Destiny in the Pacific: implications for U.S. policy of rising Japanese nationalism and economic power.

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Hill, Gerald D. III.
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1986-06Advisor
Buss, Claude A.
Olsen, Edward A.
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The thesis of this paper is that rising Japanese
economic power has been reinforced over the last decade by a
traditional sense of nationalism and pride in Japan. This
swell of sentiment has at its roots the same components
which led to the growth of militarism in the 1930' s. This
paper examines the growth of modern nationalism in Japan
through this century, stressing those components of the
culture and the environment which are common to both pre and
post -World War II Japan.
The clear theme gleaned from Japanese actions in this
century is her faith in her own destiny as an international
leader. Current U. S. policy with regard to trade and
defense toward Japan is too heavy-handed, too likely to
produce a backlash of sentiment in Japan in the coming
years. The U. S. needs a policy which recognizes the
Japanese view of their role in the world but at the same
time draws them into a position supportive of U. S. interests
in the Pacific and the world. This paper concludes by
proposing a new policy for the U. S. which accords best with
the cultural, economic, and political developments of modern
Japan.
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