History, memory, & politics in postwar Japan / edited by Kaoru Iokibe, Kazuo Komiya, Y�uichi Hosoya, Taiz�o Miyagi ; and the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research's Political and Diplomatic Review.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / by Hosoya Y�uichi -- Introduction / by Iokibe Kaoru -- The Yoshida Shigeru years : independently coming to terms with the historical memory issue / by Takeda Tomoki -- The Sat�o Eisaku years : historical memory in a time of rapid econimic growth / by Murai Ry�ota -- The Nakazone Yasuhiro years : historical memory in foreign policy / by Sat�o 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 Y�uichi, Kawashima Shin, Nishino Jun'ya, and Watanabe Tsuneo -- Historical memory and international relations in East Asia : the Abe Statement in retrospect / by Hosoya Y�uichi, Kawashima Shin, Nishino Jun'ya, and Watanabe Tsuneo -- Historical memory reference library / by Hosoya Y�uichi -- Useful sources on the Postwar Era / by Komiya Kazuo -- Postscript / by Miyagi Taiz�o -- Appendix 1: Murayama Statement -- Appendix 2: Koizumi Statement -- Appendix 3: Abe Statement -- Postwar Prime Ministers.

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

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