K.K. Kawakami and U.S.-Japan relations : the forty-year road to Pearl Harbor /

U.S.-Japan relations occupy an important position in international affairs. This book analyzes the writings of Japanese journalist K. K. Kawakami to provide insight into the decline of U.S.-Japan relations from 1901 to 1941. His writings do much to help us understand the reasons behind the clash at...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hoover, William D. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023].
Subjects:	Kawakami, Kiyoshi Karl, > 1875-1949. Journalists > Japan > Biography. Japan > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > Japan. Japan > Foreign relations > 1912-1945. United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

The historical setting of Japanese-American relations
Kawakami's Japanese roots and the lure of America, 1873-1901
Kawakami analyzes the beginnings of tension between Japan and America, 1901-13
World War I and expanding Japan-US controversies, 1914-1919
Growing problems in US-Japan relations, 1919-1921
Kawakami describes uplifting factors but sees shadows in Japanese-American relations, 1921-1930
Kawakami confronts declining Japanese-American relations, 1931-1937
Kawakami's dream of amiable Japanese-American relations crushed, 1937-1941
The United States exerts economic pressure in attempt to reign in Japan.