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Memories of Japan’s Lost War

Memories of Japan’s Lost War <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>On 28 March 1999, Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi Keiz&amp;o dedicated a major new building in Tokyo named the Sh&amp;owakan. In his brief remarks, Obuchi reminded his audience that the generation that experienced the hardships of wartime and endured the immediate postwar era is now aging. He reiterated in tones of regret .”the experiences of those times are eroding.“ The prime minister of Japan stated that, ”In order to accurately convey the experiences and facts of that era, the need for historical documents and materials is thus made even more acute. ”1 Costing nearly 12.3 billion yen, or more than U.S.100 million, and taking two decades from its inception to this day of dedication, the Sh&amp;owakan is to be the repository and site for the display of such materials.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of American-East Asian Relations Brill

Memories of Japan’s Lost War

Journal of American-East Asian Relations , Volume 11 (1-2): 25 – Jan 1, 2002

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1058-3947
eISSN
1876-5610
DOI
10.1163/187656102793645424
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>On 28 March 1999, Japanese Prime Minister Obuchi Keiz&amp;o dedicated a major new building in Tokyo named the Sh&amp;owakan. In his brief remarks, Obuchi reminded his audience that the generation that experienced the hardships of wartime and endured the immediate postwar era is now aging. He reiterated in tones of regret .”the experiences of those times are eroding.“ The prime minister of Japan stated that, ”In order to accurately convey the experiences and facts of that era, the need for historical documents and materials is thus made even more acute. ”1 Costing nearly 12.3 billion yen, or more than U.S.100 million, and taking two decades from its inception to this day of dedication, the Sh&amp;owakan is to be the repository and site for the display of such materials.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Journal of American-East Asian RelationsBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2002

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