Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War

This article examines the formation of Japanese knowledge on the Philippines during the Second World War, which spawned numerous Japanese writings on the Philippines that ranged from governmental-military reports to fictional literature. Previous works criticized or simply dismissed these writings a...

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Main Author: Serizawa, Takamichi
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-45602021-09-16T02:54:16Z Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War Serizawa, Takamichi This article examines the formation of Japanese knowledge on the Philippines during the Second World War, which spawned numerous Japanese writings on the Philippines that ranged from governmental-military reports to fictional literature. Previous works criticized or simply dismissed these writings as products of a “wrong” history of Japan during its imperial era. Private Japanese wartime accounts were seen as “ethnocentric,” “self-deceiving,” and “violent.” This article sheds light on these so-called “bad” Japanese accounts by tracing their roots in American colonial writings. It demonstrates how Japanese Asiatic and solidarity discourse with the Philippines was informed by the US discourse on benevolent assimilation. © Ateneo de Manila University. 2015-01-01T08:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3558 info:doi/10.1353/phs.2015.0001 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4560/type/native/viewcontent/phs.2015.0001 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository World War, 1939-1945--Philippines World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, Japanese United States—Colonies
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic World War, 1939-1945--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, Japanese
United States—Colonies
spellingShingle World War, 1939-1945--Philippines
World War, 1939-1945—Personal narratives, Japanese
United States—Colonies
Serizawa, Takamichi
Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
description This article examines the formation of Japanese knowledge on the Philippines during the Second World War, which spawned numerous Japanese writings on the Philippines that ranged from governmental-military reports to fictional literature. Previous works criticized or simply dismissed these writings as products of a “wrong” history of Japan during its imperial era. Private Japanese wartime accounts were seen as “ethnocentric,” “self-deceiving,” and “violent.” This article sheds light on these so-called “bad” Japanese accounts by tracing their roots in American colonial writings. It demonstrates how Japanese Asiatic and solidarity discourse with the Philippines was informed by the US discourse on benevolent assimilation. © Ateneo de Manila University.
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author Serizawa, Takamichi
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title Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
title_short Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
title_full Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
title_fullStr Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
title_full_unstemmed Japanese solidarity discourse on the Philippines during the Second World War
title_sort japanese solidarity discourse on the philippines during the second world war
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