Politics and power in 20th-century Japan : the reminiscences of Miyazawa Kiichi

The Importance of Miyazawa Kiichi: Translation Editor's Introduction Preface 1. Early Life/ On Completion of the Interviews 2. Experiences before and during World War II: The Japan-America Student Conference and the Heading of Tax Offices 3. The Ministry of Finance after Defeat in World War II 4. Negotiations with GHQ: The Dodge Line and the Shoup Tax System 5. Attending the San Francisco Peace Conference 6. The Beginnings of Kochikai, and the Anpo Protests 7. Ikeda's Visit to America and His Meeting with President Kennedy 8. The Japan-U.S Textile Negotiations 9. From the Plaza Accord to the Bursting of the Economic Bubble 10. Miyazawa as Prime Minister 11. Considering 21st Century Japan Epilogue: On Completion of the Interviews Chronology of Miyazawa Kiichi's Life and Related Events Index