Beautiful Harmony : Political Project Behind Japan’s New Era Name

• Main Author: Kumada, Naoko
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90077; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49404
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The shifting dynamics around the new era name (gengō 元号) offers an opportunity to understand how the domestic politics of the LDP’s project of ultranationalism is shaping a new Japan and a new form of nationalism.