Japan-Bashing

Anti-Japanism since the 1980s

Narrelle Morris (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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English

Routledge
09 September 2013

Regional studies; Ethnic studies; Sociology; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

The aim of this book is to examine and analyse the phenomenon of ‘Japan-bashing’, from its invention and popularisation in the United States in the late 1970s to the emergence of other national variants, including in Australia and Japan, to its gradual decline in the late 1990s. It is the first major book-length study of ‘Japan-bashing from a multinational perspective, one that attempts to place ‘Japan-bashing’ in its proper historical context and to examine its operation and legacy in the twenty-first century.

Despite its importance in the study of discourses about Japan, as well as in understanding broader global changes in the late twentieth century and beyond, the phenomenon of ‘Japan-bashing’ remains largely neglected in published writings. Moreover, it is a far more complex phenomenon than has been assessed thus far. While, on first glance, ‘Japan-bashing’ merely seems to recall other periods in which Japan has been viewed as a dangerous ‘other’ to ‘the West’, such as the Western emphasis on the ‘yellow peril’ from the late nineteenth century as well as Allied anti-Japanese propaganda during World War II, ‘Japan-bashing’ also had its own distinctive characteristics. Moreover, while ‘Japan-bashing’ is often described as a quaint historical, rather than a pressing contemporary, phenomenon, it is actually by no means extinct. The ongoing influence of ‘Japan-bashing’ also has parallels in other ‘bashing’ phenomena, such as ‘China-bashing’.

This book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students in Japanese studies and international relations.

By: Narrelle Morris (University of Melbourne Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9780415860765
ISBN 10: 0415860768
Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 09 September 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. From ‘Yellow Peril’ to ‘Japan-bashing’: Historical Images of Japan in the West 2. The Birth of ‘Japan-bashing’ in the United States 3. ‘Japan-bashing’ Takes Off in the United States 4. ‘Japan-bashing’ in Australia 5. Japanese Responses to ‘Japan-bashing’ 6. The Enculturation of ‘Japan-bashing’ 7. The Decline of ‘Japan-bashing’ and Assessments of its Impact. Conclusion

Narelle Morris is a research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law at The University of Melbourne, Australia.