• VISIT IAFOR
  • IAFOR CONFERENCES
  • IAFOR JOURNALS

THINK.IAFOR.ORG

THE ACADEMIC PLATFORM

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Featured
    • Essential Knowledge
    • IAFOR Keynotes
    • In Depth
    • Interviews
    • Opinion
    • IAFOR Japan Research Institute
    • Death in the Japanese Tradition
  • Subject Area
    • The Arts & Literature
    • Business & Economics
    • Cultural & Area Studies
    • Education
    • Ethics, Religion & Philosophy
    • History
    • Humanities & Social Sciences
    • Language Learning
    • Media, Film & Journalism
    • Politics, International Relations & Law
    • Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences
    • Sustainability, Energy & the Environment
    • Technology
  • World
    • Asia
    • Americas
    • Europe
    • Africa & The Middle East
    • Global
  • Media
    • Video
  • About
    • Licensing & Copyright
  • Submit
  • Links
  • Search

Hirohito

History, Politics, International Relations & Law

Challenging the ‘Big Lies’ of History: The Shōwa Restoration

Professor Brian Victoria of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, United Kingdom, argues that history in Japan was deliberately suppressed by the American occupation forces after 1945, who wanted a capitalist leader to serve as a fortress against Soviet communism in Asia.

MORE >>
0
Apipol Sae-Tung
Emperor_Showa THINK IAFOR 2
Cultural & Area Studies, History

The Death and Burial of Emperor Showa (19/20)

In the penultimate Part 19 of his “Death in the Japanese Tradition” monograph, Professor Stuart D. B. Picken explains why the events preceding Emperor Showa’s passing away, and the rituals thereafter, created wide-ranging debate in Japanese society.

MORE >>
0
Stuart D. B. Picken
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.