Memories of Bathtubs and Apples: Touring the Industrial Heritage Information Center, Tokyo
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 2023 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology |
| ISSN | 1743-7555 |
| E-ISSN | 1743-7563 |
| EDITORA | Wiley |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466023028541 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
The Industrial Heritage Information Center in Tokyo (IHIC) was opened in 2020 as part of the Japanese government's 2015 agreement with UNESCO to disclose the full history behind each newly listed World Heritage site. However, the Center has been disseminating a one-dimensional narrative that denies that forced labor has ever happened and labels claims to the contrary as 'groundless lies.' Testimonies of Korean, Chinese, or Allied POW forced laborers are entirely absent. This article examines the content of the IHIC's guided tours and their most repeated claims. It also covers the debate surrounding the legitimacy and reliability of oral histories.