Nationalism, Domestic Politics, and the Japan Economic Rejuvenation

Nagy, Stephen Robert

doi:10.1007/s12140-014-9204-4

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“…The disputes over the Senkaku Islands clearly show these elements that inevitably complicate Sino-Japanese relations. Prime Minister Abe has repeatedly emphasized the importance of taking a firm stance against China on this matter (Harlan, 2013; Nagy, 2014: 9–10). Along with Abe’s stance toward China, this issue has been highly politicized among the Japanese population over a series of events that took place between Japan and China.…”

Section: The Use Of Force By the Sdf Against China: Hypothesesmentioning

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“…Territorial disputes tend to display the nature of ‘zero-sum’ games, and the conflict over the Senkaku Islands is no exception to this (Goertz and Diehl, 2002: 51). With neither side willing to make a concession, the gain for one side inevitably means the loss for the other (Harlan, 2013; Nagy, 2014: 9–10). Due to the zero-sum nature of this matter, citizens in Japan tend to consider this issue as a matter of national pride, and those individuals who display strong nationalism cannot accept the idea of giving up the islands to China, which they perceive to be inferior to Japan.…”

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National sentiments and citizens’ attitudes in Japan toward the use of force against China

Machida

2016

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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This study examines the relationship between national sentiments and citizens’ attitudes in Japan toward the use of force against China. More specifically, the present research explores how patriotism and nationalism influence citizens’ opinions of using force in defending the Senkaku Islands. Since nationalism entails a sense of superiority to other states while patriotism does not, it is possible to hypothesize that it is nationalism, rather than patriotism, that critically boosts citizens’ support for a more hawkish option. The statistical analyses relying on the survey data in Japan verify this proposition. By dissecting the delicate relationship between national sentiments and citizens’ attitudes toward the use of force, this study significantly advances our understanding of Sino-Japanese relations, thus providing critical implications that are highly relevant in the region.

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Section: The Use Of Force By the Sdf Against China: Hypothesesmentioning

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Section: The Use Of Force By the Sdf Against China: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

National sentiments and citizens’ attitudes in Japan toward the use of force against China

Machida

2016

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

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“…There is no way to conjecture, based on the empirical data presented in this paper, what the Korean public's response would be to a revisionist turn that qualitatively broke with Japan's previous stances on key historical issues. If domestic political reasons are driving revisionist policies on history in Japan, as some have suggested is the case under the Abe government, this could bode ill for bilateral relations even when mutual security interests increasingly overlap (Estevez-Abe, 2014;Nagy, 2014). The same applies to acts that escalate or expand the scope of disputes to other areas of bilateral relations beyond politics, as the recent trade dispute seems to have done.…”

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Impossible Allies? When History and Security Collide: South Korea—Japan Relations in Context

Bae

2020

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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To what degree are historical animosities regarding another country relevant for foreign policy in the face of changes in the security environment? This paper seeks to answer this question in the context of Korea–Japan relations. While pundits have pointed to the Korean public’s negative views of Japan—rooted in the colonial experience—as the explanation for the lack of cooperation between Japan and Korea in the security field, this paper argues changes in the level of common external threat can shift the public’s priorities from perceived historical injustices toward the needs of security. Surveys from the period when the security environment was shifting markedly—the final years of the Cold War (1986–1990)—reveal that public opinion regarding Japan relative to other powers in the region began to deteriorate only after the security environment improved, pointing to a limit to the extent that “history” trumps security.

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“…Arguably, economic reforms are among the key policy innovations for which Koizumi and Abe have been known internationally: Koizumi's plan to privatize the Japan Post and the Abenomics reforms were central issues in the electoral campaigns of 2005 and 2012, respectively. However, Nagy (2014) argued that Koizumi and Abe utilized nationalist rhetoric as a strategic leverage to consolidate their leadership position within the LDP and to secure public support for their economic reforms. Besides the increasing attention devoted to national security among the LDP candidates (Catalinac, 2016), these nationalist appeals have primarily regarded divisive topics such as historical revisionism, patriotic education, and rearmament.…”

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Still valuable? Reconsidering the role of authoritarian values among Japanese voters

Berlucchi

Hino

2022

Japanese Journal of Political Science

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The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japanese politics since its foundation in 1955. The party's ability to support the interests of small farmers and its commitment to the middle-class through redistributive economic policies have been regarded as among the primary factors leading to its prolonged hegemony. Yet, the LDP has occasionally relied on non-economic political appeals addressing rather conservative issues such as Japan's military force and the country's traditional values. These appeals have significantly intensified under the premiership of Junichirō Koizumi and his successor Shinzō Abe, whose authoritative leadership styles and nationalist agendas reveal the relevance of non-economic values. This study focuses on the role of authoritarian values in shaping vote choice in twenty-first century Japan. Previously emphasized in The Japanese Voter, the authority–liberty dimension has gradually lost prominence in recent models of voting behavior, where socio-economic factors have had a central role in explaining vote choice. Our inquiry places new emphasis on this value dimension and provides evidence for the enduring relevance of individual authoritarian dispositions in models of vote choice.

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Nationalism, Domestic Politics, and the Japan Economic Rejuvenation

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

National sentiments and citizens’ attitudes in Japan toward the use of force against China

National sentiments and citizens’ attitudes in Japan toward the use of force against China

Impossible Allies? When History and Security Collide: South Korea—Japan Relations in Context

Still valuable? Reconsidering the role of authoritarian values among Japanese voters

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