Postwar Japan: Growth, Security, and Uncertainty Since 1945

Japanese security, economic, institutional, and developmental policies have undergone a remarkable evolution in the 70 years since the end of World War II. In this volume, distinguished Japanese scholars reflect on the evolution of these policies and draw lessons for the coming decades. The pillars of Japan’s reentry into the international community since 1945 remain no less important seven decades later as Japan’s economy and society enter the next phase of maturity. The authors demonstrate the continuing viability of Japan’s postwar strategic choices, as well as the inevitability of adaptation to challenging new circumstances. This book will be of interest to historians of U.S.-Japan relations and policy makers seeking to place today’s policy issues in a historical context.

Contributions by Akiko Imai, Akiko Fukushima, Jun Saito, Kazuya Sakamoto, Yoshihide Soeya, and Yoko Takeda

Michael J. Green is senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at Center for Strategic and International Studies and chair in modern and contemporary Japanese politics and foreign policy at Georgetown University.

Zack Cooper is a fellow with the Asia team at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Dr. Cooper previously served in the Pentagon and White House, and received his PhD in security studies from Princeton University.