ギャレン　ムロイ   ギャレン　ムロイ   国際関係学部 国際関係学科   教授

■ 標題   “New Assertions in East Asia: The Changing Face of Japanese Nationalism”

■ 概要   The 1990s, largely viewed in Japan as the‘lost decade’,witnessed a political and social transformation every bit as significant as the‘drive for growth’in the 1960s. Not keenly observed beyond East Asia, Japan gradually stepped out of its shell and began to act increasingly as many in the west would refer to as‘a normal power’, but which chilled relations with China and Korea to frigid levels. Increasingly assertive bilaterally and through international institutions, this new Japanese nationalism extends much broader and deeper than the premiership of Koizumi or the Tokyo governorship of Ishihara. It represents a significant change in Japanese perceptions of identity and place within the communities of nations. Beyond the traditional war apologists, militarists, and right-wing sound-truck fanatics, the new nationalism is far more nuanced and encompasses a broad spectrum of opinions, political affiliations and social movements. It is both traditional nationalism, in asserting Japan's rights to possess a military, engage in collective security, and promote symbols of patriotism, yet is softened by human rights concerns (of North Korean abductees), fears of globalization, and concerns that an undemocratic China is rapidly gaining strategic power. It does not indicate a return to the 1930s, yet that fear, as much as Japanese policy changes, has driven relations in East Asia to their lowest ebb in decades. Without an understanding of the political and social reasons for the emergence of Japan's new nationalism there can be no great improvement in East Asian relations.   International Conference Journal(CASA: Canadian Asian Studies Association)      2007/12

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