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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Essay on Hirohito and the Japanese government coming to grips with Japan's decision to go to war and their post-war relationship with the United States.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/occasionalpapers/op17.html
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Business and Politics in Early 20th Century Japan
Seeks to clarify the contributions and limitations of Japanese business diplomacy. Argues that Japanese business diplomacy, was insufficiently influential to prevent political and military conflict.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/429.html
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Aspects of Japanese Shipping History
Outlines trends in the development of Japan's commercial shipping prior to World War I. Argues that the promotion of the industry was undertaken primarily not for commercial, but for strategic imperialist reasons.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/376.html
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Ao's Japan
Overview and introduction to attractions, temples and shrines, brief guide of major cities, history, nuclear radiation and environmental issues.
http://www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/aoh/
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Politics and the Economy in Pre-War Japan
Discusses the influences that led to the economic policies pursued in the interwar period.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/cep/stijsp/381.html
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Emperor Hirohito in 20th Century History: The Debate Rekindles
Examines a new debate on Hirohito and his role in WWII and history, and as at once a product and an active agent of Japan's modern historical process.
http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp92.html
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History Textbook Controversies in Japan
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which looks at Japanese textbooks and how they cover Japanese history from the early 20th Century.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-1/japan.htm
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History of Cultural Relations Between Europe and Japan
Sources, data, tables, texts related to the history of Euro-Japanese interchange, from Prof. Wolfgang Michel-Zaitsu.
http://www.flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~michel/serv/eujap/
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Timeline of Japanese History
Brief outline of historical periods from the Jomon Period to the present.
http://www.askasia.org/teachers/essays/essay.php?no=131/
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The Currency Museum
Bank of Japan virtual museum exhibit of old currency in Japan, as well as money used during Japan's colonial empire.
http://www.imes.boj.or.jp/cm/english_htmls/index.htm
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