Yoshida Shigeru is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in early postwar Japanese history―someone who guided the nation through those difficult years with a clear vision and a firm hand. Yet much of his success, this book argues, was mandated by circumstances, and he was more a practical politician than an ideologue wedded to any particular “ism”. Particularly lauded by Yoshida admirers are his adroit fending off of pressures to remilitarize, including during the Korean War years, and his accompanying focus on economic recovery as the nation struggled to get back on its feet. Yet the decision not to rearm had already been made in the postwar Constitution’s Article 9, and Yoshida was more affirming Occupation policy than breaking new ground. Indeed, his policy pronouncements in this area largely channeled MacArthur’s thinking throughout SCAP’s reign. Pushing that thought one step further, Ambassador Okazaki contends that the acceptance of Article 9 was part of a grand bargain with MacArthur: Japan would forsake rearmament and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East would not put the Emperor in the dock for war crimes. Taking issue with the conventional wisdom, Okazaki further maintains that many Occupation policies (e.g., women’s suffrage and agrarian reform) would have been adopted in the course of building upon prewar democratization initiatives even were there no Occupation. Significantly, these reforms, unlike zaibatsu dissolution and the purge, for example, were not rescinded once Japan regained its independence in 1952. Pulling together testimony from a wide variety of informed sources, this solidly argued treatise roundly rejects the Tokyo Trials, both their conduct and their verdicts, and paints a picture of Japan laboring under a capricious autocracy in the Occupation years. This is an insightful work that demands serious consideration by everyone interested in Japan past, present, and future.

※この商品はタブレットなど大きいディスプレイを備えた端末で読むことに適しています。また、文字だけを拡大することや、文字列のハイライト、検索、辞書の参照、引用などの機能が使用できません。 “Sushi” has now become a universal word known around the world. However, there is far more to Japanese sushi than just rice topped with fish. Sushi has its own history of development as a part of Japanese food culture. Sushi is a Japanese food with limitless possibilities. Step inside its world, and becoming popular even today. This book introduces you by English and Japanese to modern and international styles of sushi, as well as the traditional Japanese sushi of yore. I would be more than grateful if this book inspires you to try making both!　2013年にユネスコの世界無形文化遺産に登録された「日本料理」。日本が誇る食文化の中でも、おいしくてヘルシー、見た目も美しいと世界中の人々から愛され、今では世界で共通語となった「SUSHI」。その基本は、酢飯と具材を合わせるだけ。基本さえ守れば、だれでも簡単に作ることができます。伝統的なすしをはじめ、グローバルなすしや現代風にアレンジしたすしのレシピを日本語と英語で紹介。海外からのお客様へのおもてなしの料理としてはもちろん、すしを作りながら英語のコミュニケーションツールとして役立ちます。またプレゼントとしても最適です。