilityHistory #Japan #Education #APJJF
Kōmei School and the Path to Compulsory Education for Japan’s Children with Disabilities | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
Kōmei School and the Path to Compulsory Education for Japan’s Children with Disabilities - Volume 23
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November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What did “compulsory education” mean for children excluded from it? In this powerful article, Gregory S. Johnson traces the history of the Kōmei School, Japan’s first public school for children with physical disabilities. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #DisabilityHistory #Japan #Education #APJJF
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How did Trump change US engagement with the UN? In this interview with Mark Selden, Lawrence S. Wittner examines the historical context and what it means for US-China relations and global influence.
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
Trump’s Assault on the United Nations and the Decline of American Global Influence - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How did Trump change US engagement with the UN? In this interview with Mark Selden, Lawrence S. Wittner examines the historical context and what it means for US-China relations and global influence.
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
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In this important article, Dorothy Finan and Kaori Suetomi examine efforts to introduce child safeguarding frameworks in Japan’s entertainment industries in the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal.
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What Are the Barriers to Improving the Safeguarding of Children and Young People in Japan’s Entertainment Industries? | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
What Are the Barriers to Improving the Safeguarding of Children and Young People in Japan’s Entertainment Industries? - Volume 23
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In this important article, Dorothy Finan and Kaori Suetomi examine efforts to introduce child safeguarding frameworks in Japan’s entertainment industries in the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal.
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#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
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#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
Yoko Demelius and Yutaka Yoshida use a post-feminist lens to analyze a famous case involving a female fraudster in Japan who gained “celebrity criminal” status.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Yoko Demelius and Yutaka Yoshida use a post-feminist lens to analyze a famous case involving a female fraudster in Japan who gained “celebrity criminal” status.
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#Japan #Postfeminism #GenderStudies #APJJF
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Mi-Young Gu astutely analyzes Himizu (2012) through Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, showing how the film reveals tensions in post-3/11 Japan.
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#Himizu #SonoShion #Post311 #DisasterCinema #Heterotopia #APJJF
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#Himizu #SonoShion #Post311 #DisasterCinema #Heterotopia #APJJF
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Mi-Young Gu astutely analyzes Himizu (2012) through Foucault’s concept of heterotopia, showing how the film reveals tensions in post-3/11 Japan.
Read more in Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus:
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#Himizu #SonoShion #Post311 #DisasterCinema #Heterotopia #APJJF
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#Himizu #SonoShion #Post311 #DisasterCinema #Heterotopia #APJJF
Kanako Kuramitsu explores the overlooked experiences of children born to Chinese mothers and Japanese fathers during and after the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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#SinoJapaneseWar #ChildrenBornOfWar #Migration #APJJF
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November 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Kanako Kuramitsu explores the overlooked experiences of children born to Chinese mothers and Japanese fathers during and after the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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#SinoJapaneseWar #ChildrenBornOfWar #Migration #APJJF
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In this timely article Robert Mizo and J. Scott Hauger show how climate change is reshaping Indo-Pacific maritime security and what this means for the Quad.
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#IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #ClimateChange #APJJF
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#IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #ClimateChange #APJJF
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In this timely article Robert Mizo and J. Scott Hauger show how climate change is reshaping Indo-Pacific maritime security and what this means for the Quad.
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#IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #ClimateChange #APJJF
Read more in Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus:
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#IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #ClimateChange #APJJF
In this important article, Dorothy Finan and Kaori Suetomi examine efforts to introduce child safeguarding frameworks in Japan’s entertainment industries in the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
What Are the Barriers to Improving the Safeguarding of Children and Young People in Japan’s Entertainment Industries? | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
What Are the Barriers to Improving the Safeguarding of Children and Young People in Japan’s Entertainment Industries? - Volume 23
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In this important article, Dorothy Finan and Kaori Suetomi examine efforts to introduce child safeguarding frameworks in Japan’s entertainment industries in the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa abuse scandal.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
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#Japan #ChildSafeguarding #EntertainmentIndustry #APJJF
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A very informative article explaining the conspiracy theories and ideologies motivating Japan's new far-right party, Sanseitō, which made substantial seat gains in last July's upper house election. Thanks to @rmarcantuoni.bsky.social & @robfahey.net for writing this.
How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology - Volume 23
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November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A very informative article explaining the conspiracy theories and ideologies motivating Japan's new far-right party, Sanseitō, which made substantial seat gains in last July's upper house election. Thanks to @rmarcantuoni.bsky.social & @robfahey.net for writing this.
How did Trump change US engagement with the UN? In this interview with Mark Selden, Lawrence S. Wittner examines the historical context and what it means for US-China relations and global influence.
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
Trump’s Assault on the United Nations and the Decline of American Global Influence - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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apjjf.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How did Trump change US engagement with the UN? In this interview with Mark Selden, Lawrence S. Wittner examines the historical context and what it means for US-China relations and global influence.
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
#Trump #USPolitics #UnitedNations #USChina #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs apjjf.org/2025/10/witt...
How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
Fighting the Cabal from the Diet: Sanseitō and the Role of Conspiracy as Political Ideology - Volume 23
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
How does a fringe, anti-vaccine party come to influence national politics? In this insightful article, Romeo Marcantuoni and Robert A. Fahey examine Sanseitō, a Japanese political party founded during the pandemic.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Japan #Politics #ConspiracyTheories #APJJF
What did “compulsory education” mean for children excluded from it? In this powerful article, Gregory S. Johnson traces the history of the Kōmei School, Japan’s first public school for children with physical disabilities. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #DisabilityHistory #Japan #Education #APJJF
Kōmei School and the Path to Compulsory Education for Japan’s Children with Disabilities | Asia-Pacific Journal | Cambridge Core
Kōmei School and the Path to Compulsory Education for Japan’s Children with Disabilities - Volume 23
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
What did “compulsory education” mean for children excluded from it? In this powerful article, Gregory S. Johnson traces the history of the Kōmei School, Japan’s first public school for children with physical disabilities. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #DisabilityHistory #Japan #Education #APJJF
How can film confront the silences surrounding workplace harassment? In conversation with art historian Asato Ikeda, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi discusses his 2022 film Company Retreat, reflecting on trauma and solidarity in Japan’s workplaces.
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
Film Director Atsushi Funahashi in Conversation with Asato Ikeda: Company Retreat (2022), Sexual Violence, and the Unconscious of the Time - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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November 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How can film confront the silences surrounding workplace harassment? In conversation with art historian Asato Ikeda, filmmaker Atsushi Funahashi discusses his 2022 film Company Retreat, reflecting on trauma and solidarity in Japan’s workplaces.
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
apjjf.org/2025/9/ikeda #Film #Gender #Japan #APJJF
Can translation become a tool for historical revisionism? In this essay, Harumi Osaki examines how sympathetic translators and editors reshaped The Ōshima Memos (1942–45), allowing for wartime ideology to persist under the guise of reinterpretation. apjjf.org/2025/10/osaki #Japan #History #APJJF
Commentary, Translation, and Historical Revisionism: On The Ōshima Memos - Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
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apjjf.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Can translation become a tool for historical revisionism? In this essay, Harumi Osaki examines how sympathetic translators and editors reshaped The Ōshima Memos (1942–45), allowing for wartime ideology to persist under the guise of reinterpretation. apjjf.org/2025/10/osaki #Japan #History #APJJF