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Summary:

"In 2015 as the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the international community focused its attention on the Abe Statement, the statement released by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. This book encapsulates the discussions held by the Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan's Role and the World Order in the 21st Century, a panel of preeminent academics, journalists, businesspersons, and others, which met in order to set out with greater clarity the points to be considered by Prime Minister Abe as he formulated his statement."--Cover.

Table of Contents:

• Preface / by Taizo Nishimuro
• Introduction: toward the Abe Statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
• How should we view the path the world and Japan took during the 20th century? What are the lessons we should draw from the experiences in the 20th century?
• What is the path that Japan has taken in the 70 years since the war's end in light of the lessons learned from the 20th century? In particular, how should the commitment to peace, economic development and international contributions by postwar Japan be evaluated?
• Seventy years of reconciliation with the United States, Australia, and Europe
• Seventy years of reconciliation with China, the Republic of Korea, and other Asian countries
• What is our vision of Asia and the world of the 21st century, drawing on the lessons learned from the 20th century? What are the contributions that Japan should make? What are the specific measures that Japan should take on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II?
• Report on the Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan's Role and the World Order in the 21st Century
• Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Contributors:

Cannon, Tara , translator

21-seiki Kōsō Kondankai , editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt

Languages:

English
Japanese

Language Notes:

Translated from the original Japanese into English.

Main Work:

Sengo 70-nen danwa no ronten (English)

Related Series:

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

Subjects:

Japan — History — 1945-

Japan — Foreign relations — 1945-

Japan — Economic conditions — 1989-

Since 1945

Economic conditions

Diplomatic relations

Japan

Genres:

History

General Notes:

"Originally published in Japanese under the title of Sengo 70 nen danwa no ronten, by Nikkei Publishing Inc. in 2015"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

x, 321 pages ; 23 cm.

Call Numbers:

DS889.15 .S42413 2017b

ISBNs:

9784916055859
4916055853

OCLC Numbers:

981922305
982011561 [Invalid]