Book Details

Title:

天皇の逝く国で

Tenno no yuku kuni de


Author:ノーマ・フィールド (Field, Norma)
Original Title:In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: a Portrait of Japan at Century’s End
Place:東京 (Tokyo)
Publisher:みすず書房 (Misuzushobo)
Year:1994

Reference:

ノーマ・フィールド Field, Norma. Transl. 大島, かおり Oshima, Kaori. 天皇の逝く国で Tenno no yuku kuni de. In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: a Portrait of Japan at Century’s End 東京 Tokyo, みすず書房 Misuzushobo, 1994.


Categories:

History and Social Sciences

Languages:

Japanese

Description:

The author, born to a Japanese mother and an American father, describes three Japanese resisters against the emperor system, including Hitoshi Motoshima, then mayor of Nagasaki, whose comments about the emperor's war guilt caused a nationwide dispute and led to an attempt to assassinate him. 日本人の母、米国人の父を持つ筆者による日本の天皇制に関する評論。天皇の戦争責任について言及し、狙撃された本島等長崎市長ほか、天皇制に抵抗した3人の日本人を紹介している。


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