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What Japan Thinks
This volume of essays was published in 1921.
From Book's Preface:
The articles put together between these covers have been chosen by the editor with a view to presenting what may be called representative opinions of representative Japanese on the foremost questions of the world to-day, such as the Monroe Doctrine and the League of Nations, imperialism and liberalism, democracy and autocracy, militarism and navalism, armament and disarmament, race equality and race discrimination, the "white peril" and the
"yellow menace." The Japanese side of the Yap controversy is also fully presented.
Of the fourteen articles composing this book all but two are culled from newspapers, magazines, and books published in Japan or China. Most of them were originally written in Japanese for Japanese publications, and were later translated into English for various English publications in the Orient.
The value of these articles lies in the fact that they were, with a few exceptions, addressed primarily or exclusively to the Japanese. None of them was prepared especially for this book. They were not written for foreign consumption. Their respective authors had no eye upon the American or European gallery. They show just what the Japanese are talking among themselves on the vital problems of the world and their bearing upon Japan.
From Book's Preface:
The articles put together between these covers have been chosen by the editor with a view to presenting what may be called representative opinions of representative Japanese on the foremost questions of the world to-day, such as the Monroe Doctrine and the League of Nations, imperialism and liberalism, democracy and autocracy, militarism and navalism, armament and disarmament, race equality and race discrimination, the "white peril" and the
"yellow menace." The Japanese side of the Yap controversy is also fully presented.
Of the fourteen articles composing this book all but two are culled from newspapers, magazines, and books published in Japan or China. Most of them were originally written in Japanese for Japanese publications, and were later translated into English for various English publications in the Orient.
The value of these articles lies in the fact that they were, with a few exceptions, addressed primarily or exclusively to the Japanese. None of them was prepared especially for this book. They were not written for foreign consumption. Their respective authors had no eye upon the American or European gallery. They show just what the Japanese are talking among themselves on the vital problems of the world and their bearing upon Japan.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1921
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About the author
K.K. Kawakami
22 books1 followerKiyoshi "Karl" Kawakami was a Japanese Christian journalist.
He was born in Yonezawa, educated in the law in Japan, and was for a short time engaged in newspaper work in that country.
Kawakami's pre-war writings sought to justify the Japanese military and economic penetration of China and Manchuria.
He was born in Yonezawa, educated in the law in Japan, and was for a short time engaged in newspaper work in that country.
Kawakami's pre-war writings sought to justify the Japanese military and economic penetration of China and Manchuria.
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January 27, 2016
The Table of Contents. Most of the items were written originally for Japanese or Chinese audiences.
From this and other material in the chapter the author of the article doesn't seem to care very much for the concept of democracy.
A different writer seems to go after the idea of capitalism.
What one writer thinks Japan should do.
Emperor worship is a cornerstone of this idea. Some other sections deal with the Monroe Doctrine and the build-up of American military forces.
The writer of this portion goes after how badly Blacks were being treated in the U.S.
Then he writers about the attitudes of whites towards Orientals.
The book has a lot of other stuff in it, of course, but a good deal of that is rather boring, frankly. This does appear to be perhaps the strongest book of those I have read as far as its anti-American attitude goes, though.
From this and other material in the chapter the author of the article doesn't seem to care very much for the concept of democracy.
A different writer seems to go after the idea of capitalism.
What one writer thinks Japan should do.
Emperor worship is a cornerstone of this idea. Some other sections deal with the Monroe Doctrine and the build-up of American military forces.
The writer of this portion goes after how badly Blacks were being treated in the U.S.
Then he writers about the attitudes of whites towards Orientals.
The book has a lot of other stuff in it, of course, but a good deal of that is rather boring, frankly. This does appear to be perhaps the strongest book of those I have read as far as its anti-American attitude goes, though.
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