Fighting Japan's Cold War - Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and His Times

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of Tables List of Acronyms Usage Notes Introduction 1. Nakasone’s Youth: From Lumber to the Home Ministry 2. Deployment and Defeat: A Lieutenant in the Navy 3. The “Young Officer”: Nakasone’s Time in the Opposition 4. The Conservative Merger and Nakasone’s First Cabinet Position: Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency under Kishi 5. From “Killing Time” to Becoming a Faction Leader 6. “Autonomous Defense” and the Three Non-Nuclear Principles: Nakasone under Satō – Minister of Transportation and Director-General of the Defense Agency 7. “Neoliberalism” and the Oil Crisis: MITI Minister in the Tanaka Government 8. The “Sankaku Daifuku Chū” Era: LDP Secretary-General, General Council Chairman, and Director-General of the Administrative Management Agency 9. 1,806 Days as Prime Minister: Seeking to Be a “Presidential Prime Minister” I. Tanaka Kakuei’s Shadow and the Results of Proactive Diplomacy: Nakasone’s First Term II. “Pacific Cooperation” and Privatization: Nakasone’s Second Term III. The Weight of 304 Seats: Nakasone’s Third Term 10. “Rain of Cicada Cries”: The 32 Years after Being Prime Minister Conclusion Timeline Index