Joseph Essertier
Biographic Data
| ID | 279180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph Essertier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph |
| FAMILY NAME | Essertier |
| SIGNATURE | ESSERTIER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peace Corps |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The "China Threat" Theory and Okinawa
In this article Izumikawa Yuki, an international relations expert, dispels two core misconceptions undergirding the notion that China is a particularly belligerent state that unilaterally engages in aggressive behavior threatening the national security of Japan. The first is that the Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu Islands as they are known in China, are Japan's territory, on which China has been illegally or unfairly encroaching. The other misconcept…
Okinawa Demands Democracy: The Heavy Hand of Japanese and American Rule
In "Okinawa Demands Democracy" Maedomari Hiromari patiently details the cruel political and economic injustices that burden Okinawans today, such as their pseudo-citizenship and semi-colonial status, a status that arose from the U.S. military occupation of Okinawa (which began with the horrific 1945 Battle of Okinawa). His analysis reveals the way that such injustices are an inevitable result of Tokyo's subservience to Japan's imperial masters in…
The Recent Merging of Anti-Okinawa and Anti-Korean Hate in the Japanese Mass Media
Shin Sugok is an advocate of human rights in Japan and a leader of "Norikoe Net," an "international network to overcome hate speech and racism." Norikoe Net's broad purview encompasses discrimination against Koreans, women, Okinawans, Burakumin, children born out of wedlock, the disabled, LGBT people, and other disadvantaged minority groups. In essence, their aim is to champion human rights in Japan as a universal value
I Learned about the Wretchedness of War: Women Settlers' 'Sexual Entertainment' of Soviet Red Army Troops in Postwar Manchuria
The history of the "comfort women" (ianfu) concerns women and girls from Korea, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Japanese empire who were forced into sexual slavery in Japanese military-run or sponsored stations during the Asia-Pacific War. Knowledge of this episode in human history is above all the result of the courage and persistence of the victims who have testified and chronicled their experiences, but also of the work of resea…
Two Faces of the Hate Korean Campaign in Japan
The following two articles document the recent unfolding of hate demonstrations targeting Japan's Korean minority population (hereafter Zainichi Koreans). This introduction provides historical context for the organized expressions of hate against Zainichi Koreans. Earlier analyses of Japan's far right have emphasized how internet communications, explicit expressions of bigotry, and the frustrations of the "lost" generation, contributed to an emer…
The Story of the Nation: Japan Is Great
What I refer to as "Japan-Is-Great" materials are "consciousness products" (Bewusstseins waren) in which "Japan" and "Japanese people" are praised and held out as special for their wonderful historical, cultural, or ethical qualities, and as excellent on a global scale. This class of products has now spread through the Japanese media ranging from books, magazines, and mooks; to television, radio, and government-sponsored programs; and furthermore…
Japan Is Great
A "Japan-Is-Great" boom sweeping the nation in recent years invites comparison with the comparable phenomenon in the 1930s at the height of empire. This increase in self-praise has not come about merely as a spontaneous reaction to the decline of self-confidence in the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy. The reassertion of national pride and identity by the Japanese has also been actively encouraged as healthy and desirable by the Un…
David vs. Goliath: Resisting the Denial of the Nanking Massacre
Under ultraconservative Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the process of Japan's remilitarization has recently gained momentum. Japan's rightward shift is embodied in a military buildup, Abe's pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine, and historical revisionism. The buildup includes a new warship and more funding for the Self Defense Forces, greater surveillance over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, ignoring local opposition to a new military base in Okinawa, the State…
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David vs. Goliath: Resisting the Denial of the Nanking Massacre
Under ultraconservative Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the process of Japan's remilitarization has recently gained momentum. Japan's rightward shift is embodied in a military buildup, Abe's pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine, and historical revisionism. The buildup includes a new warship and more funding for the Self Defense Forces, greater surveillance over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, ignoring local opposition to a new military base in Okinawa, the State…
I Learned about the Wretchedness of War: Women Settlers' 'Sexual Entertainment' of Soviet Red Army Troops in Postwar Manchuria
The history of the "comfort women" (ianfu) concerns women and girls from Korea, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Japanese empire who were forced into sexual slavery in Japanese military-run or sponsored stations during the Asia-Pacific War. Knowledge of this episode in human history is above all the result of the courage and persistence of the victims who have testified and chronicled their experiences, but also of the work of resea…
Two Faces of the Hate Korean Campaign in Japan
The following two articles document the recent unfolding of hate demonstrations targeting Japan's Korean minority population (hereafter Zainichi Koreans). This introduction provides historical context for the organized expressions of hate against Zainichi Koreans. Earlier analyses of Japan's far right have emphasized how internet communications, explicit expressions of bigotry, and the frustrations of the "lost" generation, contributed to an emer…
The Story of the Nation: Japan Is Great
What I refer to as "Japan-Is-Great" materials are "consciousness products" (Bewusstseins waren) in which "Japan" and "Japanese people" are praised and held out as special for their wonderful historical, cultural, or ethical qualities, and as excellent on a global scale. This class of products has now spread through the Japanese media ranging from books, magazines, and mooks; to television, radio, and government-sponsored programs; and furthermore…
Japan Is Great
A "Japan-Is-Great" boom sweeping the nation in recent years invites comparison with the comparable phenomenon in the 1930s at the height of empire. This increase in self-praise has not come about merely as a spontaneous reaction to the decline of self-confidence in the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy. The reassertion of national pride and identity by the Japanese has also been actively encouraged as healthy and desirable by the Un…
The Recent Merging of Anti-Okinawa and Anti-Korean Hate in the Japanese Mass Media
Shin Sugok is an advocate of human rights in Japan and a leader of "Norikoe Net," an "international network to overcome hate speech and racism." Norikoe Net's broad purview encompasses discrimination against Koreans, women, Okinawans, Burakumin, children born out of wedlock, the disabled, LGBT people, and other disadvantaged minority groups. In essence, their aim is to champion human rights in Japan as a universal value
Okinawa Demands Democracy: The Heavy Hand of Japanese and American Rule
In "Okinawa Demands Democracy" Maedomari Hiromari patiently details the cruel political and economic injustices that burden Okinawans today, such as their pseudo-citizenship and semi-colonial status, a status that arose from the U.S. military occupation of Okinawa (which began with the horrific 1945 Battle of Okinawa). His analysis reveals the way that such injustices are an inevitable result of Tokyo's subservience to Japan's imperial masters in…
The "China Threat" Theory and Okinawa
In this article Izumikawa Yuki, an international relations expert, dispels two core misconceptions undergirding the notion that China is a particularly belligerent state that unilaterally engages in aggressive behavior threatening the national security of Japan. The first is that the Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu Islands as they are known in China, are Japan's territory, on which China has been illegally or unfairly encroaching. The other misconcept…
Japanese History and Culture (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Advertising (1 works)