@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00029057,
 author = {河西, 秀哉 and Kawanishi, Hideya},
 journal = {JunCture : 超域的日本文化研究},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {This paper examines the conception of “Japan” held by the Showa Emperor in the aftermath of the WWII defeat. Towards the end of the Asian and Pacific War, the concept of “inherent territory” emerged within the conditions under which the emperor and others sought to end the war. This idea was equivalent to their concept of “Japan.” It excluded Okinawa, the Ogasawara Islands, and Karafuto (South Sakhalin) while maintaining that the southern portion of the Kuril Islands was “inherent territory.” However, in the course of dissolving the Empire of Japan, GHQ/SCAP established a “Japan” of a different proportion. For this reason perhaps, the Showa Emperor expressly offered his thanks to the United States when the US Army returned the Amami Islands to Japan. Did the Amami Islands form part of the “inherent territory” of Japan for him? It seems territory that had been “Japan’s” prior to the Meiji Restoration was considered to be Japan by the emperor. It also appears that the Amami Islands were thought of as a space different from Okinawa. On the other hand, for the Emperor it was imperative that “Japan’s territory” be saved from the threat of communism. Therefore, the Korean Peninsula and Hokkaido were considered to be important lines of defense, and this influenced the Emperor’s views considerably. With the establishment of an anti-communist defense zone with the United States incorporating Okinawa, Taiwan and South Korea, “Japan’s territory” was understood to have been saved.},
 pages = {30--37},
 title = {敗戦後における昭和天皇の「日本」意識},
 volume = {7},
 year = {2016}
}