Kanokogi Kazunobu: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Visual edit |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
After the war, he was held at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. He was released in 1946 on medical grounds because he was diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis, and died three years later from this condition.<ref name="szpilman2013">{{cite journal |last1=Szpilman |first1=Christopher W. A. |title=Kanokogi Kazunobu: Pioneer of Platonic Fascism and Imperial Pan-Asianism |journal=Monumenta Nipponica |date=2013 |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=233–280 |doi=10.1353/mni.2013.0024 |jstor=43864798 |s2cid=162195365 }}</ref> |
After the war, he was held at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. He was released in 1946 on medical grounds because he was diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis, and died three years later from this condition.<ref name="szpilman2013">{{cite journal |last1=Szpilman |first1=Christopher W. A. |title=Kanokogi Kazunobu: Pioneer of Platonic Fascism and Imperial Pan-Asianism |journal=Monumenta Nipponica |date=2013 |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=233–280 |doi=10.1353/mni.2013.0024 |jstor=43864798 |s2cid=162195365 }}</ref> |
||
As a nationalist, Kanokogi emphasized the pivotal role of the Imperial family in Japanese history. One of his most notable works, "Der Geist Japans" ("The Spirit of Japan"), was derived from a series of lectures he delivered in Germany. |
|||
In these lectures, he argued against Chinese influences on Japanese history, asserting the uniqueness of Japan's cultural and historical identity. He was also a member of the Yūzonsha society, which further reflected his dedication to nationalist ideals. |
|||
However, Kanokogi's life took a dramatic turn after World War II. He found himself incarcerated at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. It wasn't until 1946 that he was released on medical grounds, having been diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis. Tragically, he succumbed to this condition three years later, marking the end of a complex and influential life journey that encompassed academia, philosophy, nationalism, and advocacy for Asian independence. |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 12:49, 25 November 2023
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. (March 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
| Part of a series on |
| Conservatism in Japan |
|---|
 |
Kanokogi Kazunobu 鹿子木員信 (1884 - 1949) was a Japanese professor, philosopher, mountaineer, author and war criminal.
After training as a naval engineer, he saw combat in the Russo-Japanese War; after converting to Christianity he resigned his commission and travelled to the United States to study theology at Union Theological Seminary and philosophy at Columbia University.[1]
He received his doctorate (supervised by Rudolf Eucken) while studying in Germany. After returning to Japan in 1912 he taught at Keio University, Tokyo Imperial University and Kyushu Imperial University.[1] Kanokogi became involved in the Pan-Asianism movement, which led to him travelling to India. He was arrested by the British in Calcutta, and deported to Singapore, where he was imprisoned briefly. Following this incident, he began advocating for Indian independence.[2]
Kanokogi was a nationalist who emphasised the importance of the Imperial family in Japanese history. One of his principal works was Der Geist Japans ("The Spirit of Japan"), which was derived from a collection of lectures he gave in Germany arguing against Chinese influences on Japanese history.[3] He was a member of the Yūzonsha society.[4]
After the war, he was held at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. He was released in 1946 on medical grounds because he was diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis, and died three years later from this condition.[5]
As a nationalist, Kanokogi emphasized the pivotal role of the Imperial family in Japanese history. One of his most notable works, "Der Geist Japans" ("The Spirit of Japan"), was derived from a series of lectures he delivered in Germany.
In these lectures, he argued against Chinese influences on Japanese history, asserting the uniqueness of Japan's cultural and historical identity. He was also a member of the Yūzonsha society, which further reflected his dedication to nationalist ideals.
However, Kanokogi's life took a dramatic turn after World War II. He found himself incarcerated at Sugamo Prison as a Class-A war criminal. It wasn't until 1946 that he was released on medical grounds, having been diagnosed with terminal pulmonary tuberculosis. Tragically, he succumbed to this condition three years later, marking the end of a complex and influential life journey that encompassed academia, philosophy, nationalism, and advocacy for Asian independence.
References
- ^ a b Sven Saaler; Christopher W. A. Szpilman (16 April 2011). Pan-Asianism: A Documentary History, 1920–Present. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-4422-0601-4.
- ^ Richard M. Jaffe (2019). Seeking Sakyamuni: South Asia in the Formation of Modern Japanese Buddhism. University of Chicago Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-0-226-39115-1.
- ^ Lee M. Roberts (2010). Literary Nationalism in German and Japanese Germanistik. Peter Lang. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4331-0934-8.
- ^ Japan on the Silk Road: Encounters and Perspectives of Politics and Culture in Eurasia. BRILL. 26 October 2017. p. 64. ISBN 978-90-04-27431-0.
- ^ Szpilman, Christopher W. A. (2013). "Kanokogi Kazunobu: Pioneer of Platonic Fascism and Imperial Pan-Asianism". Monumenta Nipponica. 68 (2): 233–280. doi:10.1353/mni.2013.0024. JSTOR 43864798. S2CID 162195365.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| Other | |
