The End of Zenkyōtō: Mishima’s Death and Osaka Expo as Symbols

Authors

  • Rui Gu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61173/zgptme54

Keywords:

Yukio Mishima, socialism, Zenkyōtō, Cold war

Abstract

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.

References

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Published

2025-07-06

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Volume 3, Issue 3

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