Decade after Defeat: Japan 1945-1955

A Conversation between Yoshikuni Igarashi, PhD, and Jason Dawsey, PhD

One of the country's leading authorities on post-1945 Japan joins an Institute historian to discuss this crucial time in Japanese history. How did the deep enmity between Imperial Japan and the United States during World War II transform into a lasting postwar alliance? How did the authoritarian Japanese state transition into a democracy? How did the Japanese respond to the experience of defeat, occupation, and then restoration of independence in the decade after World War II? This engaging conversation will throw light on these momentous shifts in Japanese politics and society.