Home›Sources›Sato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)SourcesSato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)The Power of Memory in Modern Japan, Global OrientalCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Sato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sato-eisaku-yasuoka-masahiro-reestablishment-11-february-national-day.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Sato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sato-eisaku-yasuoka-masahiro-reestablishment-11-february-national-dayCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-sato-eisaku-yasuoka-masahiro-and-the-re, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Sato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/sato-eisaku-yasuoka-masahiro-reestablishment-11-february-national-day}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEddy Dufourmont's chapter in The Power of Memory in Modern Japan, edited by Sven Saaler and Wolfgang Schwentker and published by Global Oriental in 2008, examines the political use of national memory in the campaign to restore 11 February as National Day, tracing Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's government and the advocacy that culminated in the 1966 law, including the role of conservative organizers such as Yasuoka Masahiro alongside the Association of Shinto Shrines' own grassroots coalition.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A peer reviewed chapter in an edited academic volume from Global Oriental, an independent academic press, tier 1, used here as scholarly corroboration, wholly outside Shinto's own institutions, of the Association of Shinto Shrines' coalition building role in the campaign, corroborating the Cabinet Office's own record of the holiday's establishment above.NotesWell-attestedUsed for independent academic confirmation of the political campaign behind the 1966 law, including the roles of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's government and organized advocacy outside government channels.CitationAuthorWell-attestedEddy DufourmontPublisherWell-attestedGlobal Oriental (in The Power of Memory in Modern Japan, ed. Saaler and Schwentker)URLWell-attestedhttps://brill.com/display/book/edcoll/9789004213203/Bej.9781905246380.i-382_013.xmlSource TypeWell-attestedbook chapterCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGlobal, Continents Well-attested This source names Global directly: "Wolfgang Schwentker and published by Global Oriental in 2008, examines the political use of national memory in the campaign to restore 11 February as National Day, tracing Prime Minister Eisaku..."Source Sato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)Eddy Dufourmonttier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested7SourcesSato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)Holds1SourcesSato Eisaku, Yasuoka Masahiro and the Re-Establishment of 11 February as National Day (The Power of Memory in Modern Japan)General References1Spread EventsThe Association of Shinto Shrines Wins Reinstatement of National Foundation DayComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year