ABSTRACT
Since the middle 1950's, research in the social sciences has focused upon increasing depoliticization, or the "end of ideology." This chapter considers trends in Japanese journalism during the years, 1945–64. The basic hypothesis is that there has been a tendency toward professionalization among contributors to intellectual journals. This chapter analyzes the degree of consensus among authors by measuring the attitude of the articles toward the government which has been controlled by the conservatives since the end of World War II. Articles which attack the government focus on both domestic issues and foreign affairs. It can be argued that with the approaching "end of ideology," controversy over domestic issues should decline. In place of Marxism, Japanese intellectuals are becoming more interested in the problems of modernization and economic growth as analyzed by Rostow and other Western economists. These intellectuals feel that since Japan was the first Asian nation to become industrialized, a closer study of Japan's experience is especially important.
