The End of Zenkyōtō: Mishima’s Death and Osaka Expo as Symbols
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61173/ar3mfm95Keywords:
Yukio Mishima, socialism, Zenkyōtō, Cold warAbstract
Mishima’s suicide marks an endpoint for radical student movements and heralds a shift towards modernization and cultural reinvention within Japan; both events signal two turning points between tradition and modern progress that define contemporary Japanese identity.
