Unsettled State Violence in Japan The Okinawa Incident

Although Japan’s aggression in Asia is well known, less attention has been given to cases of state violence that have taken place on Japanese soil since the modern period began with the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The case of Okinawa is one of the most notorious, even considering that it occurred dur...

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Published inState Violence in East Asia p. 75
Main Author Hayashi Hirofumi
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The University Press of Kentucky 2013
University Press of Kentucky
Subjects
Applied sciences
Armed conflict
Armed forces
Behavioral sciences
Caves
Civilian personnel
Earth sciences
Enemy personnel
Engineering
Geography
Geomorphology
Human behavior
Killing
Military bases
Military engineering
Military facilities
Military infrastructure
Military personnel
Military science
Physical sciences
Political oppression & persecution
Political science
Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Suicide
Violence
War
Warfare
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Summary:Although Japan’s aggression in Asia is well known, less attention has been given to cases of state violence that have taken place on Japanese soil since the modern period began with the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The case of Okinawa is one of the most notorious, even considering that it occurred during wartime. During the Battle of Okinawa, the last ground battle between the United States and Japan, a great number of Okinawan people suffered violence or death at the hands of the Japanese military. Okinawa was sacrificed by the Japanese military and government in order to defend the mainland.
ISBN:0813136792
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