摘要：In 2011 the Global Peace Index (GPI) ranked Japan as the third most peaceful country in the world. This paper studies how peace actors have worked for that peace by examining both their sociopolitical origins – the factors that shaped their environment – and how their work has evolved in response to the social and political changes throughout Japan’s 20th century history. In the second part of the paper I utilize narratives with current peace actors to illuminate what their concerns are and how peace is understood in Japan. I draw the conclusion that although Japan might be perceived as a peaceful country many problems nevertheless remain.
