Abstract
This chapter aims to highlight Sartre’s reception in Japan, notably regarding the following question: how did Sartre’s philosophy, especially on the status of others, exert an influence on the shift of the intellectual scheme in post-war Japan? To tackle this question, one must notice first of all that a philosophy must be translated, then presented, and eventually practiced, in order to have an influence on a foreign country. Who, then, are the Sartreans that have played this mediator role between Sartre and his foreign public? What means were used? Which Japanese ideology did they fight against? How could the use of Sartrean philosophy help change the Japanese society after the war? From these perspectives, our chapter will focus on the academic reception of Sartre, but will also aim to go beyond academia and consider the impact of his philosophy within the whole society.
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