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“Japan Is Great”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

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Abstract

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A “Japan-Is-Great” boom sweeping the nation in recent years invites comparison with the comparable phenomenon in the 1930s at the height of empire. This increase in self-praise has not come about merely as a spontaneous reaction to the decline of self-confidence in the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy. The reassertion of national pride and identity by the Japanese has also been actively encouraged as healthy and desirable by the United States. As the Cold War came to an end, Washington pressured Japan to shake off its postwar self-constraints and project its influence and political power (even its military power) in international affairs more forcefully.

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Research Article
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Copyright © The Authors 2017

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1 See here.

2 On “Shoten” see here Morita Kazuyoshi (森田 一義) is one of the main attractions of “Bura Tamori.” He is a Japanese television celebrity known by his stage name Tamori (タモリ: an anagram of his surname). Information about him here.

3 See here.

4 See here.

5 See here.

6 See here.

7 A description of the first book can be found here. A description of the second is here.

8 See here.

9 The society's Facebook page is here.

10 See here.

11 A description of their organization can be found at their website.

12 See here.