일본의 ‘전후’란 무엇인가. 우리가 알고 있는 일본의 ‘전후’는 ‘전쟁 후’라는 의미에 일본의 특수한 상황이 더해져 고유명사화 되어 사용되고 있다. 이는 일본에서의 ‘전후’가 특별한 의미를 지니며 따라서 많은 의미를 내포하고 있다고 하겠다. 현재 역사적 측면에서 우리가 당면하고 있는 일본과의 관계는 일본이 ‘전후’를 어떻게 만들었고 그 의미를 변용해왔는지에 따라 달라진다. 또한 일본 내에서도 헌법 개정과 역사서술 등 여러 국가적 논의가 1945년에 패한 전쟁과 여러 차례 종언 선언이 되었던 ‘전후’를 강하게 의식하면서 진행되고 있다. 그만큼 여전히 패전과 ‘전후’의 영향 안에 존재하고 있다고 할 수 있겠다. 이와 같은 의미에서 ‘전후’는 일본 연구의 토대이자 시발점이라고 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 일본의 ‘전후’ 인식을 통시적으로 살펴볼 수 있는 『세카이(世界)』에 수록된 1955년부터 2015년까지의 ‘전후○○년’ 전후 특집 기사를 대상으로 ‘전후’ 인식의 계보학적 고찰을 목적으로 한다.

What does the term “post-war” mean in Japan? “Post-war” is most commonly used as an adjective that modifies propernouns,suchaspost-warJapan , combining the meaning of “in a period after the war” with Japan-specific circumstances. This indicates that “post-war” has a special meaning in Japan and connotes a variety of context-dependent meanings. The contemporary relationship between Korea and Japan from a historical perspective is contingent upon how Japan established a “post-war” national identity and transformed the term’s meaning. Moreover, national discussions on topics such as constitutional reform and historical presentation have occurred in Japan as the nation strongly recognized “post-war” after its defeat in 1945 and a series of declarations of the end of the war . This indicates that Japan remains under the influence of its defeat and “postwar” identity. Thus, it can be said that the use of “post-war” constitutes a foundation for research on Japan. Against this backdrop, this study aimed to discuss Japan’s perception of “post-war” from a genealogical perspective by focusing on articles on post-war Japan that were published in Sekai (世界) between 1955 and 2015 under the title “○○ years of postwar Japan ,” which demonstrate Japan’s perception of “post-war” from a diachronic perspective.

日本の「戦後」とは何か。日本の「戦後」は、「戦争の後」の意味に日本の特殊な状況が加わり、固有名詞化して使われててきた。これは、「戦後」が日本では特別な意味であり、多くの意味を含んでいるという。歴史的観点から見た、韓国が直面している日本との関係は、日本がいかに「戦後」の意味を作り、その意味をいかに変容してきたかに左右されてきた。日本でも憲法改正と歴史記述など、「戦後」を強く意識しながらいくつかの国家的議論が続いてきた。これは、それほど日本が「敗戦」と「戦後」の影響の中に存在しているといえる。この点で、「戦後」は日本研究の土台であり出発点であることをいう。本稿は1955年から2015年までの間に『世界』で出版された「戦後」の特集記事を中心に、日本の「戦後」認識の系譜を調べることを目的とする。

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Japan, Post-war, cognition, SEKAI, war, genealogy

What does the term “post-war” mean in Japan? “Post-war” is most commonly used as an adjective that modifies propernouns,suchaspost-warJapan combining the meaning of “in a period after the war” with Japan-specific circumstances. This indicates that “post-war” has a special meaning in Japan and connotes a variety of context-dependent meanings. The contemporary relationship between Korea and Japan from a historical perspective is contingent upon how Japan established a “post-war” national identity and transformed the term’s meaning. Moreover, national discussions on topics such as constitutional reform and historical presentation have occurred in Japan as the nation strongly recognized “post-war” after its defeat in 1945 and a series of declarations of the end of the war . This indicates that Japan remains under the influence of its defeat and “postwar” identity. Thus, it can be said that the use of “post-war” constitutes a foundation for research on Japan. Against this backdrop, this study aimed to discuss Japan’s perception of “post-war” from a genealogical perspective by focusing on articles on post-war Japan that were published in Sekai (世界) between 1955 and 2015 under the title “○○ years of postwar Japan” which demonstrate Japan’s perception of “post-war” from a diachronic perspective.