| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research deals with the period between Japan’s surrender and the start of the occupation. It mainly focuses on three points: 1) the political activities of Emperor Hirohito and the court, 2) the political activities of Kantaro Suzuki, and 3) Fumimaro Konoe’s proposed constitution. This project also addresses the question of how wartime leaders conceived of the future postwar political order and how their vision affected the relationship between Japan and the United States at that time. The results were presented in a conference paper delivered at the Japanese Political Science Association. That presentation in turn served as the basis for an article entitled “Emperor Hirohito and Japan’s decision to surrender.” This article discusses the various political issues involving the emperor at the end of the war.
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