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MORISHIMA, Yutaka
Department Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, School of Cultural and Creative Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2022/03 |
| Type | Bulletin of Universities and Institutes |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | The Process of Establishing a “Peace State” in the Imperial Rescript at the Opening of the Diet: The Influence of Peace Thought Based on the National Ideology of Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni-no-miya and Kanji Ishiwara |
| Contribution Type | Single |
| Journal | Aoyama Journal of Cultural and Creative Studies |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | School of Cultural and Creative Studies |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 13(21),pp.3-20 |
| Author and coauthor | Yutaka MORISHIMA |
| Details | This paper focuses on the concept of Japan as a “peace state” (heiwa kokka), as found within the imperial rescript presented at the opening of the Diet on September 4th, 1945. The term “peace state” comes from Emperor Shōwa's remarks at the Diet’s first opening ceremony after World War II. In recent years, the discovery of the draft for said remarks has led to an understanding that the word was coined by Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni-no-miya, who briefly served as Japan’s first postwar Prime Minister. However, this paper focuses on the Prince’s original diary to show that the idea did not in fact originate with him, and considers from where he himself adopted this term. |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.34321/22413 |
| URL for researchmap | https://doi.org/10.34321/22413 |