History Textbook Reform, which advocates a liberal view of history, and Conservatism, which advocates a somewhat nationalist view of Japanese civilization. It describes Japanese civilization and society as older, more traditional and unique than is commonly believed (for example, placing its origins in the Jomon period), emphasizing its beauty and uniqueness to other cultures. Terumasa Nakanishi Nakanishi Terumasa's History of the Civilization of the Nation is a representative work in this regard. Relying on the sociology of culture approach of Alfred Weber, Nakanishi argues that Japan's unique civilizational process. In Japanese society, there are two kinds of civilization processes: a non-variable and stable civilization process and an abrupt and instantaneous civilization process, which are alternately repeated in History to build a unique society. This civilization process, which Nakanishi describes as existing since the Jomon period, emphasizes that the structure of traditional Japanese culture is very old and traditional. He also emphasises the role of the emperor in "Japanese civilisation" and states that he was an integral part of Japan's civilised society. Tsuneyasu Takeda <small>For more information on polished stone tools, see Polished stone tools/Local polished stone axes'''</small>. In his book "The Emperor's National History", he claims that the world's oldest ground stone (local polished stone axe) has been excavated from Japan, and that the appearance of this ground stone is a condition for culture and civilization, and that "Japanese civilization" appeared before the four major civilizations of the world. However, such a conditionalization does not mean that the Japanese civilization appeared before the four world civilizations. However, there are some criticisms of such a conditioning. Jomon Civilisation In the light of recent research at the Sannai-Maruyama Site, it has been suggested that the Jōmon civilization should be referred to as Ancient Civilization, and that it is comparable to the World's Four Great Civilizations. While there has been a great deal of Mass media coverage of this theory of Jomon civilization, and a series of articles presenting similar points of view, There has been a multifaceted debate over the significance of the Sannai-Maruyama site. Counterarguments For an overview, see History of East Asia, Kanji cultural sphere, and Zuanfu. <small>For its influence on traditional Japanese symbolism, see Imperial rituals, Japanese Buddhism, and Confucianism</small> There is a view that the Japanese archipelago and the regions up to Mainland China, Korean Peninsula and Vietnam are part of the same Kulturkreis,. The prevailing view in