TIME quotes Japanese politics expert Ellis Krauss
Change in Tokyo: Hatoyama's Bid for Respect
04/19/2010
Michael Schuman,
TIME
In mid-1950s Japan, during the years after the country's devastating defeat in World War II, Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama believed his island nation should not become too subservient to the U.S. To make his point, he flew to Moscow to normalize relations with the Soviet Union. It was a bold stand to take at the opening of the Cold War — and one that ultimately failed. Despite Hatoyama's views, Japan locked itself firmly into the U.S. orbit, becoming America's key Asian ally.
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Professor Krauss is a leading expert on Japanese politics, U.S.-Japan relations, and Japan's political economy.
