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Media, propaganda and politics in 20th-century Japan

the Asahi Shimbun Company ; translated and abridged by Barak Kushner ; foreword by Funabashi Yoichi

(SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan)

Bloomsbury Academic, c2015

  • : Hb

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新聞と「昭和」

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-288) and index

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Description

This book investigates the role played by the Asahi Newspaper, one of Japan's largest daily newspapers, as a mediator of information and power during the 20th century. Members of the staff at the paper, including Funabashi Yoichi, former Editor-in-Chief and one of the most trusted public intellectuals in Japan, examine the paper's role in Japanese history, showing how news agencies assisted in the creation and maintenance of the nation's goals, dreams and delusions. The book draws on internal documents, committee meeting notes and interviews with the staff at the company as a means to narrate what newspaper editors chose to publish during Japan's journey through the 20th century. As well as offering an original insight into wartime media, Media, Propaganda and Politics in 20th-Century Japan explores the relationship between media and society during the postwar era and into the 21st century.

Table of Contents

Foreword Translator's Preface Introduction 1. The Last Days of an Era 2. The Beginning of the Showa Era - Economic Depression 3. Supreme Command Violated! 4. The Manchurian Incident 5. The Age of Terrorism 6. On the Road to Developing a National Mythology 7. The Road to the Japan-US War 8. The Wartime Greater East Asia Conference 9. Countdown to the War's End 10. The Puzzle of the August 15th Edition 11. The Fate of 6.6 Million Abroad 12. Newspapers Under the Occupation 13. Layers of Responsibility 14. The Korean War and Peace Treaties 15. The Bandung Conference 16. Restoring Soviet-Japanese Relations and Joining the United Nations 17. The 1960 Security Treaty 18. High Speed Growth and the Tokyo Olympics 19. The Polluted Archipelago 20. Gazing at the Two Koreas 21. Youth Revolts 22. Military Bases - Okinawa 23. The Cultural Revolution and the Re-opening of Sino-Japanese Relations 24. The Lockheed Incident 25. The Oil Shock 26. Yasukuni Shrine Visits 27. The Bubble Economy Translator's Conclusion Notes Index

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