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Hirohito, 2006.
This paper discusses Japanese Emperor Hirohito in the book 'Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan' by Herbert P. Bix.
1,431 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 33.95
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In this article the writer looks at the Japanese Emperor Hirohito using Herbert P. Bix's extensive biography 'Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'. The writer discusses that Bix demonstrates in the book how the representative of Japanese traditions and of ties to Imperial Japan incidentally ruled during the period that saw Japan enter the modern world and become a world economic power. The writer maintains that the conventional view of the aggressive stance taken by Japan in the 1930s and into the 1940s is that Hirohito simply went along with what his ministers demanded. The writer shows that Bix has a different view and uses primary sources and documentation to demonstrate that the Emperor took a more active role in the push for war. The writer concludes with Bix's analysis that Hirohito was indeed culpable for the attack on Pearl Harbor and for the war itself.
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"The details of his life are covered, showing him to have been a man of the Twentieth Century from his birth in 1901 to his death in 1989. He was the grandson of Emperor Meiji, and his father, Emperor Taisho, attained power in 1912. Hirohito was tied to the past largely in terms of his royal role, but he himself studied to be a marine biologist and was interested in the natural sciences. He also visited Europe, the first Japanese prince eve to do so. He became emperor when his father died in 1926. The constitution of Japan restricted the actions of the emperor so that he could only act on the advice of his ministers and his chiefs of staff, but Hirohito showed himself willing to act when he deemed it necessary in spite of these restrictions."
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Japanese Emperor Hirohito, 2005.
This paper discusses the reign of Japanese Emperor Hirohito and Japan's rise as a colonial power, which predates his reign.
2,225 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper explains that the reign of Emperor Hirohito, from 1926 to 1989, was designated Showa, or "Enlightened Peace"; this period includes World War II but historians disagree on the degree to which Hirohito supported Japan's expansionist policies from 1931 to World War II. The author points out that, on Jan. 1, 1946, Hirohito repudiated the traditional quasi-divine status of Japan's emperors and, under the nation's new constitution, drafted by U.S. occupation authorities, Japan became a constitutional monarchy with sovereignty resided in the people, not in the emperor, whose powers were severely curtailed. The paper relates the political issues during the Showa period and the prior era in which Japan rejected Western colonization.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Showa Period
Political Developments
Japan's Rise as a Colonial Power
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"Hosokawa initiated political reform, including limitations on campaign contributions and a change in the Japanese electoral system from multiple-member to single-member districts. He achieved some success in limiting contributions and managed to pass a modified elections package that included the creation of 300 single-member constituencies. Opposition within his coalition to tax reform and accusations of his own involvement in the Miyazawa-era scandal forced his resignation in April 1994. Hosokawa's successor lasted a mere two months."
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Norma Fields' "In the Realm of a Dying Emperor", 2004.
A critical analysis of Norma Fields' book, "In the Realm of a Dying Emperor".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 22.95
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This paper presents a review and analysis of Norma Fields' 1991 book, "In the Realm of a Dying Emperor", which presents a meditation on Emperor Hirohito's death.
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The "Realm of a Dying Emperor", by Norma Field, presents a meditation on Hirohito's death in the atmosphere that prevailed in Japan during this death. Within this context the deaths in the Pacific War and the death of the quality of life in daily routines were also examined. The book presents three vignettes: a supermarket owner, a man who lived in Okinawa and fired the national flag, a woman who rejected the state's burial of her husband who had been a member of the Self-Defense Force..."
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To Bomb or Not to Bomb, 2004.
Questions the necessity of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of the Second World War.
3,125 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 63.95
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The question of whether or not it was necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Japan and the reasons for doing so is one of the most hotly contested historical issues today. This paper focuses on one of the many arguments against the necessity of the bomb, which deals with the policy of unconditional surrender. Many scholars argue that if Truman would have assured the Japanese leadership that Emperor Hirohito would not be dethroned after Japan's defeat, the atomic bomb would not have been necessary to end the war. The paper provides evidence to support this claim, but in the end, concludes that even the most ardent Japanese peace advocates harbored suicidal sentiments with regard to unconditional surrender and would still refuse to accept Truman's terms after both bombs were dropped.
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"There were many advocates pushing for a change since the beginning of the war, but no real progress was made in this endeavor even after 1944 when high ranking military officials pushed for a policy change. They complained that losses would be increasingly heavy as fighting neared the Japanese homeland. Realizing that changing the terms would make the Japanese more willing to surrender, commanders began pushing Roosevelt to consider clarifying them. Early in 1945, Winston Churchill proposed at the Yalta Conference that clarifying the terms ?would be worthwhile if it led to the saving of a year and a half of a war in which so much blood and treasure would be poured out.? He proposed that after Germany was defeated the Allies ?issue an ultimatum to Japan, retaining the unconditional surrender wording, but defining it to allow retention of the emperor (Newman, 65).? Many others began coming to the realization that Japan was not going to surrender without assurances to its Emperor, and that this issue was a major obstacle to peace."
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"In Service of the Emperor", 2005.
A review of the book "In Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army" by Professor Edward Drea.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 0 sources, £ 28.95
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This paper examines how "In Service of the Emperor: Essays on the Imperial Japanese Army", by Professor Edward Drea is a military history text full of insightful essays. It looks at how it covers an array of interesting topics and examples that present an unbiased and well documented account of the IJA from 1937 to 1945. Topics discussed include the IJA's strategy during the Pacific War, Japan's plans for defense against an invasion on Kyushu, and the role of the Emperor Hirohito in military decision making.
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"The Yamato spirit played an enormous role within the IJA. While training for combat, a Japanese soldier is told he belongs to the Emperor and that the only honorable way in which to serve is to die. The idea of joining the army to die for one's leader takes a faithful mind of a willing individual. Drea explains how important the opportunity to fight for Japan was to the Japanese. For hundreds of years the warrior class of samurai was held in the highest regard and revered, now any able bodied man could serve and die for the Emperor and bring great honor to his family and nation. However, training a soldier to want to die proved not to be the greatest strategy for winning a war."
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