1st Edition
Political Survival and Yasukuni in Japan's Relations with China
By Mong Cheung
Copyright 2017
180 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
179 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
179 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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What role does the political survival of prime ministers play in Japan’s relations with China over the Yasukuni issue? Three Japanese prime ministers, including Nakasone Yasuhiro, Hashimoto Ryutaro and Abe Shinzo, complied with China’s demands and stopped visiting the controversial Shrine in 1986, 1997 and 2007, respectively. By contrast, the Yasukuni controversy intensified between 2001 and 2006... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Political Survival and Japan’s Policy towards China on Yasukuni
3. Understanding Yasukuni: A Historical Overview
4. Refraining from Yasukuni Visit: China-Japan Yasukuni Controversy during the Nakasone (1985-86) and Hashimoto (1996-97) Administrations
5. Differing Responses: China-Japan Yasukuni Controversy during the Koizumi (2001-06) and Abe (2006-07) Administrations
6. Policy Variations: China-Japan Yasukuni Controversy during the Second Abe Administration (2012-15)
7. Conclusion
Biography
Mong Cheung is Associate Professor in the Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Waseda University, Japan.
