1st Edition

The Crafting of the Postwar Peace Treaty with Japan, 1945–1951

By Seung Mo Kang Copyright 2025
208 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines how the Treaty of Peace with Japan, a momentous agreement that delineated postwar order in the Pacific, was negotiated between Japan and 48 other nations in 1951. Even though the treaty was created to legally end the state of war between Japan and its Pacific War enemies, many other considerations - some of which had hardly anything to do with the Pacific War - were involved.... Read more

1. The Early Attempt for a Peace Settlement and Its Failure, 1945-1947

2. The Transitional Years, 1948-1949

3. The Formative Years and the Japanese Peace Treaty, 1950-1951

4. The Treaty Signatories

5. The Most-Favored-Nation Treatment Conundrum

6. The Reparations Clause 

Chapter 7. The High-Seas Fisheries Question

Chapter 8. The Territorial Terms and Undefined Ownership

Chapter 9. The San Francisco Peace Conference

Biography

Seung Mo Kang works as an official historian at the South Korean Defense Ministry’s Institute of Military History. His research interests include diplomatic history (especially US foreign and security policy) from the late 19th century onwards, grand strategy and maritime security.