...Chapter three begins with the discussion of the struggle for outside influence over Korea by China, Japan, Russia, and other countries during the second half of the nineteenth century and how the US became an “elder brother.” Clemens examines at length Japan’s ambitions in war and in the world...

... America and Japan. Rusch took stands on racial injustice and worked to uplift the poor people of rural Japan, but at some points he compromised his religious principles as he became involved in the dark intrigue of America’s Cold War policy. Rusch was also something of a con man, a kind of Robin Hood who...

...Chapter 2 describes how Paul Rusch, in the face of rising militarism in Japan and increasing anti-Japanese sentiment in America, held fast to his belief that war could be averted through prayer and promoting Christianity in Japan. Despite a growing anti-Western movement in Japan, Rusch worked...

... was to teach the Japanese Western methods of agriculture, including the introduction of a dairy farming to highland Japan. Toward that end, Rusch made an effort to send both dairy and beef cattle to Kiyosato, with some humorous results. Though Rusch received the support of the Episcopal Church in the beginning...

... Against ” Sino Russian Good Neighbor Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Sino Soviet Treaty of Friendship Alliance and Mutual Assistance Taiwan foreign trade Heilongjiang River Japan Lukin Alexander Ussuri River Uzbekistan China threat theory Heixiazi Island Treaty of Beijing 1860 Tumen...

... expected, he impetuously embarked on another path of opportunity. He made trips to Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, and China before reaching Hongkong wherein he met many different people. Moreover, Lea found it unreasonable to stay longer in China as he knew he had to get out of the country. Although his...

..., Ski Patrol, and Secret Agent in Japan. Amazing Mrs Holliday The Christianity Durbin Deanna Harvey Forrester Mrs Miniver occupied countries in Asia Peters Susan Poland Song of Russia Taylor Robert Travers Henry Back to Bataan Blitz Britain Hitler Adolph Passport...

...American occupation authorities insisted that Japan adopt a democratic constitution, but Japanese political leaders were reluctant to revise the undemocratic prewar constitution. So General MacArthur tasked two dozen GHQ officials with ghostwriting a model constitution that would, with Japanese...

... largely begun during the Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson administrations limited Japanese expansion from 1905 until 1931. During the 1930s, however, Japan repeatedly challenged American containment, and the policy underwent significant changes as the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration abandoned...

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... Walther Pilsen Remagen Ruhr pocket Torgau Europe conflict United States Charles Lindbergh Joseph Kennedy Japan neutrality acts isolationism war The renewal of the twentieth-century European conflict did not initially attract a great deal of interest in the United States. The country...

... “rise” that stressed nonprovocative “time-biding” postures and engagement in support of building Chinese national power through economic development, was of central importance. Initially Japan was well-regarded, but after an economic downturn, it was no longer considered a good model. Thus more self...

...This chapter traces the evolution of Japan’s cabinet system in the first years of the “1955 System,” during which time a seniority system for cabinet ministers became established. Because Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers monopolized ministerial portfolios, appointment to a cabinet post...

...This chapter focuses on the cabinets that occupied Japan’s executive helm from September 2006 through late 2013. During this period, the difficulties of dealing with “Twisted Diets” – in which the ruling coalition did not control an upper house majority – posed problems for prime ministers...

... power in the Western Pacific. Combining this with containment or deterrence would be in line with the principles of moral democratic realism. Meanwhile, the war on terror failed to dampen US relations with Japan and India, which shares with the US its concern over China's attempt to dominate East Asia...

... L27 HMS Lombok Strait P class submarines Poseidon HMS Rainbow HMS Wei Hai Wei flying boats group submarine tactics Oswald HMS Royal Air Force RAF submarines wolf pack tactics Rover HMS T class submarines China Station Far East Hong Kong Interwar Japan Main Fleet Royal Navy...

... through cyberattacks, presentations of military might, and seizure of territory. Some of the territories newly claimed by China were contested by the Philippines, Japan, and India, leading to blockades by both the People’s Liberation Army navy and the navies of the other countries claiming the territory...

... France Great Britain Italy Japan treaty of 1911 Nine Power Treaty of 1922 Pittman Key Spain Washington Naval Conference Berle Adolph A Borah William E Brussels Conference of 1937 Gleason S Everett Hull Cordell Langer William L Welles Sumner Lippmann Walter nationalism Pearl Harbor attack...

... of democracy by supporting pro-American Japanese candidates while hindering their opponents. At the same time, Rusch was working to restore institutions of the Nippon Seikokai, the Episcopal Church of Japan, and he used his authority as an army officer to forward his various projects...