Projecting British Ideas on Post-War Japan

Drawing from a wide array of English and Japanese primary sources, Saito examines the pivotal role of Britain’s overseas information policy in shaping post-war Anglo–Japanese relations. While the historiography of post-war Japan’s international relations has predominantly centred on US–Japan relations, Britain’s initiatives towards Japan have been largely overlooked. This book fills that lacuna by examining Britain’s efforts to influence Japan through a dynamic interplay of the allied occupation