Postwar Japan¿s security and foreign policy

Author(s)

Paulo Daniel Watanabe

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Campinas, SP.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
• Defense date: 2012-03-20

Examining board members

Shiguenoli Miyamoto; César Augusto Lambert de Azevedo; Suzeley Kalil Mathias

• Advisor: Shiguenoli Miyamoto

Abstract

After surrendering on August 15th 1945, putting an end to the World War II, Japan was completely destroyed economically and physically, being subjected to a seven-year-occupation by the Allies (led by the U.S. General MacArthur). At the beginning of the Cold War in 1951, the San Francisco Peace Agreement and the Security Treaty Japan-U.S. were signed. Thus, the Occupation Forces led by the U.S. left Japan, which had its sovereignty restored on April 28th 1952 when the Peace Treaty came into effect. After that, Japan served as an American military base in order to protect its influence in the Asia/Pacific Area in exchange for the security of its territory. This essay intends to analyze the way in which Japan's foreign policy and its defense policy were constructed, as well its international power projection. It is also expected to check, as a result, whether there was or not any changes in its behavior in these areas (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/04600-4 - POSTWAR JAPAN S SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY
• Grantee: Paulo Daniel Watanabe
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master