일본의 보수・우익 정치세력–제2차 아베 내각을 중심으로–

Abstract

This paper is based on the perspective that Japan’s current conservative swing comes from above by the nationalist right-wing politicians, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japanese have lost their self-confidence and have became conservative since the early 1990’s by domestic and international factors; a long-term recession symbolized by “lost 20 years”, the so-called “historical fatigue” of the postwar generation, the security of China's rise and North Korea's nuclear test. Amid leaning toward the right, the second Abe Cabinet played a decisive role in Japan’s conservative turning. This paper focuses on the major nationalist all-party parliamentary groups which lead the shift toward a rightist ideology in Japan. In particular, this paper researches the Group of Nippon Kaigi National Assembly Members (Nippon Kaigi kokkai giin kondankai - 日本会議国会議員懇談会), the Group of Shinto Seizi Renmei National Assembly Members (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会) and seven rightist all-party parliamentary groups in which the majority of the second Abe Cabinet Ministers are participating. These all-party parliamentary groups aim to change the postwar regime. To achieve this, they are trying to revise the current Constitution, especially Article 9, to promote patriotic education, and to support for prime minister's official visit to Yasukuni Shrine.