1. Japan in Asia's Future.
- Author
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Ball, W. MacMahon
- Subjects
INTERNATIONAL relations ,GOVERNMENT policy ,JAPANESE politics & government ,VIETNAM War, 1961-1975 ,ECONOMIC recovery - Abstract
It seems certain that Japan must in its own right be a leading power in East Asia. The Japanese are the most highly educated people in Asia, much better educated than many Western peoples. They are skilled in science and technology, organization and management. Unlike many Asian nations they are remarkably homogeneous in race, religion, language and culture. But on the political and military fronts the story is different. Prime Minister Eisaku Sato has expressed his government's sympathy with U.S. objectives in Vietnam. In the last few years the Japanese leaders have gained the confidence to make it clear, however politely, that they want to make their assessments of what is happening in Asia, and to decide for themselves the role they want to play.
- Published
- 1968