Yoshida Shigeru: Last Meiji Man Book

Foreword to the New Edition     ix
Editor's Note     xv
Preface to the Original Edition     xvii
Acknowledgments     xix
The Yoshida Memoirs: The Story of Japan in Crisis
The Unfolding Tragedy     3
The Crisis Breaks     13
Aftermath of Defeat     27
Blueprint for an Occupation     37
General MacArthur and His Aides     41
My Political Apprenticeship     51
The "Yoshida Era" Begins     58
My First Cabinet     65
In Opposition-and an Election Victory     70
The Last Three Yoshida Cabinets     75
The West Revisited     83
Old Friends in Britain and the United States     96
The Postwar Constitution     104
Critics of the New Constitution     117
The Purges     120
Educational Reform     136
Police Reform     144
The Self-Defense Force     149
Agricultural Reform     160
The Postwar Food Crisis     167
Labor Reforms and After     172
My Views on Japan's Labor Movement     181
The Communists as a Destructive Force     188
The San Francisco PeaceTreaty     197
Preparatory Negotiations for Peace     202
The San Francisco Peace Conference     206
The Territorial Question     211
The U.S.-Japan Security Treaty     213
The Administrative Agreement     218
Postscript     224
New Translation
Korean War, Peace, and Independence     239
My View on the Imperial Household     246
Recollections of My Days as a Diplomat     257
Recollections of Friends     272
Glossary     294
Index     298
About the Editor     313