Dower argues that fatigue and disillusionment with wartime nationalism made the Japanese readily willing to accept this doctrine. Much in agreement with General Douglas MacArthur, the leader of ...

Across Japan, there are signs that the collective mood—long shaped by pangs of regret over World War II—is changing as tensions with rivals, especially China and South Korea, escalate.

In the 20th century, Bushido concepts were expressed both through the educational system and by propagandists to fuel Japanese nationalism, as the country pursued its international ambitions and ...

Storm also contests the old adage that nationalism required a commercialized middle class to take root—the idea that without a bourgeoisie, national consciousness could not spread. In fact, in Germany ...

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Every time,” Aso boasted. Mindo is a word often used by politicians and others to invoke Japanese nationalism and ethnic superiority and can refer to things like culture and social manners.

Amid regional tension over territorial disputes, acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami called on politicians Friday to stop playing the nationalism card, likening the tactics to “bad liquor ...