Transactions of the Japan Academy
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Volume 77, Issue 1
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  • Image of Prince Shōtoku and His 1300th Memorial
    Haruyuki TONO
    2022 Volume 77 Issue 1 Pages 1-16
    Published: 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: December 12, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2183/tja.77.1_1
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    　Rare is such a historical figure who has been the subject of review for so many generations as Prince Shōtoku (574–622). His image alone serves as an entire research topic. This paper focuses on Prince Shōtoku Hōsankai, an honoring party founded in 1921, and examines how it impacted the modern view of Prince Shōtoku.
    　In general, Prince Shōtoku is known as the regent and prince to Empress Suiko, suppressing tyranny of the Gōzoku (prominent clans) and striving for a central government led by the emperor. Prince Shōtoku established diplomatic relations with the Sui dynasty and promoted the civilization of Japan by proactively adopting the Chinese culture. This perception was based on the Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan, written in 720). However, modern research has denied the existence of a prince or regent during the Suiko dynasty. Additionally, Prince Shōtoku was most likely an advisor to Empress Suiko and Soga no Umako, without much involvement in government policies. (View PDF for the rest of the abstract.)
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  • Okawa Elementary School Tsunami Victim Lawsuit
    : Significance of the Decision Not to Accept the Final Appeal (Supreme Court)
    Tokiyasu FUJITA
    2022 Volume 77 Issue 1 Pages 17-43
    Published: 2022
    Released on J-STAGE: December 12, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.2183/tja.77.1_17
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    　On October 10th, 2019, the Supreme Court, in regard to the well-known Okawa Elementary School Tsunami Victim Lawsuit (hereinafter referred to as “Lawsuit”), gave the decision not to accept the final appeal to the Supreme Court that came from Ishinomaki City and Miyagi Prefecture. The Tsunami in question is an extremely tragic disaster that happened due to the Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11th, 2011. The Miyagi Prefecture Ishinomaki Municipal Okawa Elementary School, which at the time was located on the right bank of the Kitakami River, and stood almost 4 km from the river mouth, was hit by a giant tsunami, and 72 of the 76 children under the school's management at the time of the tsunami's arrival, as well as 10 of the 13 total teaching staff, drowned or went missing. Twentythree bereaved relatives of these children impacted by the disaster brought forward, based on the State Redress Act, a damage compensation‐demand lawsuit towards Ishinomaki City and Miyagi Prefecture. They stated that the disaster caused by the tsunami is at the same time due to the school's failure to take measures that ensured the children's safety. Both the Sendai District Court in the first trial and the Sendai High Court in the appeal hearing accepted the bereaved relatives' assertions and acknowledged the compensation liability of Ishinomaki City and Miyagi Prefecture, who in response to this, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court as well as a petition for acceptance of final appeal. The Supreme Court's ruling, which was first seen in relation to this petition, caused the appeal hearing judgment, which ordered the payment of a total compensation amount of 1.43 billion, to become conclusive. (View PDF for the rest of the abstract.)
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