Toward the Abe Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II

In 2015 as the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the international community focused its attention on the Abe Statement, the statement released by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. This book encapsulates the discussions held by the Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan's Role and the World Order in the 21st Century, a panel of preeminent academics, journalists, businesspersons, and others, which met in order to set out with greater clarity the points to be considered by Prime Minister Abe as he formulated his statement.

The panel conducted a general review of the points instrumental in preparing the Abe Statement through presentations by Shinichi Kitaoka, Masayuki Yamauchi, Takashi Shiraishi, Naoya Okuwaki, Yukio Okamoto, Akihiko Tanaka, Fumiaki Kubo, Shin Kawashima, Shunji Hiraiwa, Masashi Haneda, and Yuichi Hosoya as well as discussions held among the panel members.

This book, the outcome of highly accomplished specialists across a broad range of fields coming together to set out parameters for the recognition of history, is a must-read for discussing contemporary history that will be highly valued by anyone analyzing Prime Minister Abe's statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war and by the statement's supporters and critics alike.

The Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan’s Role and the World Order in the 21st Century
In 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, a panel of Japan's foremost experts came together to look back on the history of the 20th century and look ahead to the role Japan should play in the 21st century. This book encapsulates both the superb presentations delivered to the panel and the candid commentary by panel members that followed.

Japan Library series
Political Science

Publisher:
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Hardcover
¥3,900 + tax
ISBN 9784916055859
220 mm x 148 mm / 332 pp. / March 2017

eBook
ISBN 9784866580074 (ePub)
ISBN 9784916055941 (PDF)

CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction: Toward the Abe Statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II
1. How should we view the path the world and Japan took during the 20th century? What are the lessons we should draw from the experiences in the 20th century?
2. What is the path that Japan has taken in the 70 years since the war’s end in light of the lessons learned from the 20th century? In particular, how should the commitment to peace, economic development and international contributions by postwar Japan be evaluated?
3. Seventy years of reconciliation with the United States, Australia, and Europe
4. Seventy years of reconciliation with China, the Republic of Korea, and other Asian countries
5. What is our vision of Asia and the world of the 21st century, drawing on the lessons learned from the 20th century? What are the contributions that Japan should make? What are the specific measures that Japan should take on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II?
Report of the Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan’s Role and World Order in the 21st Century
Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Profiles of the members of the Advisory Panel on the History of the 20th Century and on Japan’s Role and the World Order in the 21st Century and expert resource persons

戦後70年の2015年、世界が注目した安倍談話（戦後70年談話）。本書はその談話の論点を明確化するために開催された有識者懇談会の議論を書籍化したもの。第一級の識者が一堂に会し、歴史認識の座標軸を示す。現代史を語るうえでの必読書。

21世紀構想懇談会
西室 泰三 日本郵政株式会社取締役兼代表執行役社長 【座長】
日本国際問題研究所会長北岡 伸一 国際大学学長 【座長代理】
飯塚 恵子 読売新聞編集局国際部長
岡本 行夫 岡本アソシエイツ代表マサチューセッツ工科大学（MIT）国際研究所シニアフェロ―
川島 真 東京大学大学院教授
小島 順彦 三菱商事株式会社取締役会長
古城 佳子 東京大学大学院教授
白石 隆 政策研究大学院大学学長
瀬谷ルミ子 認定ＮＰＯ法人日本紛争予防センター理事長
ＪＣＣＰ Ｍ株式会社取締役
中西 輝政 京都大学名誉教授
西原 正 平和・安全保障研究所理事長
羽田 正 東京大学教授
堀 義人 グロービス経営大学院学長
グロービス・キャピタル・パートナーズ 代表パートナー
宮家 邦彦 立命館大学客員教授
キャノングローバル戦略研究所研究主幹
山内 昌之 東京大学名誉教授、明治大学特任教授
山田 孝男 毎日新聞政治部特別編集委員

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