This week, we’re covering the postwar “Red Scare” in Japan, which has roots going back to the early 20th century but which was boosted during the postwar era by right-wing politicians and even members of the American occupation government. That conspiracy would, in turn, help shape both prewar and postwar politics on a profound level.
Sources
Kapur, Nick. Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo
Szpilman, Christoper W. A. “Conservatism and its Enemies in Prewar Japan: The Case of Hiranuma Kiichiro and the Kokuhonsha.” Hitsotsubashi Journal of Social Studies 30 (December, 1998)
Briscoe, Charles H. “The May Day Riots.” Veritas 8, No 1, 2012
NYT Article from 1939 on Hiranuma’s ascension to Prime Minister.
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