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Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat by Seung Hyok Lee
The Journal of Japanese Studies ( IF 0.353 ) Pub Date : 2019-01-01 , DOI: 10.1353/jjs.2019.0017
Celeste L. Arrington

Seung Hyok Lee’s succinct and readable book, Japanese Society and the Politics of the North Korean Threat, analyzes the signifi cant consequences of the abductions issue for Japan’s foreign and security policy. The issue has been emotionally charged and has trumped many other concerns vis-à-vis North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK) since September 2002, when Kim Jong-il admitted that agents of his government had abducted Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s. Lee demonstrates the impact of public furor over this affront to Japanese national sovereignty by addressing a clear and focused puzzle: why was Japan’s response to North Korea’s 2006 missile launches more robust than it had been to the North’s 1998 missile test, which actually overfl ew the Japanese archipelago? His explanation emphasizes how hardening public attitudes toward North Korea, particularly because of the abductions admission, pushed Tokyo to adopt more assertive policies toward North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK) in 2006 and implement its fi rst unilateral sanctions since World War II. The research design choice to compare the Japanese government’s responses to two similarly menacing DPRK missile launches is laudable. Focusing on this comparison enables Lee to limit the number of factors affecting the government’s divergent responses. It also results in a neat beforeafter presentation, which he elaborates over the course of four chronological chapters. Chapter 2 takes the reader up though 2000 and outlines how diverse and diffuse public views on North Korea resulted in limited pressure for robust government response to the 1998 Taepodong-1 launch. The chapter remains brief by ignoring the diverse groups in Japan with an interest in Japan-DPRK relations: the families of ethnic Koreans “repatriated” to the DPRK in the 1960s and 1970s, repatriates’ Japanese spouses stuck in North Korea (Nihonjinzuma), and business groups. Chapter 3 traces important changes in the context, as the DPRK sent “suspicious ships” ( fushinsen) into Japanese waters and the populist Koizumi Jun’ichirō became prime minister in Japan. Chapter 4 documents the explosion of the abductions

中文翻译:

Seung Hyok Lee 的日本社会和朝鲜威胁的政治

Seung Hyok Lee 简洁易读的书《日本社会与朝鲜威胁的政治》分析了绑架问题对日本外交和安全政策的重大影响。自 2002 年 9 月金正日承认其政府的特工在朝鲜绑架日本国民以来,这个问题一直情绪化,并胜过了许多其他对朝鲜(朝鲜民主主义人民共和国,简称 DPRK)的担忧。 1970 年代和 1980 年代。李通过解决一个明确而集中的难题来展示公众对这种对日本国家主权的侮辱的愤怒影响:为什么日本对朝鲜 2006 年导弹发射的反应比对朝鲜 1998 年导弹试验的反应更强烈,哪个实际上飞越了日本列岛?他的解释强调了公众对朝鲜的强硬态度,特别是由于承认绑架事件,促使东京在 2006 年对朝鲜(朝鲜民主主义人民共和国,简称 DPRK)采取更加强硬的政策,并实施了自二战以来的首次单边制裁。二、比较日本政府对朝鲜两次具有威胁性的导弹发射的反应的研究设计选择值得称赞。专注于这种比较使李能够限制影响政府不同反应的因素的数量。这也导致了一个整洁的前后展示,他在四个时间顺序的章节中详细阐述了这一点。第 2 章让读者回顾 2000 年,并概述了公众对朝鲜的多样化和分散的看法如何导致政府对 1998 年大浦洞 1 号发射做出强有力回应的压力有限。本章仍然很简短,忽略了对日朝关系感兴趣的日本不同群体:在 1960 年代和 1970 年代“遣返”到朝鲜的朝鲜族人的家属,被困在朝鲜的遣返者的日本配偶(Nihonjinzuma),以及商业团体。第 3 章追溯了上下文的重要变化,因为朝鲜将“可疑船只”(fushinsen)送入日本水域,民粹主义者小泉纯一郎成为日本首相。第 4 章记录了绑架事件的爆发 本章仍然很简短,忽略了对日朝关系感兴趣的日本不同群体:在 1960 年代和 1970 年代“遣返”到朝鲜的朝鲜族人的家属,被困在朝鲜的遣返者的日本配偶(Nihonjinzuma),以及商业团体。第 3 章追溯了上下文的重要变化,因为朝鲜将“可疑船只”(fushinsen)送入日本水域,民粹主义者小泉纯一郎成为日本首相。第 4 章记录了绑架事件的爆发 本章仍然很简短,忽略了对日朝关系感兴趣的日本不同群体:在 1960 年代和 1970 年代“遣返”到朝鲜的朝鲜族人的家属,被困在朝鲜的遣返者的日本配偶(Nihonjinzuma),以及商业团体。第 3 章追溯了上下文的重要变化,因为朝鲜将“可疑船只”(fushinsen)送入日本水域,民粹主义者小泉纯一郎成为日本首相。第 4 章记录了绑架事件的爆发 随着朝鲜派遣“可疑船只”(fushinsen)进入日本水域,民粹主义者小泉纯一郎成为日本首相。第 4 章记录了绑架事件的爆发 随着朝鲜派遣“可疑船只”(fushinsen)进入日本水域,民粹主义者小泉纯一郎成为日本首相。第 4 章记录了绑架事件的爆发
更新日期:2019-01-01
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