At the origins of Japanese nationalism and militarism: the kokutai doctrine in the political life of the Empire of Japan, 1867–1945

Piegzik, Michal

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to present the historical development of the kokutai doctrine pol. national policy, which emerged in the Empire of Japan in 1867–1945 and which was one of the ideological foundations of the Japanese internal and foreign policy. Its formulation and subsequent consolidation in the form of legal regulations is closely related to the period of modernization and rivalry with the European colonial powers and the United States for influence on the political map of East Asia. The kokutai doctrine embodies concepts such as chauvinism, nationalism, racism, militarism, expansionism and statism. Attempts to put them into practice led to the outbreak of the World War Two in the Pacific and the total defeat of Japan against the Allies.

Citation

Piegzik, M. (2018). At the origins of Japanese nationalism and militarism: the kokutai doctrine in the political life of the Empire of Japan, 1867–1945. Studia nad Autorytaryzmem i Totalitaryzmem, 40(2), 27–58. https://doi.org/10.19195/2300-7249.40.2.2

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Aug 16, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2023
• Journal: Studia nad Autorytaryzmem i Totalitaryzmem
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 27–58
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.19195/2300-7249.40.2.2
• Keywords: History of Japan, Kokutai, Japanese imperialism, Japanese nationalism
• Publisher URL: https://wuwr.pl/sfzh/article/view/1339