Abstract:

Kawakami Hajime was the person who translated Karl Marx's Das Kapital into Japanese.In his last years, he lived in seclusion.That was the time when Chinese people fought against Japanese invasion.By studying classical Chinese poetry and composing poems in that style, Kawakami Hajime expressed his opposition to Japanese militarism.In this paper, the author uncovers another important aspect of this well known Japanese Marxist and shows his appreciation of Kawakami Hajime's cultural resistance to the Japanese militants.

Key words: Chinese poems in Japan, Kawakami Hajime, Das Kapital, Lu You