If you'd like to print out this page, click the Print button above. Alternatively, you may click the printer icon on your browser's toolbar, or choose File>Print from the menu.     Nationalism in Japan Japan's New Nationalism. Eugene A. Matthews. Foreign Affairs Nov-Dec 2003 v82 i6 p64 (5934 words) 1. How did Japan deal with a North Korean spy ship in 2001? Why did this signal a new course for Japan? 2. How has nationalism been viewed in Japan for most of the post-World War II period? Why? What does this say about Japanese political culture and political socialization? 3. What have been recent indications of a rise in Japanese nationalism? Which sectors of Japanese politics are most in support of it? 4. What are the potential implications for the increased Japanese nationalism?