Japanese Apologies for World War II

Focusing on a detailed look at Japanese apologies for the Second World War from 1984 to 1995, this book explores the issues of motive, what makes an apology a 'success', interactive/dialogical dimensions, international pressures, and role of apology in a changing international moral climate.

Jane W. Yamazaki teaches Japan-related courses in the department of International Studies at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan in addition to courses on culture and communication at Wayne State University in Detroit.

1. Introduction 2. Accusation, Accusers and Audience 3. The Early Apologies: Repairing Relationships 4. The 'Comfort Women' Apologies 5. Hosokawa apologies: Politics and History 6. The Anti-Apologies: Conservative Apologia 7. Murayama's Apology: On the International Stage 8. Apology as International Discource 9. Conclusions