Undying Colonialism: A Case Study of the Japanese Colonizer

Colonialism is not over. This is the most important meaning of postcolonialism. That the Japanese still continue to practice colonialism is made clear by the fact that 75 percent of US military bases in the Japanese state are the burden of Okinawa and Okinawa alone. Moreover, Japan justifies this ac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	CR (East Lansing, Mich.) Mich.), 2012-03, Vol.12 (1), p.93-116
Hauptverfasser:	Nomura, Kōya, Shimabuku, Annmaria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alliances American colonialism Colonialism Constitutions Decolonization Democracy Emperors Imperialism Japan Military Bases Okinawa, Japan Political power Postcolonialism Treaties United States of America
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Zusammenfassung:	Colonialism is not over. This is the most important meaning of postcolonialism. That the Japanese still continue to practice colonialism is made clear by the fact that 75 percent of US military bases in the Japanese state are the burden of Okinawa and Okinawa alone. Moreover, Japan justifies this act in the name of democracy. Democracy is guaranteed by the Constitution of Japan. Therefore, Japanese democracy and the Constitution of Japan are not in a conflictual relationship with colonialism.
ISSN:	1532-687X 1539-6630 1539-6630
DOI:	10.1353/ncr.2012.0024