Japanese Research

CAI Fenglin

2023, 37(1): 1-12. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.001

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The formation and development of Shintoism in Japan is a process in which nature worship and spiritual beliefs were factitiously transformed into political mythology, theoretical religion and national philosophy out of nationalist purposes in the historical context of ancient East Asia. Shintoism, with the characteristics of serving politics and even being a political thought itself, constituted the ideological basis of ancient Japanese politics. Shintoism was the spiritual pillar supporting the internal and foreign affairs of ancient Japan, which had a great impact on ancient Japanese politics. Shintoisms political influence on modern Japan is a continuation of ancient times. Ancient Japan understood and absorbed Chinese ideology and culture based on Shintoism. The development of the history of ancient Japanese thought is a process of returning to Shintoism and moving forward in the process of nationalization while absorbing Chinese thought.

Policies and Thoughts on Population Increase in Late Tokugawa Japan ——Taking an Examination on Mito Domain

FEI Qingbo

2023, 37(1): 13-23. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.002

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During the period from the Kyōhō famine to the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, population growth stagnated in many areas of Japan due to disasters and epidemics, abortions and mabiki, and farmers quitting agriculture and leaving the countryside. To solve the economic and political difficulties caused by this, many domains carried out childcare reforms. During the KanseiBunka period and the Tenpō period, Mito Domain introduced childrearing relief, a population control system, and a ban against abortionmabiki. The discourse of population increase was also based on the population theory of agriculturalism, which developed with the reform. In the fight against abortionmabiki and in saving the loss of agricultural population, the Mito scholars theory was originally based on the idea of benevolent policy to impose ethical instructions on individuals and purge the administrative style, which was developed into a strategy to suppress leaving farmers from the agricultural political theory. Eventually, under the pressure of external threats, the theory is integrated into the context of nationalistic discussion. The population was regarded as an important resource to safeguard Japans interests, security, and superiority. This deduction is both a product of the changing diplomatic environment and the source of the modern wartime concept of fertility mobilization.

An Analysis of Kishida Cabine's Prime Minister's Leadership in Decisionmaking: Features and Implementation Dilemma ——Take the Promulgation Process of “Economic Security Bill” as an Example

CONG Yining1，ZHANG Xiaolei2

2023, 37(1): 24-34. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.003

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In order to effectively deal with the disadvantages of the official residence decision making left by the previous regime and seek longterm stability in power, the Kishida Cabinet continues the official residenceled form of government decisionmaking on the one hand, and on the other hand, it sought for the coordination of opinions and opinions of external decision making subjects in the process of decisionmaking of the official residence. As an important part of the promotion of the cabinets “kanban policy”, the “continuity” and “coordination” characteristics of the official residence were clearly reflected in the process of formulation and introduction of the Economic Security Bill. However, in the actual implementation led by the official residence, the Kishida Cabinet was still severely restricted by the “lack of” personal political leadership of the Prime Minister, which led to the overall poor actual effect of the official residenceled policy. Coupled with the mutual influence of institutional and domestic political factors, it is also difficult for the Prime Minister to resolve the dilemma of his ineffective political leadership. With the weakening of the governing foundation for a long time, the overall outlook for the Kishida cabinet to promote the leadership of the official residence is also uncertain.

The IndoPacific Strategy of the Kishida Administration: New Progression and China‘s Response

XU Jinjin，YIN Zuochen

2023, 37(1): 35-46. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.004

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The IndoPacific Strategy of the Kishida administration is the continuation and development of the overall concept of the IndoPacific Strategy of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe. The IndoPacific Strategy of the Kishida administration aims to curb Chinas development, achieve the balance of power in the IndoPacific region, promote the implementation of the “new capitalism” policy, and enhance strategic autonomy. After taking office, the Kishida administration comprehensively promoted the IndoPacific Strategy from the political, economic, diplomatic, defense and other aspects. Politically, the Kishida administration continued to consolidate the USJapan alliance and build a new framework for ChinaJapan relations. Economically, it creates new impetus for economic growth and strengthens economic security. Diplomatically, it emphasizes value diplomacy and forms democratic alliances. In terms of defense, it focuses on the military security of the IndoPacific region and enhances self defense capabilities. However, the implementation of the Kishida administrations strategy still faces many challenges. First, Japans domestic problems will hamper the implementation of the Kishida administrations IndoPacific Strategy. Second, Japans partnership is not stable, and ASEAN countries are unwilling to follow Japans IndoPacific Strategy. Third, it is difficult for Japans IndoPacific Strategy to get rid of the influence of the United States to achieve strategic independence. Fourth, ChinaJapan cooperation under the framework of the IndoPacific Strategy is difficult to achieve. In addition, the expansion of Chinas influence will restrict the actual effect of the Kishida administrations IndoPacific Strategy. The IndoPacific Strategy of the Kishida administration has had a certain negative impact on ChinaJapan relations. China should respond in a prudent manner, manage and control differences, and bring ChinaJapan relations into the track of sound development.

Perceived Nuclear Safety in East Asia: A Comparative Study on China, Japan, and South Korea

HE Yanmin, LEE Soocheol, ZHAO Di

2023, 37(1): 47-61. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.005

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In order to institutionalize nuclear risk information exchange within the region so as to establish an effective system for nuclear safety collaboration across East Asia, this paper surveyed 1563 residents in China, Japan, and South Korea on their knowledge of nuclear power in East Asia, their understanding of nuclear safety policies of their nation, their perceptions of nuclear safety in their nation, and their views on nuclear safety collaboration across East Asia. The results showed that residents in the capitals of China, Japan, and South Korea lacked basic knowledge of nuclear or understanding of nuclear safety policies of their nation, while they placed low trust in nuclear safety and information disclosure of the government and nuclear plant operators. Moreover, a majority of the respondents believed that there were no nuclear safety institutions in East Asia, or if there were, they were not a good guarantee of nuclear safety. In this study, real and comprehensive data on the knowledge and acceptance of nuclear power among residents in the capital cities of China, Japan, and South Korea were collected by means of questionnaires. Through a comparative analysis of the publics knowledge of nuclear power basics, their level of awareness of nuclear powerrelated risks, as well as their acceptance of their own nuclear power policies and their attitudes toward nuclear safety collaboration issues among countries in the East Asian region, recommendations are ultimately proposed that will help the East Asian region move toward a safer nuclear power business, with a view to contributing to the construction and design of future nuclear safety regimes in the East Asian region.

The Social Practice Activities of Japan Green Scouts and Its Implications from the Perspective of Children's Socialization

XUE Guofeng

2023, 37(1): 62-70. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.006

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Green Scouts, as a children's organization under the leadership of the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization of public welfare organizations in Japan, is established in schools or regions to publicize and practice the green action and cultivate children's social responsibility through forest learning and volunteer services. From the perspective of organizational education, the organizational goal is the organic unity of children's future responsibility and current quality cultivation.The contents of practical activities focus on the combination of personal growth and social services under the main line of “green”. The social practice activities by Green Scouts in Japan promote the socialization of children in a multidimensional way, including promoting children's role socialization with a realworld experience, promoting the moral socialization of children through community environmental protection, enhancing children's cognitive socialization through social service activities, and training children's communication socialization through mutual assistance and cooperation. The main paths to carry out social practice activities include adult demonstration and practical guidance, joint education of schools and communities, and online display and publicity. The implications for China are that, when promoting social practice activities of children's organization in China, it is necessary to pay attention to maintaining the openness of social practice activities, designing regional social practice activities, training problemsolving abilities, and promoting the sustainability of social practice activities.

The New Model of Mutualaid Community Service for the Aged in Japan and its Implications for China ——From the Perspective of Intercultural Education

CAO Youshun1，HU Peng2

2023, 37(1): 71-80. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2023.01.007

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The new model of mutualaid community service for the aged is a social support activity other than family care, governmental care, and commercial elder care. It is a social support activity of selfmanagement and mutual assistance based on geographical relations, centered on voluntary participation of residents, driven by exchange and reciprocity. It is also an exploration and practice for Japan to cope with the issue of population ageing. Under the background of increasing population ageing, the new Japanese model of mutualaid community service for the aged not only meets the diversified needs of the elderly care, but also improves the level of active population ageing. At the same time, it still plays a role in alleviating the pressure on families and the government to provide for the elderly. The new Japanese model of mutualaid community service for the aged has certain implications for China's response to the ageing population as well.

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