conflict and compromise after Anpo Kapur, Nick 1980- creator author. text bibliography mau Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press ©2018 2018 2018 monographic eng

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325 pages : illustations ; 24 cm Japan at the Crossroads explains how massive protests in Japan against the US-Japan alliance in 1960 produced enduring transformations in Japanese politics, society, and culture, as well as in US-Japan relations and the Cold War international system. The protests were the largest popular protests in Japan's modern history, lasting more than a year and reaching a violent climax in June 1960, when thousands of radical activists stormed the National Legislature, precipitating a battle with police and yakuza thugs which injured thousands. Although the protests ultimately failed to prevent passage of the Security Treaty, which remains in force to this day, they did shock the nation and the world, leading to the cancelation of a greatly anticipated visit to Japan by US president Eisenhower, the resignation of Japanese prime minister Kishi Nobusuke, and ultimately, the reformulation of US-Japan diplomacy and Japanese political and social relations.-- Introduction -- Reformulating the US-Japan alliance -- Stabilizing conservative rule -- The waning of the opposition parties -- The collapse of the 1960 coalition -- New directions in literature and the arts -- Reshaping the landscape of expression -- Conclusion. Nick Kapur. Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-308) and index. AAL a-ja--- n-us--- Kishi, Nobusuke 1896-1987 Protest movements Japan History Japan Foreign relations 1945-1989 United States Foreign relations 1953-1961 Japan Civilization American influences Japan Relations United States United States Relations Japan HN723.5 K355 2018 322.440952 9780674984424 2017058403 Ayesha Abed Library MH/DLC 260607 20260607175502.0 45854 eng