Peter Mauch is Assistant Professor of International History at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. His writings include Historical Dictionary of United States-Japanese Relations (2007), as well as scholarly essays in such journals as Pacific Historical Review and Diplomatic History.

• Preface; Contents; Important Persons in the Text; Introduction; 1: The Early Occupation Period, 1945—1947; 2: The Cold War and Japan’s Economic Revival, 1948; 3: The Cold War and Japanese Security, January 1949—May 1950; 4: The Korean War and Japanese Security, June 1950—August 1951; 5: Japanese Independence and Defensibility, September 1951—December 1952; Appendix: Memorandum: Nomura’s Audience with the Emperor, October 24, 1949; Bibliography; Index

Peter Mauch is Assistant Professor of International History at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. His writings include Historical Dictionary of United States-Japanese Relations (2007), as well as scholarly essays in such journals as Pacific Historical Review and Diplomatic History.

• Preface; Contents; Important Persons in the Text; Introduction; 1: The Early Occupation Period, 1945—1947; 2: The Cold War and Japan’s Economic Revival, 1948; 3: The Cold War and Japanese Security, January 1949—May 1950; 4: The Korean War and Japanese Security, June 1950—August 1951; 5: Japanese Independence and Defensibility, September 1951—December 1952; Appendix: Memorandum: Nomura’s Audience with the Emperor, October 24, 1949; Bibliography; Index

Peter Mauch is Assistant Professor of International History at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. His writings include Historical Dictionary of United States-Japanese Relations (2007), as well as scholarly essays in such journals as Pacific Historical Review and Diplomatic History.

• Preface; Contents; Important Persons in the Text; Introduction; 1: The Early Occupation Period, 1945—1947; 2: The Cold War and Japan’s Economic Revival, 1948; 3: The Cold War and Japanese Security, January 1949—May 1950; 4: The Korean War and Japanese Security, June 1950—August 1951; 5: Japanese Independence and Defensibility, September 1951—December 1952; Appendix: Memorandum: Nomura’s Audience with the Emperor, October 24, 1949; Bibliography; Index