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Dissecting the Wave of Books on Nippon Kaigi, the Rightwing Mass Movement that Threatens Japan's Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Saito Masami ,
Nogawa Motokazu ,
Hayakawa Tadanori ,
Miho Matsugu  and
Sven Saaler
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In 2018, a number of events in Japan and Europe have reassessed the legacy of the 1968 student movement and related phenomena. Generally speaking, “1968”—still considered a symbol of a critique of capitalism, imperialism, and the Cold War world order—is usually associated with left-wing forces. Only in recent years has attention been paid to student organizations opposed to the 1968 left-wing movement. This facet of “1968” is particularly important in Japan, where student groups that rejected the left-wing agenda of organizations such as Zengakuren (Zen Nihon gakusei jichikai sō rengō, All-Japan League of Student Governments) have made political inroads, while the representatives of the left-wing student movement eventually failed to do so.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 19 , October 2018 , e1
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Copyright © The Authors 2018

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