Japan and Reconciliation in Post-war Asia [electronic resource] : The Murayama Statement and Its Implications /
Togo, K.editor.
Taking a comparative approach and bringing together perspectives from Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, this volume considers former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama's 1995 apology statement, the height of Japan's post-war apology, and examines its implications for memory, international relations, and reconciliation in Asia.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Content; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 The Historical Role and Future Implications of the Murayama Statement: A View from Japan; 2 Political Apology in Sino-Japanese Relations: The Murayama Statement and Its Receptions in China; 3 In Search of the Perfect Apology: Korea's Responses to the Murayama Statement; 4 Redeeming the Pariah, Redeeming the Past: Some Taiwanese Reflections on the Murayama Statement; 5 Neither Exemplary nor Irrelevant: Lessons for Asia from Europe's Struggle with Its Difficult Past; Index
Includes index.
Taking a comparative approach and bringing together perspectives from Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan, this volume considers former Japanese prime minister Tomiichi Murayama's 1995 apology statement, the height of Japan's post-war apology, and examines its implications for memory, international relations, and reconciliation in Asia.
Murayama, Tomiichi, 1924-
International relations.
Asia—Politics and government.
World War, 1939-1945.
Asia—History.
Diplomacy.
Japan—History.
International Relations.
Asian Politics.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Asian History.
Diplomacy.
History of Japan.