In this interview with the Diplomat, I discuss the distinctions between patriotism and nationalism, and how both Shinzo Abe and the LDP shaded between them.
Tag: Yasukuni
Is Nationalism on the Rise in Japan?
I’m looking forward to speaking this month at Tokyo’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation and at Waseda University about a new project on Japanese nationalism, co-authored with Waseda’s Professor Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki. Observers of East Asia warn of[…]
American eyes on Yasukuni Shrine
Americans oppose Shinzo Abe’s visits to Yasukuni Shrine because of the shrine’s specific attributes, because they feel Japan has not grappled with its wartime atrocities, and because of their national security agenda in[…]