1st Edition
Projecting British Ideas on Post-War Japan Propaganda, Cultural Exchange and Overseas Information Policy, 1945–1975
By Yoshiomi Saito
Copyright 2026
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction
1. Projecting British socialism in occupied Japan
2. The politics of the royal representation
3. The road to the Anglo–Japanese cultural agreement
4. Launching official magazines: The cases of British Opinion and Britain Today
5. The limits of propaganda operations
6. Managing royal images through orchestrated royal exchanges
Conclusion
Biography
Yoshiomi Saito is Professor at the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies in Kyoto University, Japan. His research focuses on Cultural Cold War History and post-war Anglo–Japanese relations.
