Uncomfortable Truths

正Documentation of wartime"comfort women" is under consideration for the Memoryof the World RegisteMore than 70 years later,the horrors of World War II(WWII)are being drawn back into the spotlight as disputing fac-tions tackle the delicate and complex issue of"comfort women."In the 1993 Kono Statement,then-Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary yohei     

Somber Celebrations

正September 3 is a date of vital importance to Chinese people.On this day,69 years ago,Chinese forces celebrated a hard-fought victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression(1937-45)following many years of suffering and ter-ritorial invasions.Just this February,the National People’s Congress,China’s top legislature,designated September 3 the Victory Day of this war,which was part of World War II(WWII).As ac-tivities are held across the country to mark     

Breaking Barricades

正The current state of Sino-Japanese relations is strikingly worrisome.Particularly in the past year,conflicts have deepened between the two on issues concerning historical perception,territorial sovereignty and security.In a speech at a meeting of the 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship,recently held in Nagasaki,Japan,Zhou Mingwei,a committee member,shared his thoughts on current Sino-Japanese relations.Excerpts as follows     

1874年日本侵台消息的传播及其影响论析

学界对1874年日本侵台消息的传播尚乏系统研究,特别是较少关注到日本侵台消息的早期传播。国际上有关日本侵台的风声由来已久,日本侵台的舆论前奏最早可追溯至1872年,尤以1873年最突出,该年有关日本侵台的消息此起彼伏。不过,此时相关消息的传播尽管在某些方面引起了清政府的注意,但对其内容清廷决策层并不十分相信。而1874年日本侵台部署之曝光,则首先引来了西方外交使团的集体干涉。消息传到中国,也随即引起清政府的警觉,相关报道被视作重要的信息线索和外交证据。清廷各级官员也进行了形式多样的探查活动,他们的频频造访,甚至一度令日本外交人员颇为忐忑。     

论日本核污染的法律规制

从福岛核电站事故到日本政府排海方案,存在核污染风险的法律规制问题。排海方案实施行为违背多项国际环境保护义务。日本环境法规制在福岛事故前后发生变化,《放射性污染特措法》对日本国内核污染进行系统法律规制。国内法规制体系相对严格使得日本政府将核废水从国内排放转移到海洋排放。核污染风险法律预防需要突破剩余风险的限制,不能够按照达标排污即合规的常规预防思路,而应当采取特别预防,从风险的内涵定位、判断要素、禁令诉讼等多方面对其规制路径进行整体建构。     

Japan's foreign aid: old and new contests

Abstract

Domestic and international contests explain the transformation of Japan's foreign aid programme begun in the early 1950s. Through contests between domestic players, Japan has streamlined its aid processes by introducing institutional innovations, accommodating new actors in aid policy and delivery, and responding more sensitively to public opinion and independent advice. At the international level, contests have come from the Development Assistance Committee/Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (DAC/OECD), the USA, and China. Through these contests, Japan has emerged as a more rounded aid donor. Its new aid model blends Western principles with concepts of ‘self-help’, favouring large infrastructure projects that serve both Japan's and recipient countries’ interests.     

日本佛教题材文学的演变及当代转型

始于明治元年的"废佛毁释"运动彻底改变了日本佛教的命运,由此产生的新文化语境与思想生态对日本佛教题材文学的创作产生了重大影响。纵观近代以来约150年间的日本佛教题材文学,其中的佛教思想接受模式呈现了从信仰、怀疑、理性主义到多元宗教观的变迁,实践了与佛教地位转型相呼应的文学创作转型。而多元信仰的必然结果是人们无暇顾及自我磨砺,急功近利的宗教心理使得"他力思想"和"恶人正机"等方便法门取代了注重修行的正统佛教思想。新生代僧侣作家的登场则将传统僧侣文学和现代文学融于一体,既让人们了解到神秘的僧界,亦使佛教更多地介入了现代世俗生活,他们作品中呈现的多元宗教观亦符合当下日本民众的多元信仰形态。     

毛泽东对抗日根据地社会矛盾调处的理论贡献与现实意义

抗日战争时期,毛泽东创造性地提出民族斗争和阶级斗争一致性理论,为全党正确把握统一战线中独立与自主的关系提供了理论上的指导。依据这一理论,陕甘宁边区综合运用行政、政策、法律等手段,建立了一套较为完整的利益调节机制,为党解决抗日根据地社会矛盾提供了成功经验。     

日本战后新日本主义叙论

日本明治维新以后出现的"日本主义"为旧日本主义,而战败后的"日本主义"则为新日本主义。两个时期的"日本主义"都以"日本论"与"日本人论"为标识。自省—自信—自负,成为新旧"日本主义"共有的心路历程。总体而言,新日本主义随时代的变化而变化,其性质也随时而异,其早期的对战争的反省与中期的对"成功"的思考,曾给予历史以重要的启示,而后期的"自负"、"膨胀"意识的产生,则是一种危险的趋势。     

抗战前夕广东洋米免税风潮述论

抗战前夕广东洋米免税风潮是广东省米谷歉收和积谷备荒、国外和外省米源减少、广东币值下降等多种因素综合演变的结果。这次风潮经历了三个阶段,从国米输粤到100万担洋米半税,再到400万担洋米谷完全免税,一波三折。免税风潮集中反映了粮食产销间的矛盾,以及国民政府在协调冲突时的两难境遇,也留下了宝贵的经验教训。