開催日時
2017年3月13日（月）12:15-12:50
場所
早稲田大学19号館（西早稲田ビル）7階713教室
参加資格
WIAPS専任教員・助手, WIAPS受入の交換研究員・訪問学者・外国人研究員, GSAPS修士課程・博士後期課程在学生
報告1
報告者
ホール ジェフリー (アジア太平洋研究センター助手)
報告テーマ
The Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Engagement with Popular Culture: Seeking Support for a “Normal” Military
要旨
In recent years, disaster relief operations have helped push public support for the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) to its highest levels in the postwar period. However, Japanese society remains weary of militarism, and polls show considerable opposition to conservative politicians’ goals of revising the Constitution and transforming the JSDF into a “normal” military, free from legal restrictions on its use of force. This talk explores one method that authorities have used to influence Japanese society’s views on war and the Self-Defense Forces:
popular culture. The JSDF has been actively involved with producers of animation and film, cooperating with the production of and helping promote works that portray the JSDF in a positive light. Examining several recent works that used in JSDF recruitment events and posters, this short talk argues that the JSDF has carefully selected films and animation that depict military weaponry and the use of force in a positive light, while avoiding connections to politically controversial topics that could remind viewers of the negative impacts of war.
