The History of US-Japan Relations

Examining the 160 year relationship between America and Japan, this cutting edge collection considers the evolution of the relationship of these two nations which straddle the Pacific, from the first encounters in the 19th century to major international shifts in a post 9/11 world. It examines the emergence of Japan in the wake of the 1905 Russo-Japanese War and the development of U.S. policies toward East Asia at the turn of the century. It goes on to study the impact of World War One in Asia, the Washington Treaty System, the issue of Immigration Issue and the deterioration of US-Japan relations in the 1930s as Japan invaded Manchuria. It also reflects on the Pacific War and the Occupation of Japan, and the country-s postwar Resurgence, democratization and economic recovery, as well as the maturing and the challenges facing the US Japan relationship as it progresses into the 21st century. This is a key read for those interested in the history of this important relationship as well as for scholars of diplomatic history and international relations.

Makoto Iokibe, Ph.D. is Chancellor, Prefectural University of Kumamoto and President of the Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute. He is also Professor Emeritus of Japanese political and diplomatic history, Kobe University and Former President, National Defense Academy of Japan. Tosh Minohara, Ph.D. is Professor of US-Japan Relations at the Graduate School of Law, Kobe University, Japan, and holds a joint appointment with the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. He has published many monographs, articles and reviews on prewar US-Japan relations and Japanese diplomacy, including The Japanese Exclusion Act and US-Japan Relations (2002), which was awarded the 2003 Japanese Association for American Studies Shimizu Hiroshi Prize and The Anti-Japanese Movement in America and US-Japan Relations (2016).

PART I.- America Encounters Japan, 1836-94.- The Emergence of Japan on the Global Stage, 1895-1908.- The Great War and Shifting Relations, 1909-1919.- The 1920s: The Washington Treaty System and the Immigration Issue.- The 1930s: Japan's War with China and American Non-recognition.- PART II.- The Pacific War and the Occupation of Japan, 1941-52.- The 1950s: Pax Americana and Japan's Postwar Resurgence.- The 1960s: Japan's Economic Rise and the Maturing of the Partnership.- The 1970s: Stresses on the Relationship.- The 1980s: The Decade of Neoliberalism.- The 1990s: From a Drifting Relationship to a Redefinition of the Alliance.- US-Japan Leadership in the Post-9/11 World.