Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-190) and index.
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.
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Post-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 st.
Japanese apologies for World War II.
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Apologizing.
World War, 1939-1945-- Japan.
Apologizing.
Diplomatic relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.