The Birth of Japanese History
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"The Birth of Japanese History" is the work of the famous Japanese historian Hidehiro Okada. It mainly explains the history of Japan's founding from the perspective of East Asian history. Hidehiro Okada believes that no matter what kind of civilization, the historical framework originally written limits people's consciousness. The ideas in the early Japanese documents "Kojiki" and "Nihon Shoki" permanently determined the character of the Japanese people and were the limitations of Japanese history. Hidehiro Okada also pointed out that the history of Japan formed so far is only the history of Japan as a country and is separated from the rest of the world outside the Japanese archipelago. Therefore, he proposed that the history of Japan should be written in the context of the entire world history. In the book "The Birth of Japanese History", Hidehiro Okada broke the traditional views of Japanese historians, jumped out of the historical distinctions between the Jomon period, the Yayoi period, and the Kofun period, and interpreted ancient Japanese history as part of world history. He pointed out that the founding of Japan was closely related to the changes in the political situation in East Asia in the 7th century. At the same time, he opposed using 660 BC as the year of the founding of Japan. He believed that the origin of the Japanese royal family and the founding of Japan should not be treated equally, let alone that myths should not be regarded as history. In short, Hidehiro Okada's historical thoughts are distinctive and unique, his analytical framework is grand and ambitious, and his views on Japanese history, world history, etc. Deserve people's attention.
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