“Japan’s Intractable Problems and American Involvement” by Minoru Yanagihashi is now available for purchase
“Preplanning was undertaken by the Department of State almost a year before the Pearl Harbor attack. It is surprising how early contingency planning began on how to address a defeated enemy; it was hypothetical planning.”
– an excerpt from the book
AR Press is honored to publish “Japan’s Intractable Problems and American Involvement” by Minoru Yanagihashi. The book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARPress website.
Indeed, implementation can be problematic. New factors or events can intervene, and decisions can be affected by the whims of policymakers. Even so, the role of planning is important, for it sets the tone and direction and provides the basis for further discussions. The importance of planning should not be minimized.
The book is intended for a general audience. Government proceedings tend to be complex, with a labyrinth of committees and organizations.
Minoru Yanagihashi is a second-generation Japanese American. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawai’i, and, early on, developed an interest in Japanese history and politics. He holds degrees from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (BA), the University of Washington (MLS), the University of California, Berkeley (MA), and the University of Michigan (PhD). Before his academic career, he served as an infantry officer in South Korea and was also a reference librarian at California State University in Los Angeles.
He did field research on electoral politics in Hyogo Prefecture under a Fulbright Hays grant. He has taught at several universities, including the University of Michigan and the University of Arizona. Besides electoral politics, he has an interest in Japanese foreign policy and relations.
Over seventy-five years have passed without any changes to the Japanese Constitution. A similar length of time has elapsed without the resolution of small island disputes with three of Japan’s neighbors.
The United States is involved in all of these protracted issues. The two sets of problems are (1) revision of the status of the emperor and Article 9 with its war renunciation clause, and (2) island disputes with Russia, South Korea, and China.
Individuals and organizations engaged in the planning, formulation, and implementation of policies are discussed, including the prospects for change. The resolution of these problems will go a long way in determining the nature of the move, the direction Japan takes, and what role it will play in the global community.
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