Negotiating the U.S.Japan Alliance - 9781138349971

Taylor & Francis

Negotiating the U.S.Japan AllianceJapan Confidential\nAuthor(s): Yukinori Komine\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138349971, 978-1138349971\nSynopsis\nIn recent years, the [url] alliance has marked several anniversaries, including 40 years since the 1969 decision on the reversion of Okinawa. These occasions have provided crucial opportunities to reassess the continuing significance of [url] security and diplomatic relations, prompting this investigation into major issues in negotiations between the two countries.\n\nThis book is the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the [url] and Japanese foreign policy formulation and implementation processes from 1961 to 1978, which also explores the long-term strategic significance of the [url] deterrence in East Asia. It is based on numerous declassified and previously unused [url] and Japanese documents, oral histories, and the authors interviews with former o.