The Anpo Treaty Protests and the Decline of Japan’s Postwar Left
The summer of 1960 in Japan was a crucible of dissent, a time when the streets of Tokyo, and indeed much of the nation, became a battleground of ideals. At its heart was the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, a pact that had underpinned the post-war American occupation and guaranteed Japan’s security in a Cold War world. … Read more