Historiography of Japan

controversy over historiography in Japan

17th-century history book

is a Japanese word meaning "ignore", "take no notice of" or "treat with silent contempt". It is composed of two kanji: (moku "silence") and (satsu "killing"). In 1945, the Japanese government used the word in its initial rejection of the Potsdam Declaration, the Allied demand that Japan surrender unconditionally in World War II. It has been argued that the word was misunderstood by the Allies and that the misunderstanding interrupted a negotiation for a peaceful end to the war. The consensus of modern historians, however, is that the Allies understood the word correctly.

theory which claim human civilization originate from four specific area

book by Arai Hakuseki

study of the history of Japan

Japanese book

after Japan's surrender in World War II, the United States gave immunity from prosecution to members of Unit 731 and withheld relevant information in exchange for their human experimentation research

fringe theory annihilating Korean's national spirit regarding a common ancestry between them and Japanese people, justifying at the same time the colonial invasion and annexation of Joseon-dynastic Korea by Empire of Japan