Japan’s Road to the Pacific War. Vol. I: Deterrent Diplomacy: Japan, Germany, and the USSR, 1935-1940: Selected Translations from Taiheiyo Senso E No Michi, Kaisen Gaiko Shi

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Editor’s Foreword Contents I. The Anti-Comintern Pact, 1935-1939 Introduction by Hans H. Baerwald Essay by Ohata Tokushirö Renovationism and Anticommunism The Negotiations Conclusion of the Pact The Soviet Reaction Efforts to Expand Pact Membership Efforts toward Strengthening the Anti-Comintern Pact The German Proposal The Kanoe Cabinet’s Ambiguous Attitude OUTLINE FOR STRENGTHENING POLITICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND GERMANY The Army-Foreign Ministry Stalemate The Army Refuses to Budge Unreconciled Differences at Home and Abroad II. The Japanese-Soviet Confrontation, 1935-1939 Introduction by Alvin D. Coox Essay by Hata Ikuhiko The Growing Crisis The Changkufeng Incident, July-August 1938 The Nomonhan Incident, May-September 1939 III. The Tripartite Pact, 1939-1940 Introduction by James William Morley Essay by Hosoya Chihiro Japan s Search for an Independent Foreign Policy The Lure of the Southern Advance Unless You Go Into the Tiger s Den, You Cannot Catch the Tiger's Cub The Matsuoka-Stahmer Negotiations The Conclusion of the Tripartite Pact Appendix 1. The Japanese-German Anti-Comintern Pact and Related Documents THE JAPANESE-GERMAN ANTI-COMINTERN PACT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS * PREAMBLE ARTICLE 1 ARTICLE 2 ARTICLE 3 ARTICLE 1 ARTICLE 2 ARTICLE 3 APPENDICES * Appendix 2. Proclamations of the Japanese and German Governments Announcing the Signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact, November 25, 1936 PROCLAMATION OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION OF THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT Appendix 3. The Army’s Hopes Regarding Current Foreign Policies, July 3, 1938 THE ARMY’S HOPES REGARDING CURRENT FOREIGN POLICIES JULY 3,1938 * II. OPERATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE ANTI-COMINTERN AXIS III. OPERATIONS VIS-À-VIS THE SOVIET UNION Policy VI. OPERATIONS VIS-À-VIS FRANCE Appendix 4. Instructions to the Japanese Ambassadors in Berlin and Rome Concerning the Conclusion by Japan, Germany, and Italy of a Treaty of Consultation and Mutual Assistance, January 25, 1939 5. The Matsuoka Draft Policy “On Strengthening Cooperation between Japan, Germany, and Italy,” July 30, 1940 Appendix 6. Comparison of Revised Provisions of Draft Policy Papers for Strengthening Ties between Japan, Germany, and Italy Appendix 7. The Tripartite Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan and Accompanying Notes, September 27, 1940 Notes ONE The Anti-Comintern Pact TWO The Japanese-Soviet Confrontation, 1935-1939 THREE The Tripartite Pact, 1939-1940 Bibliography Contributors Index