| Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo Subjects: Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan (1960 January 19); Protest movements -- Japan; In spring of 1960, Japan's government passed Anpo, a revision of the postwar treaty that allows the United States to maintain a military presence in Japan. This move triggered the largest popular backlash in the nation's modern history. These protests, Nick Kapur argues in Japan at the Crossroads , changed the evolution of Japan's politics and culture, along with its global role. |