Interpretation of history as a diplomatic problem: The crisis of 1982 in Japan’s relations with the Republic of Korea and The People’s Republic of China Cover Image

Интерпретацията на историята като дипломатически проблем: кризата в отношенията на Япония с КНР и Република Корея от 1982 г.
Interpretation of history as a diplomatic problem: The crisis of 1982 in Japan’s relations with the Republic of Korea and The People’s Republic of China

Author(s): Boryana Miteva
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Регионален исторически музей – Плевен
Keywords: Japanese history textbooks’ crisis in 1982; Japanese history textbooks issue; Japan’s "historical guilt"; Japanese nationalism; interpretation of history in East Asia

Summary/Abstract: The summer of 1982 proved to be a crisis for Japan's relations with the Republic of Korea and the PRC. The reason is the incorrect information about the Japanese history textbooks published in the Japanese press, which provoked sharp reactions from Seoul and Beijing. Despite the grip of an international scandal, this journalistic mistake exposes long-standing controversies in Japanese society to the general public and turns the interpretation of history into a diplomatic problem with long-lasting consequences for the East Asian region.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 341-357
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian
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