Abstract:This article examines Japanese processes of self-formation as reflected in junior high school civics textbooks, comparing books published in 1990 and 2012. It demonstrates surprising continuity in how books from the two years construct a pacifist self in sharp contrast to Japan's prewar and wartime belligerence. We argue that this kind of antagonistic temporal othering has continued to socialize Japanese students into a "peace identity" and helps to explain the strong grassroots opposition to the Japanese government's 2015 announcement of laws to back up its position that Japan can exercise collective self-defense.

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和平主义身份、公民教科书和对日本安全立法的反对

摘要：本文通过比较 1990 年和 2012 年出版的书籍，考察了初中公民课本中反映的日本自我形成过程。它展示了这两年的书籍如何构建和平主义自我的惊人连续性，与日本的战前和战前形成鲜明对比。战时好战。我们认为，这种对立的时间他者继续将日本学生社会化为“和平身份”，并有助于解释基层强烈反对日本政府 2015 年宣布的法律以支持其日本可以行使集体自卫的立场。 .