Question 1: The importance of the Yoshida Doctrine in postwar Japanese economic prosperity.
Question 2: Provide reasons why Japan pursued a national security strategy that remained dependent on
American national security strategy such as NSC 68 during the Cold War. Question 3: Why is Japan pursuing a
national security strategy that remains dependent on the American containment
policy toward China?
Question 4: What is Japan doing on its own initiative in areas of foreign economic policies? Provide two
examples.
Finally, can Japan learn from what Ayukawa was
trying to do in the early 1950s in addressing international economic interdependence?