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International patterns in national identity content: the case of Japanese banknote iconography.
From:
Journal of East Asian Studies
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May 1, 2005| Author:
Hymans, Jacques E.C.
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The present article suggests that expressions of Japanese identity may be more malleable and receptive to international influences than is usually thought. Through a study of the evolution of images printed on Japanese banknotes and of the political processes behind that evolution, the article shows Japanese state elites consciously following international models of identity content. In particular, it describes the shifts in Japanese banknote iconography in the early 1980s and again...
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