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From the dawn of the atomic age, art and popular culture have
played an essential role interpreting nuclear issues to the public
and investigating the implications of nuclear weapons to the future
of human civilization. Political and social forces often seemed
paralyzed in thinking beyond the advent of nuclear weapons and
articulating a creative response to the dilemma posed by this
apocalyptic technology. Art and popular culture are uniquely suited
to grapple with the implications of the bomb and the disruptions in
the continuity of traditional narratives about the human future
endemic to the atomic age. Filling the Hole in the Nuclear Future
explores the diversity of visions evoked in American and Japanese
society by the mushroom cloud hanging over the future of humanity
during the last half of the twentieth century. It presents
historical scholarship on art and popular culture alongside the
work of artists responding to the bomb, as well as artists
discussing their own work. From the effect of nuclear testing on
sci-fi movies during the mid-fifties in both the U.S. and Japan, to
the socially engaged visual discussion about power embodied in
Japanese manga, Filling the Hole in the Nuclear Future takes
readers into unexpected territory
From the dawn of the atomic age, art and popular culture have
played an essential role interpreting nuclear issues to the public
and investigating the implications of nuclear weapons to the future
of human civilization. Political and social forces often seemed
paralyzed in thinking beyond the advent of nuclear weapons and
articulating a creative response to the dilemma posed by this
apocalyptic technology. Art and popular culture are uniquely suited
to grapple with the implications of the bomb and the disruptions in
the continuity of traditional narratives about the human future
endemic to the atomic age. Filling the Hole in the Nuclear Future
explores the diversity of visions evoked in American and Japanese
society by the mushroom cloud hanging over the future of humanity
during the last half of the twentieth century. It presents
historical scholarship on art and popular culture alongside the
work of artists responding to the bomb, as well as artists
discussing their own work. From the effect of nuclear testing on
sci-fi movies during the mid-fifties in both the U.S. and Japan, to
the socially engaged visual discussion about power embodied in
Japanese manga, Filling the Hole in the Nuclear Future takes
readers into unexpected territory
Numerous books on the topic of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki have been published hitherto. Yet, no one has written
about the fire and atomic bombings in the context of the U.S.
justification of the crime of indiscriminate bombings and its
relationship to Japan's political exploitation of the atomic
bombing to cover up Hirohito's war responsibility. Further, no one
has analyzed the fundamental contradiction in Japan's peace
constitution between the concealment of Hirohito's war crimes and
the responsibility of the U.S. Readers will learn how Japanese and
U.S. official war memories were crafted to justify their respective
wartime performances, exposing the flaws and failing of present-day
democracy in Japan and the U.S. This book also explores how
Japanese people could potentially create a truly powerful cultural
memory of war, utilizing various forms of artwork including Japan's
traditional performing art, Noh. It should appeal to many
readers-historians (both modern American and Japanese history
specialists), constitutional scholars, students, peace and
anti-nuclear activists, intellectuals as well as general readers.
This landmark book documents little-known wartime Japanese
atrocities during World War II. Yuki Tanaka's case studies, still
remarkably original and significant, include cannibalism; the
slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced
prostitution, and murder of noncombatants; and biological warfare
experiments. The author describes how desperate Japanese soldiers
consumed the flesh of their own comrades killed in fighting as well
as that of Australians, Pakistanis, and Indians. He traces the fate
of sixty-five shipwrecked Australian nurses and British soldiers
who were shot or stabbed to death by their captors. Another
thirty-two nurses were captured and sent to Sumatra to become
"comfort women"-sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. Tanaka recounts
how thousands of Australian and British POWs were massacred in the
infamous Sandakan camp in the Borneo jungle in 1945, while those
who survived were forced to endure a tortuous 160-mile march on
which anyone who dropped out of line was immediately shot. This new
edition also includes a powerful chapter on the island of Nauru,
where thirty-nine leprosy patients were killed and thousands of
Naurans were ill-treated and forced to leave their homes. Without
denying individual and national responsibility, the author explores
individual atrocities in their broader social, psychological, and
institutional milieu and places Japanese behavior during the war in
the broader context of the dehumanization of men at war. In his
substantially revised conclusion, Tanaka brings in significant new
interpretations to explain why Japanese imperial forces were so
brutal, tracing the historical processes that created such a unique
military structure and ideology. Finally, he investigates why a
strong awareness of their collective responsibility for wartime
atrocities has been and still is lacking among the Japanese.
This book documents the previously hidden Japanese atrocities in
World War ll, including cannibalism; the slaughter and starvation
of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced prostitution, and murder of
noncombatants; and biological warfare experiments.
This book documents for the first time previously hidden Japanese
atrocities in World War II, including cannibalism; the slaughter
and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced
prostitution, and murder of noncombatants; and biological warfare
experiments. The author describes how desperate Japanese soldiers
consumed the flesh of their own comrades killed in fighting as well
as that of Australians, Pakistanis, and Indians. Another chapter
traces the fate of 65 shipwrecked Australian nurses and British
soldiers who were shot or stabbed to death by Japanese soldiers.
Thirty-two other nurses, who landed on another island, were
captured and sent to Sumatra to become aEUROoecomfort
womenaEURO-prostitutes for Japanese soldiers. Tanaka recounts how
thousands of Australian and British POWs died in the infamous
Sandakan camp in the Borneo jungle in 1945. Those who survived were
forced to endure a tortuous 160-mile march on which anyone who
dropped out of line was immediately shot. Only six escapees lived
to tell the tale. Based on exhaustive research in previously closed
archives, this book represents a landmark analysis of Japanese war
crimes. The author explores individual atrocities in their broader
social, psychological, and institutional milieu and places Japanese
behavior during the war in the broader context of the
dehumanization of men at war-without denying individual and
national responsibility.
Japan's Comfort Women tells the harrowing story of the "comfort women" who were forced to enter prostitution to serve the Japanese Imperial army, often living in appalling conditions of sexual slavery. Using a wide range of primary sources, the author for the first time links military controlled prostitution with enforced prostitution. He uncovers new and controversial information about the role of the US' occupation forces in military controlled prostitution, as well as the subsequent "cover-up" of the existence of such a policy. This groundbreaking book asks why US occupation forces did little to help the women, and argues that military authorities organised prostitution to prevent the widespread incidence of GI rape of Japanese women, and to control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
This landmark book documents little-known wartime Japanese
atrocities during World War II. Yuki Tanaka's case studies, still
remarkably original and significant, include cannibalism; the
slaughter and starvation of prisoners of war; the rape, enforced
prostitution, and murder of noncombatants; and biological warfare
experiments. The author describes how desperate Japanese soldiers
consumed the flesh of their own comrades killed in fighting as well
as that of Australians, Pakistanis, and Indians. He traces the fate
of sixty-five shipwrecked Australian nurses and British soldiers
who were shot or stabbed to death by their captors. Another
thirty-two nurses were captured and sent to Sumatra to become
"comfort women"-sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. Tanaka recounts
how thousands of Australian and British POWs were massacred in the
infamous Sandakan camp in the Borneo jungle in 1945, while those
who survived were forced to endure a tortuous 160-mile march on
which anyone who dropped out of line was immediately shot. This new
edition also includes a powerful chapter on the island of Nauru,
where thirty-nine leprosy patients were killed and thousands of
Naurans were ill-treated and forced to leave their homes. Without
denying individual and national responsibility, the author explores
individual atrocities in their broader social, psychological, and
institutional milieu and places Japanese behavior during the war in
the broader context of the dehumanization of men at war. In his
substantially revised conclusion, Tanaka brings in significant new
interpretations to explain why Japanese imperial forces were so
brutal, tracing the historical processes that created such a unique
military structure and ideology. Finally, he investigates why a
strong awareness of their collective responsibility for wartime
atrocities has been and still is lacking among the Japanese.
From Comfort Woman: "We began the day with breakfast, after which
we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom
downstairs to wash the only dress we had and to bathe. The bathroom
did not even have a door, so the soldiers watched us. We were all
naked, and they laughed at us, especially me and the other young
girl who did not have any pubic hair. "At two, the soldiers came.
My work began, and I lay down as one by one the soldiers raped me.
Every day, anywhere from twelve to over twenty soldiers assaulted
me. There were times when there were as many as thirty; they came
to the garrison in truckloads." "I lay on the bed with my knees up
and my feet on the mat, as if I were giving birth. Whenever the
soldiers did not feel satisfied, they vented their anger on me.
Every day, there were incidents of violence and humiliation. When
the soldiers raped me, I felt like a pig. Sometimes they tied up my
right leg with a waist band or a belt and hung it on a nail in the
wall as they violated me. "I shook all over. I felt my blood turn
white. I heard that there was a group called the Task Force on
Filipino Comfort Women looking for women like me. I could not
forget the words that blared out of the radio that day: 'Don't be
ashamed, being a sex slave is not your fault. It is the
responsibility of the Japanese Imperial Army. Stand up and fight
for your rights.'" In April 1943, fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa
Henson was taken by Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines and
forced into prostitution as a "comfort woman." In this simply told
yet powerfully moving autobiography, Rosa recalls her childhood as
the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, her work for Huk
guerrillas, her wartime ordeal, and her marriage to a rebel leader
who left her to raise their children alone. Her triumph against all
odds is embodied by her decision to go public with the secret she
had held close for fifty years. Now in a second edition with a new
introduction and foreword that bring the ongoing controversy over
the comfort women to the present, this powerful memoir will be
essential reading for all those concerned with violence against
women.
From Comfort Woman: "We began the day with breakfast, after which
we swept and cleaned our rooms. Then we went to the bathroom
downstairs to wash the only dress we had and to bathe. The bathroom
did not even have a door, so the soldiers watched us. We were all
naked, and they laughed at us, especially me and the other young
girl who did not have any pubic hair. "At two, the soldiers came.
My work began, and I lay down as one by one the soldiers raped me.
Every day, anywhere from twelve to over twenty soldiers assaulted
me. There were times when there were as many as thirty; they came
to the garrison in truckloads." "I lay on the bed with my knees up
and my feet on the mat, as if I were giving birth. Whenever the
soldiers did not feel satisfied, they vented their anger on me.
Every day, there were incidents of violence and humiliation. When
the soldiers raped me, I felt like a pig. Sometimes they tied up my
right leg with a waist band or a belt and hung it on a nail in the
wall as they violated me. "I shook all over. I felt my blood turn
white. I heard that there was a group called the Task Force on
Filipino Comfort Women looking for women like me. I could not
forget the words that blared out of the radio that day: 'Don't be
ashamed, being a sex slave is not your fault. It is the
responsibility of the Japanese Imperial Army. Stand up and fight
for your rights.'" In April 1943, fifteen-year-old Maria Rosa
Henson was taken by Japanese soldiers occupying the Philippines and
forced into prostitution as a "comfort woman." In this simply told
yet powerfully moving autobiography, Rosa recalls her childhood as
the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy landowner, her work for Huk
guerrillas, her wartime ordeal, and her marriage to a rebel leader
who left her to raise their children alone. Her triumph against all
odds is embodied by her decision to go public with the secret she
had held close for fifty years. Now in a second edition with a new
introduction and foreword that bring the ongoing controversy over
the comfort women to the present, this powerful memoir will be
essential reading for all those concerned with violence against
women.
Japan's Comfort Women tells the harrowing story of the "comfort women" who were forced to enter prostitution to serve the Japanese Imperial army, often living in appalling conditions of sexual slavery. Using a wide range of primary sources, the author for the first time links military controlled prostitution with enforced prostitution. He uncovers new and controversial information about the role of the US' occupation forces in military controlled prostitution, as well as the subsequent "cover-up" of the existence of such a policy. This groundbreaking book asks why US occupation forces did little to help the women, and argues that military authorities organised prostitution to prevent the widespread incidence of GI rape of Japanese women, and to control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Many people feel music affects human, which means we feel activated
or inspired when we hear music tailored to our feelings. This
effect has been the basis of music therapy. However, no
scientifically systematic approach for investigating the effects of
music on human health has been proposed, although a set of analytic
methods or apparatuses for evaluating human responses to music has
been described. Herein is a new book entitled Systematic Approach
Elucidating Effects of Music on Human Health: Trinity of Medicine,
Musicology, and Engineering, which states and proposes a new
systemic approach to elucidate effects of music on human health.
This book proposes a concept that supposes humans as a black box
and tries to elucidate its behaviors by analyzing the input and
output from the black box: the input is music, while output is
human reactions. This book then describes two aspects of input
analysis that are musicology and engineering, and two aspects of
output analysis that are medicine and engineering. After stating
the analysis method in detail, this book shows integration
processes of these analysis aspects, presenting three research
examples. These research examples are Effects of Ethnic Music on
Elderly Dementia Patients, the Effect of Music upon Awakening from
a Nap, and the Effect of Music on Biological Responses during
Sports Activities. Though these research examples may look to focus
on different research subjects, a single and robust systemic
approach underlies the research. This book is useful for
researchers who have interests in studying the effect of music on
human health with some knowledge of musicology, engineering,
psychology, and neuroscience. This book proposes a firm systemic
methodology for them and helps them to perform further studies of
their own. Music therapists, music composers, and music artists
also may feel interested in this book.
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