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The document discusses the evolution of public space and democracy in postwar Japan from 1945 to 1980. It explores how the Hiroshima Peace Park, built in 1949, was one of the first public spaces to commemorate victims of the atomic bombing and promote peace. However, it prohibited public grieving. It also examines how Western-style plazas became popular in urban planning as symbols of democracy, even as their meaning was culturally adapted. The document aims to re-examine Japan

Author

Dafini Karagyozova

Language

EN