Japan, the Jews, and Israel
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Japan, the Jews, and Israel

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Japan, the Jews, and Israel

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Although an ally of Nazi Germany during World War II, Japan adamantly refused to accede to German demands to deal harshly with the some 40, 000 Jews living under its control. While there was anti-Semitism in Japan since the early 1920s, there was also philo-Semitism and great admiration for Jewish power, influence and achievements. Japan-Israel relations were very strained and tense from 1952 to the early 1990s due to Japan's dependence on Arab oil. But since 1990 the policy of Japan has changed radically and the country is now a close friend of Israel in East Asia. Meron Medzini compares and contrasts Israeli and Japanese society, foreign policy, and above all economic and technological ties. He analyzes the presence of Jews in Japan since the 1860s and the absence of any Jewish influence, power, and involvement in Japanese arts, media, academia, politics, labor unions, and industry.

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Information

Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9783111240077
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: When Did the Jews Arrive in Japan?
  7. Chapter 2: Japan and the Jews: Initial Contacts
  8. Chapter 3: 1905: The Japanese Elite Discover International Jewish Power
  9. Chapter 4: The Bolshevik Revolution and Its Implications for Japan
  10. Chapter 5: Japan and the Zionist Movement
  11. Chapter 6: Japan and the Jews of Manchuria
  12. Chapter 7: Japan and Jewish Refugees, 1933–1941
  13. Chapter 8: The Sugihara Saga
  14. Chapter 9: Japan's Jewish Policy during the Pacific War, 1941–1945
  15. Chapter 10: The Jewish Question in Japan-Germany Relations, 1933–1945
  16. Chapter 11: What Did the Japanese Know About the Holocaust?
  17. Chapter 12: Japan Encounters the Holocaust
  18. Chapter 13: Japan-Israel Relations, 1952–1990
  19. Chapter 14: Holocaust Denial in Japan
  20. Chapter 15: Japan-Israel Relations, 1990 to the Present
  21. Chapter 16: What Do Japan and Israel Have in Common?
  22. Chapter 17: What Does the Future Bode for Israel-Japan Relations?
  23. Index for Japan, the Jews and Israel