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> .. in 1939, he published Shiba Sen, one of his most representative works. In this critical biography of Sima Qian, the well-known historian of the Han Dynasty, Takeda describes him as a "man who lives with shame and disgrace." This statement reveals the shadow on Takeda's psyche that was left when he participated in the invasion of China in spite of the fact that he was a specialist in Chinese studies.
https://journals.library.brandeis.edu/index.php/PAJLS/article/download/1431/822/3424
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> ... Although the previous war.. ended only a few years earlier.. postwar political development had.. turned conservative. Japan participated in the #KoreanWar and played the role of killer again. It was hard for.. intellectuals to accept the “conservative turn of Japan's domestic and international politics” .. During this time, different groups had different opinions on China-related issues. In #Fūbaika, Takeda tries to expose the diverse views on China, war, and human nature in #PostwarJapan.
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> "Japan developed because of its exploitation of China. This is the fate of Japan. No matter how much Gunchi reflects on and criticizes it, Gunchi himself is a part of it".. Takeuchi's idealism could not deal with the real problems in the #SinoJapanese relationship. In the end, the project of "building a bridge" is hindered by "the fate of Japan." Mine's suffering stems from his knowledge of the real conditions in China...
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> Mine's speech has a strong antiwar tone and spirit. During the war, Japan.. invaded most parts of East Asia.. aggressive killers.. now they are killing again by indirect involvement in the mass slaughter.. by the United States in the postwar period.. Takeda strongly criticizes Japan's unconscious repetition of the historical tragedy in the present postwar context.. _ #Fūbaika _ connects the past wartime experience and the contemporary situation between Japan and #EastAsia
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> Xiaomao is .. weak because he has no courage to confront his.. "individual responsibility." He does not want to admit it because it is "shameful." However, if the responsibility lies with all human beings, he can feel comfortable.. because there is no "shame." .. Takeda raises an important issue about.. #NationalResponsibility and individual responsibility for.. war. The logic.. [is] that if the responsibility is ascribed to the whole country, then there is no IndividualResponsibility.