Protest in Tokyo : The Security Treaty Crisis of 1960

A closely documented, balanced account of the bitter political struggle in May and June of 1960 when thousands of Japanese rioted in protest against the revised treaty. William W. Lockwood calls it "one of the best case studies of Japanese political behavior ever written." Originally published in 1966. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Preface CONTENTS List of Abbreviations and Organizations 1. JAPAN AND THE ORIGINAL SECURITY TREATY World Communist Reactions Popular Japanese Reactions to the Treaties The Socialists The Communists The Progressive Intellectuals and the Treaty Summary 2. TREATY DIPLOMACY AND CONSERVATIVE POLITICS Pressures for Treaty Revision Popular Attitudes Toward U.S. Troops and Bases 1957: Origins of the Treaty Revision Movement The Second Rise of Kishi Road to Negotiations: The "New Era" Foreign Policy Dilemmas for Japan Kishi and the Conservative Factions Conservative Factions and the Treaty Negotiations Summary 3. THE LEFT WING AND THE PEOPLE'S COUNCIL, 1959 The Socialist Party Sohyo The Communist Party Zengakuren The Police Bill Controversy Formation of the People's Council Organization and Activities of the People's Council Summary and Conclusions 4. THE APPROACHING STORM The Socialist Split The Sunakawa Case The Anti-treaty Forces, 1959 The Pro-treaty Forces, 1959 Public Opinion on the Treaty Issue, 1959 5. NOVEMBER 27 AND THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY The "November 27 Incident" In the Wake of November 27 The First Haneda Incident: January 16, 1960 The Treaty Is Signed 6. THE GREAT DEBATE OF 1960 The Communist Bloc and the Treaty Political Strategies in the Great Debate The Debate in the Diet The Debate Outside the Diet 7. KISHI'S GAMBIT: MAY 19 Outside the Diet: The Left Wing Before May 19 The U-2 and Rising Tension Party Strategies for the Ratification Vote 19-May Reactions to Kishi's Surprise Maneuver 8. THE CRISIS Impasse in the Diet Strikes and Demonstrations The Intellectuals Mobilize Attitudes in the Mass Media Hagerty Is Mobbed June 15: Day of Bloodshed The Treaty Is Ratified and Kishi Resigns 9. THE CALM The Liberal Democratic Party and the Struggle for Power The Left Wing After the Crisis The Right Wing and the Resurgence of Violence General Elections, 1960 and 1963 Japanese Views of the Crisis 10. CONCLUSION The Nationalist Theme The Alliance Democracy APPENDICES A. Security Treaty Between the United States of America and Japan B. Joint Communiqu6, June 21, 1957 C. Joint Statement of September 11, 1958 D. Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan E. Joint Communique, January 19, 1960 F. Joint Declaration of the Seven Major Newspapers, June 17, 1960 BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX A closely documented, balanced account of the bitter political struggle in May and June of 1960 when thousands of Japanese rioted in protest against the revised treaty. William W. Lockwood calls it "one of the best case studies of Japanese political behavior ever written."Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905