Projecting British socialism in occupied Japan: The United Kingdom liaison mission’s information activities
Projecting British socialism in occupied Japan: The United Kingdom liaison mission’s information activities
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在被占领的日本投射英国社会主义：英国联络团的信息活动
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10.1080/07075332.2022.2131870
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2023
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Yoshiomi Saito
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只腰親和;佐々木憲介;原谷直樹;松本哲人;上宮智之;江頭進;久保 真;廣瀬弘毅;石田教子;中澤信彦;松井名津;Yoshiomi Saito
本文考察了英国政府在战后初期对日本的信息活动，并探讨了它们在美国领导的占领历史中所发挥的独特作用。战后初期，英国驻东京使团只能在占领当局规定的范围内行动。然而，它与美国官员的密切关系使其能够通过出版物、展览和民间交往等多种媒体向日本社会展示英国的成就。特别强调了英国社会主义的主题，人们认为英国社会主义比美国和苏联的民主模式更适合战后的日本，因此在对抗共产主义威胁方面更有效。因此，英国的福利国家及其战后重建在这一方法中占有显着的地位。对英国信息质量的信心支撑着英国公开和秘密的信息活动。此外，英国认为日本本质上是一个机会主义国家，这意味着日本占领后的亲西方姿态并不能得到保证。因此，对英国国家成就的预测 — — 具有独特的反共主题 — — 旨在让日本牢固地扎根于西方领域。
This article examines the British government’s information activities in early post-war Japan, and explores the unique role they played in the history of the American-led occupation. In the early post-war period, the British mission in Tokyo could only act within the constraints set by the occupation authorities. However, its close relationship with American officials allowed it to project British achievements in Japanese society through a wide range of media, including publications, exhibitions and people-to-people contacts. A particular emphasis was placed on the theme of British socialism, which was believed to be more relevant to post-war Japan than the American and Soviet models of democracy, and therefore more effective in countering the threat of communism. As such, the British welfare state and its post-war reconstruction featured prominently in this approach. Confidence in the quality of British information underpinned Britain’s overt and covert information campaigns. Also, the British view that Japan was essentially an opportunistic country meant that post-occupation Japan’s pro-Western posture was not guaranteed. Accordingly, projections of British national achievements – possessing a unique anti-communist theme – were aimed at keeping Japan rooted firmly in the Western sphere.