... and industrial state—that is central to fascist movements. The author also rejects the previously held image of Japanese intellectuals as passive resisters against the rise of authoritarianism in Japan by emphasizing the leading roles of three prominent writers—Miki Kiyoshi, Ryū Shintarō, and Rōyama Masamichi...

..., Doak argues that nationalist agendas are not necessarily state agendas. The piece by John Namujun Kim on Miki Kiyoshi and Tanabe Hajime is provocative and chilling. Kim's article analyzes how Miki and Tanabe became philosophers of empire during the war years. Kim's reading of Tanabe is of special...

...J. Edward Kidder, Jr. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1961 1961 Haniwa: The Clay Sculpture of Protohistoric Japan . By Miki Fumio . English adaptation by Roy Andrew Miller. Rutland : Charles E. Tuttle , 1960 . 161 . Color and Gravure Plates, Notes, Map with Key...

... of integration in Asia should read this chapter as it contains a detailed, well-thought-out analysis of Kojima's conceptualization. The author writes: "Miki Takeo was the first politician to help make the idea of Pacific integration known in wider circles both in Japan and abroad. In 1967 [the] 'Miki Plan...

...Thomas R. Metcalf Architecture and Independence: The Search for Identity—India, 1880–1980 . By Jon Lang , Madhavi Desai , and Miki Desai . Delhi : Oxford University Press , 1997 . xxi, 347 pp. $115.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1999 1999 BOOK...

... to postwar economy-first society.” In the “garden city state plan,” for instance, Ohira tried to build communities that harmonized urban and rural areas (pp. 153–55). But he was outdone by his rivals—Tanaka Kakuei (1972–74), Miki Takeo (1974–76), and Fukuda Takeo (1976–78)—in the competition for the head...

... as forthrightly as I shall. The selection of authors and the allocation of space to each seems reasonable on the whole: Nishida (97 pages), Tanabe (94 pages), Kuki (30 pages), Watsuji (68 pages), Miki (32), Tosaka (52 pages), Nishitani (30 pages). Nishitani seems underrepresented by more than half, but this may...

... "Miki Kiyoshi: Representative Thinker of an Anguished Generation," is a very successful attempt to explain the variegated moods of a thinker whose intellectual travels have always been somewhat of a puzzle, at least to me. I think the subtitle somewhat misleading since Miki's views seem to represent...

... defection. The four essays on various facets of modern Japanese thought and letters are the most consistent in terms of high quality. Professor Piovesana's "Miki Kiyoshi: Representative Thinker of an Anguished Generation," is a very successful attempt to explain the variegated moods of a thinker whose...

.... The participants in this volume are three Japanese diplomats, all senior, all experienced in the American relationship, all articulate. Each has a distinct personality. Hisahiko Okazaki is a scholar of political and military affairs, Murata Ryohei is an economist, and Kitamura Hiroshi served as secretary to Miki...

... affairs, Murata Ryohei is an economist, and Kitamura Hiroshi served as secretary to Miki Takeo while Miki was prime minister during 1974-76. Their trialogue took place under the aegis of the foundation Sekai no Ugokisha, an organization whose top officer is always an ex-diplomat who is responsive...

... “Tanabe Hajime's Logic of Species and the Philosophy of Nishida Kitarō: A Critical Dialogue within the Kyoto School” (pp. 52–67). The inclusion of Miki Kiyoshi, an important “second generation” Kyoto School thinker, by way of the essay by Fujita Masakatsu, “ Logos and Pathos : Miki Kiyoshi's Logic...

... in the field, without which many of us would be much the poorer. I beg their indulgence for airing my views as forthrightly as I shall. The selection of authors and the allocation of space to each seems reasonable on the whole: Nishida (97 pages), Tanabe (94 pages), Kuki (30 pages), Watsuji (68 pages), Miki...

... . 21 e.g., Ono, Takeo Nibon Sonraku-shi Gaisetsu (Outline of Japanese Village History) (Tokyo, 1936 ). 22 Compare the nostalgia of Yanagida, Kunio and Miki, Shigeru , Yukiguni no Minzoku (Folklore of Snowland) (Tokyo, 1944 ) , for example, with the reform-mindedness of Furushima...

... movements. The author also rejects the previously held image ofJapanese intellectuals as passive resisters against the rise of authoritarianism in Japan by emphasizing the leading roles of three prominent writers Miki Kiyoshi, Ryu Shintaro, and Royama Masamichi in planning the New Order Movement. Fascism...

... Interview, Tokyo, August 28, 1964. 38 Interview with Kawashima, Tokyo, July 27, 1962. 39 Interview with Deputy Prime Minister Kawashima, the Diet building, Tokyo, July 2a, 1966. 40 Interview with Miki, Tokyo, August 24, 1961. 41 Interview with Ohira, Tokyo, November 19...

... of the female founders of other Japanese religions such as Nakayama Miki and Deguchi Nao, it offers a rich and detailed account of one Japanese woman's "passionate journey" through life. WINSTON DAVIS Southwestern University On Understanding Japanese Religion. By JOSEPH M. KITAGAWA. Princeton: Princeton...

... REVIEWS JAPAN 639 and accounts of the female founders of other Japanese religions such as Nakayama Miki and Deguchi Nao, it offers a rich and detailed account of one Japanese woman's "passionate journey" through life. WINSTON DAVIS Southwestern University On Understanding Japanese Religion. By JOSEPH M...

... within the ruling Liberal Democratic party in recent years. The most notable of these is the elder statesman-politician Shiina Etsusaburo. But, although Shiina received public praise for putting together the compromise plan that created the Miki cabinet of 1974-1975, he was later damned for taking...

... until the failure of Miki Takeo's New Political League and the merger of the Peoples' Cooperative Party with the Democrats in 1950. Despite its shortcomings this book must be a primary point of departure for every BOOK REVIEWS JAPAN 175 study of postwar Japanese politics. New research will force some...