Has Postwar Japan Restored its Sovereignty? :

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  • 戦後の日本は主権を回復したか
  • 戦後の日本は主権を回復したか : 「独立の実質化」の問題の視点から
  • センゴ ノ ニホン ワ シュケン オ カイフク シタ カ : 「 ドクリツ ノ ジッシツカ 」 ノ モンダイ ノ シテン カラ
  • From the Perspective of “Substantializing Independence”
  • ―「独立の実質化」 の問題の視点から

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<p>Japan recovered its sovereignty in April 1952, but in the Diet many leading politicians criticized PM Yoshida’s decision to conclude the Japan-U.S. security treaty which granted the U.S. the right to deploy its forces in Japan and its vicinity. Many Japanese politicians and experts regarded the treaty as being one-sided and unequal.</p><p>  Subsequent administrations worked on the revision of the treaty and the reversion of Okinawa to Japan, to solve the problem of inequality between the two countries. But the Japanese government was forced to deal simultaneously with complex nuclear issues in the course of the negotiations. The U.S. hoped to introduce nukes into Japan if the Japanese government consented, but it was reluctant to do so out of its concern for any detriment to Japan’s sovereignty. The Japanese government tried to find out what was possible and developed special formulas involving the prior consultation system. This paper examines the development of such formulas, using diplomatic documents and oral history materials which provide insights into the motives of key Japanese figures and the background of their highly political judgments.</p>

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