Nambara Shigeru and the Asia-Pacific War
by
Nambara Shigeru
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
One of Japan's most important intellectuals, Nambara Shigeru defended Tokyo Imperial University against its rightist critics and opposed Japan's war. His poetic diary (1936–1945), published only after the war, documents his profound disaffection. In 1945 Nambara became president of Tokyo University...