Nakao Maika
Univ. of Tokyo Center for Philosophy.
Hist Sci (Tokyo). 2009;19(2):119-31.
This paper traces the roots of the image of the atomic bomb in Japan by investigating the various discourses on atomic energy and atomic weapons in Japanese literature prior to the bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. Japan is a country that suffered an atomic attack and, at the same time, one of the countries that was engaged in atomic weapons research during the Second World War. During the war, the discourses on atomic weapons were not limited to the military or scientific communities, but included the general public, thus facilitating the creation of a shared image of the atomic bomb as an ultimate weapon. This paper examines how this image was created. This special issue deals with the comparison among different countries, but the purpose of my paper is to deepen this subject by illustrating the differences within a single country in different periods. This research aims to extend the historical perspective concerning the atomic bomb in Japan, and offers another way of looking at this both historical and contemporary issue.
本文通过调查1945年8月广岛原子弹爆炸之前日本文学中有关原子能和原子武器的各种论述，追溯了原子弹在日本形象的根源。日本是遭受过原子弹袭击的国家，同时也是第二次世界大战期间从事原子武器研究的国家之一。在战争期间，有关原子武器的论述不仅限于军事或科学界，还包括普通大众，从而促成了原子弹作为终极武器这一共识的形成。本文探讨了这一形象是如何形成的。本期特刊涉及不同国家之间的比较，但我的论文目的是通过阐述一个国家在不同时期的差异来深化这一主题。本研究旨在拓展有关日本原子弹问题的历史视角，并为审视这一历史与当代问题提供另一种方式。
