[ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini merupakan kajian historis tentang seorang tokoh bernama Miura Jo pada masa pendudukan militer Jepang di Bali dalam kurun waktu tahun 1942 sampai dengan tahun 1945. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk merekonstruksi : (1) Bagaimana peran dan tindakan Miura pada masa pendudukan militer Jepang terhadap rakyat Bali dan (2) Bagaimana dasar pemikiran pilihan-pilihan tindakan yang dilakukan oleh Miura terhadap rakyat Bali pada masa itu. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan memanfaatkan teori-teori penulisan sejarah dalam analisis terhadap sumber-sumber sejarah primer dan hasil wawancara terhadap pelaku sejarah. Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada beberapa peran sentral yang dilakukan oleh seorang Miura di Bali pada masa pendudukan militer Jepang yaitu: (1) sebagai penghubung dan penasehat bagi rakyat Bali dan pemerintah, (2) menggagas reformasi keagamaan, (3) berusaha memprakarsai penguatan ekonomi rakyat Bali, dan (4) menjadi satu-satunya orang Jepang dalam Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan (PPK) sebagai cerminan pengakuan baik kalangan rakyat Bali maupun pihak Jepang atas ketokohan seorang Miura. Latar belakang kehidupan terlahir pada keluarga, dimana ayahnya seorang pendeta dan ibu seorang pendidik turut berperan membentuk karakter humanis seorang Miura. Dia dapat menjalankan peran sebagai warga negara yang harus taat pada perintah untuk membantu kesuksesan pendudukan Jepang di Bali, disisi lain dia memberi ?sentuhan? nilai humanis persuasif pada kebijakan militeristik yang dijalankan pemerintah pendudukan Jepang. Dengan demikian dia dapat diterima dan pendapatnya diamini oleh rakyat Bali. Akhir kisah hidup Miura menunjukkan bahwa kemerdekaan Indonesia bukan ?hadiah? dari Jepang.

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ABSTRACT
This study analyzed the life of Miura Jo under Japanese occupation in Bali in the year of 1942-1945. The aims of this research are to analyze role and action of Miura and background of his approach to the people of Bali on that time. This is qualitative approach using the theories of history in analyzing the documents and data. The result shows there are number of Miura?s important act among the people of Bali such as: (1) to be connector and adviser to the people of Bali in their relationship to Japanese military government; (2) the conceptor of the religious reform; (3) initiator the empowerment of Balinese in economic term; (4) to be representative of Japanese government in kenkokudoushikai, the Independent Preparation Committee of Bali. The last one can be determined as confession of the personage of Miura because he was only Japanese this committee. Background of his life, born in academic-religious family made strong foundation of his character in humanism as he showed in his approach to the Balinese. He acted as citizen of Japanese to support the country mission, but in the other hand, use persuasive-humanism approach in implementing the militaristic policy simultaneously. By that approach, he got the trust of Balinese. The ending of life of Miura showed the important thing that Indonesian independent was not ?gift? from Japan. ;This study analyzed the life of Miura Jo under Japanese occupation in Bali in the year of 1942-1945. The aims of this research are to analyze role and action of Miura and background of his approach to the people of Bali on that time. This is qualitative approach using the theories of history in analyzing the documents and data. The result shows there are number of Miura’s important act among the people of Bali such as: (1) to be connector and adviser to the people of Bali in their relationship to Japanese military government; (2) the conceptor of the religious reform; (3) initiator the empowerment of Balinese in economic term; (4) to be representative of Japanese government in kenkokudoushikai, the Independent Preparation Committee of Bali. The last one can be determined as confession of the personage of Miura because he was only Japanese this committee. Background of his life, born in academic-religious family made strong foundation of his character in humanism as he showed in his approach to the Balinese. He acted as citizen of Japanese to support the country mission, but in the other hand, use persuasive-humanism approach in implementing the militaristic policy simultaneously. By that approach, he got the trust of Balinese. The ending of life of Miura showed the important thing that Indonesian independent was not “gift” from Japan. , This study analyzed the life of Miura Jo under Japanese occupation in Bali in the year of 1942-1945. The aims of this research are to analyze role and action of Miura and background of his approach to the people of Bali on that time. This is qualitative approach using the theories of history in analyzing the documents and data. The result shows there are number of Miura’s important act among the people of Bali such as: (1) to be connector and adviser to the people of Bali in their relationship to Japanese military government; (2) the conceptor of the religious reform; (3) initiator the empowerment of Balinese in economic term; (4) to be representative of Japanese government in kenkokudoushikai, the Independent Preparation Committee of Bali. The last one can be determined as confession of the personage of Miura because he was only Japanese this committee. Background of his life, born in academic-religious family made strong foundation of his character in humanism as he showed in his approach to the Balinese. He acted as citizen of Japanese to support the country mission, but in the other hand, use persuasive-humanism approach in implementing the militaristic policy simultaneously. By that approach, he got the trust of Balinese. The ending of life of Miura showed the important thing that Indonesian independent was not “gift” from Japan. ]