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Journal of Social and Political Ideas in Japan Journal of Social and Political Ideas in Japan Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 1963) International Affairs Part I: World Tension and the Cold War Notes by the Editor 11 On Peace: Our Third Statement, Peace Problems Discussion Circle 13 The Koizumi-Tsuru Debate on Peace, Shinzô Koizumi and Shigeto Tsuru 20 Japan and the Changing World, Masamichi Rôyama 24 A Turning Point in World History, Bokurô Eguchi 28 International Disputes After World War II, Kanesaburô Gushima 31 International Politics Today, Hikomatsu Kamikawa 35 How to Understand Changes in World History, Kentarô Hayashi 38 Japan in a World of Tension, Yoshikazu Sakamoto41 Part II: International Peace Notes by the Editor 11 Toward the Successful Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Shinjirô Tanaka 48 The Impossibility of Limited Nuclear War, Seiki Watanabe52 Peace or Liberty?, Tsuneari Fukuda 54 How to Avert an East-West Military Showdown, Misao Obata 58 Socialism and Neutrality, Noboru Satô 60 Neutralism and the Idea of 'Peaceful Coexistence', Yoshikazu Sakamoto 63 International Law and the Japan-U.S. Security Agreement, Yûichi Takano 67 On Collective Security, Zengo Ôhira 70 World Government and its Present Significance, Shigejirô Tabata 74 Part III: Diplomacy and International Relations Notes by the Editor 77 For the Demilitarization of the Mekong Corridor, Shizuo Maruyama80 A New Beginning for American 'Diplomacy', Makoto Saitô 83 The Rationale of Soviet Foreign Policy, Kôichirô Ueda 86 The Basic Line of Postwar Soviet Diplomacy, Rinjirô Harako 91 The Hungarian Uprising, Hitoshi Yamakawa 95 'East Wind' Diplomacy and ‘Neutralism for Peace’, Keinosuke Takaichi 97 Communism and Nationalism in China, Koretada Sakamoto 100 The Role of China in the Socialist Camp, Tadao Ishikawa 104 Afro-Asian Concepts of Independence and Peace, Koshirô Okakura 106 Europe's Role in the Cold War, Masuo Ureshino 109 Regionalization and International Politics, Tadashi Kawata 112 Vol. 1, No. 2 (August 1963) Selected Articles - 1962 Introduction, Sannosuke Matsumoto 2 Part I: The Constitution and Democracy The Japanese Constitution The Japan Interpreter Table of Contents 1963-1980 (11/11/01) 1 Notes by the Editor 9 Future Prospects of Constitutional Revision, Isao Satô 11 The Establishment of the Constitution: An Analysis, Naoki Kobayashi 14 Some Comments on Current Constitutional Debates, Kentarô Hayashi 17 Peace and Self-Defense, Yoshimi Takeuchi 21 The Emperor System Notes by the Editor 23 The Fate of Monarchy in the Twentieth Century, Kan'ichi Fukuda 25 A Symbol of National Unity, Uzuhiko Ashitsu 28 Parliamentary Politics Notes by the Editor 31 A Popularly-Elected Prime Minister: A Critique, Kiyoaki Tsuji 33 Postwar Democracy and Parliamentary Politics, Hajime Shinohara 35 Part II: Social Movements Progressive Parties in Japan Notes by the Editor 39 The Socialist Party and 'Structural Reform', Yoshihiko Seki 41 The Socialist Party of Japan, Hiroshi Masujima 44 A New Vision for Socialism, Saburô Eda 48 The Japanese Labor Movement Notes by the Editor 51 The Strengths and Weaknesses of Sôhyô's Policies, Mikio Sumiya 54 Who Will Promote Reforms? Shigeru Hara 57 The Japanese Peace Movement Notes by the Editor 61 Psychology and Logic of the Japanese Peace Movement, Yoshikazu Sakamoto 64 Peace and the Japanese Concept of the State, Nobuyuki Ôkuma 68 A Realist's Views on Peace, Masataka Kôsaka 71 Part III: The Middle Class Notes by the Editor 74 Special Traits of White-Collar Workers in Large Urban Areas, Research Society on Japanese Social Structure 76 Structure and Class Consciousness of the Middle Class, Social Phenomena Study Group 78 Changes in Factors Conditioning the Urban Middle Class, Hajime Tanuma 81 Part IV: University Reform Notes by the Editor 84 The States and the University, Iichi Sagara 86 A Re-examination of University Autonomy, Takeyasu Kimura 89 The Task of Universities and the States, Seiya Munakata 92 The Japan Interpreter Table of Contents 1963-1980 (11/11/01) 2 Proposals for a Universities Corporation, Michio Nagai 94 Part V: World Affairs Notes by the Editor 98 Probing the Intellectual Background of American Foreign Policy, Yoshikazu Sakamoto 100 India and the Sino-Indian Border Dispute, Shizuo Maruyama 104 Skepticism on Japan's Talks with South Korea, Misao Obata 106 A New Europe and Japanese Fear of Isolation, Masamichi Inoki 109 Asian Regional Integration: Its Economic Logic, Hiroshi Kitamura 112 Guidelines for Japan's Southeast Asian Policies, Yoichi Itagaki 115 Vol. 1, No. 3 (December 1963) Education in Japan 1945 - 1963 Introduction, Yasumasa Ôshima 2 Part I: Japanese Education Notes by the Editor 11 World Education and Japan, Masunori Hiratsuka 12 A Short History of Postwar Japanese Education, Tokiomi Kaigo 15 Reflections on Postwar Education, Tarô Ogawa 24 Part II: Education and Politics Notes by the Editor 31 The Theory of the Fundamental Law of Education, Kôtarô Tanaka 33 Politics and Education, Masamichi Rôyama 37 My Declaration on Education, Seiya Munakata 40 The Reform of Boards of Education and Its Aftermath, Eiichi Mochida 43 The Theory of People's Education, Kazuji Nagasu 47 Toward Understanding the Teachers' Efficiency Rating System, Kiyoaki Tsuji 51 The Fundamental Law of Education, Seiya Munakata 54 An Interpretation of Article X of the Fundamental Law of Education, Kenji Adachi 58 Part III: Education and Society Notes by the Editor 63 The Barren Social Climate of Postwar Japan, Akira Honda 64 Problems Involved in Providing Ethical Education, Arata Osada 67 Japan's Defeat and Ethical Education, Yasumasa Ôshima 70 Mythology, Tradition, War and Revolution, Teruhiko Onabe 73 The Role and Aims of Social Studies Education, Rokurô Hidaka 77 Studying and Teaching History, Shigeki Tôyama 81 Junior High School Students, Kisaku Sayama 84 Entrance Examinations: A Challenge to Equal Opportunity in Education,Yoshihiro Shimizu 88 Part IV: Teachers and Their Labor Movement The Japan Interpreter Table of Contents 1963-1980 (11/11/01) 3 Notes by the Editor 94 What Constitutes A Good Teacher? Tatsuo Morito95 What Should Be Done About Teachers? Michio Nagai 99 The Japan Teachers Union and Its Code of Ethics, Seiichi Miyahara 102 The Altered Image of Teachers, Editorial Staff, Asahi Jânaru 106 A Critique on the Nature of the Japan Teachers Union, Shigenobu Suzuki 112 A Study of Educational Practices in the Postwar Period, Takashi Ôta 116 Appendix I: Imperial Rescript on Education Appendix II: The Fundamental Law of Education Appendix III: Guide for Ethical Education in Junior High School Appendix IV: A Code of Ethics for Teachers Vol. II, No. 1 (April 1964) Japanese Intellectuals Introduction, Yuzuru Okada 2 Part I: Japanese Intellectuals: Historical Background Notes by the Editor 8 Intellectuals of the Meiji Period, Michio Matsuda 11 The Intellectual Class, Mitsuo Nakamura 17 The Intellectual Class of Japan, Tsuneari Fukuda 21 Characteristics of Japanese Intellectuals, Chie Nakane 24 The Development of Intellectuals in the Meiji and Taishô Periods, Michio Nagai 28 Part II: Japanese Intellectuals: Their Thought Notes by the Editor 33 Japanese Thought, Masao Maruyama 41 The Intellectual Role of Journalism, Takeo Kuwabara, Hidetoshi Katô, Minoru Yamada 48 Cooperative Research on Ideological Transformation, Shunsuke Tsurumi 54 The Development of Left-Wing Intellectuality, Munemutsu Yamada 59 The Japan Cultural Forum: Its Logic and Psychology, Tôru Miyakawa 65 Middle-Brow Culture, Hidetoshi Katô 70 Radical Intellectuals and the End of Ideology, Arata Ishimoto 74 Part III: Japanese Intellectuals: Their Role and Responsibility Notes by the Editor 79 Intellectuals, Yoshimi Takeuchi 86 The Need of Mutual Trust, Hideo Odagiri 90 Freedom, Itsurô Sakisaka 94 The Responsibility of Today's Intellectuals, Jun Etô 101 Intellectuals and the Masses, Rokurô Hidaka 106 The World and Japan, Shigeki Tôyama 111 Social Movements and Intellectuals, Keiichi Matsushita 114 Ideology in an Age of No Ideology, Ikutarô Shimizu 118 Vol. II, No. 2 (August 1964) Selected Articles – 1963 – The Japan Interpreter Table of Contents 1963-1980 (11/11/01) 4 Introduction, Yoshihiko Seki 2 Part I: Japan Reconsidered Notes by the Editor 11 Toward the Formation of a New Japanese Nationalism, Kai Ôi 16 The Emperor System, Michio Takeyama 21 The Japanese People, Nobuyuki Ôkuma 27 The Limitations of Western European Humanism, Yûji Aida 31 A Start Toward a New View of History, Ikutarô Shimizu 33 The Logic of a Non-Purposive Society, Hidetoshi Katô 38 An Ideology for an Age of Languid Peace, Yukio Mishima 42 Rejecting This Effeminate Age, Takeshi Muramtasu 43 Modern Man and His Occupation, Kunio Odaka 46 Part II: Domestic Reorientation Notes by the Editor 51 The Vision of the Conservative Party, Hirohide Ishida 55 Our Progressive Forces at the Present Stage of History, Shinzô Shimizu 59 Present-day Problems in Japanese Politics, Keiichi Matsushita 65 A New Image for the Teachers of Japan, Tomitarô Karasawa 69 Character Building and the Role of Teachers, Hajime Yaguchi 73 New Aspects of Labor-Management Relations, Kazuo Ôkôchi 75 Part III: International Reorientation Notes by the Editor 79 The Logic of 'A Great Power' Versus the Logic of 'The People', Takashi Saitô 83 The Sino-Soviet Dispute and the Future of the International Communist Movement, Noboru Satô and Masao Sugita 86 The Sino-Soviet Dispute and The Socialist Party, Hiroo Wada 93 Questioning the Basic Principles of Japanese Diplomacy, Minoru Ômori 96 Autonomous Diplomacy and Defense, Saburô Hayashi 100 A Statement by Scientists Concerning the Call of Nuclear Submarines at
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