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ID183520
Title ProperJapan’s demands for reforms of UNESCO’s Memory of the World
Other Title Informationthe search for mnemonical security
LanguageENG
AuthorNakano, Ryoko
Summary / Abstract (Note)This study focuses on the policy response of the Abe government (2012–present) to UNESCO’s inscription of the ‘Documents of Nanjing Massacre’ to argue that the historical revisionists’ perspective is central to the thinking of Japan’s UNESCO diplomacy. The UNESCO’s inscription heightened a sense of shame from the viewpoint of Japanese historical revisionists, leading the Japanese government to the unprecedented step of using its economic power to reform UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme and to prevent further inscription of historical documents that go against the view of the government. Because UNESCO constitutes the existing biographical narrative of Japan as a peace-loving, law-abiding country, the Japanese government remains careful to maintain a good-will posture to UNESCO. This article highlights the case of Japan to illustrate the importance of memory and identity change, as well as of the distinction between ontological security and the removal of threat to a historical narrative.
`In' analytical NoteCambridge Review of International Affairs Vol. 34, No.4; Aug 2021: p.590-607
Journal SourceCambridge Review of International Affairs Vol: 34 No 4
Key WordsJapan ;  Mnemonical Security ;  UNESCO’s Memory of the World


 
 
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