Yoshida Doctrine

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The Yoshida Doctrine ( Japanese 吉田 ド ク ト リ ン , Yoshida dokutorin ; English Yoshida Doctrine ), named after the Japanese post-war Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida , formed the basis of Japanese foreign policy for a long time after the Second World War and continues to influence it today.

Content orientation

The main goal of Yoshida ( Japanese Prime Minister from 1946 to 1947 and from 1948 to 1954) was to bring about an economic recovery in Japan as quickly as possible through close ties to the United States . All other goals should be followed. In return he accepted an extensive foreign policy impotence. He was also of the opinion that the United States should protect Japan militarily and also strictly opposed rearmament. The Japanese army should only be rebuilt rudimentary and under no circumstances should it be deployed outside of Japan. Regional cooperation, such as that supported by Konrad Adenauer within NATO , was also strictly rejected by Yoshida. In order to ensure the military security of Japan, he made military bases available to the United States .

Background to content

Yoshida's strike rejection of rearmament was not based on pacifist views. He was considered more of a nationalist and his politics also pursued national interests. By fully focusing on economic reconstruction and technological advances, Japan should regain a higher position in world politics, if possible a status similar to that of the pre-war period. The doctrine with its special status of economic strength then also formed the basis for the following Japanese governments until the end of the Cold War (with the exception of the Nakasone government between 1982 and 1987), although it did not bring Japan the hoped-for gain in recognition. Despite its immense economic wealth, Japan was cautiously recognized as a "great" nation internationally, not least because it was militarily dependent on American protection.

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  1. ↑ Mark Beeson: " Japan and Southeast Asia: The Lineaments of Quasi-Hegemony ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 169 kB) “, in: Garry Rodan, Kevin Hewison and Richard Robison: The Political Economy of South-East Asia: An Introduction . 2nd edition, Melbourne: Oxford University Press 2001 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / eprint.uq.edu.au
  2. ↑ Kenneth B. Pyle : Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose . Public Affairs, New York 2007, ISBN 1-58648-417-6 , pp.  230-239 .
  3. ↑ Kenneth B. Pyle: Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose . Public Affairs, New York 2007, ISBN 1-58648-417-6 , pp. 243 .

literature

  • Kenneth B. Pyle: Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose. Public Affairs , New York 2007, ISBN 1-58648-417-6 .