Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics: Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'

by Ian Gow

Overview

This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (Navy) relations and on the professional and political career of one leading naval figure, Admiral Kato Kanji (1873-1939). In this re-appraisal of Kato's career, the author challenges the conventional and negative interpretation of both Kato's role in the naval politics and factions within the Imperial Navy, utilizing Kato's involvement in the domestic political debate as a focal device for studying two key areas of Japanese civil-military relations: civilian control and the phenomenon of massive, overt naval intervention in domestic politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415650151
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/15/2012
Series:	Japan Library
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ian Gow

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: KAT?’S FORMATIVE YEARS 1 The Early Years 2 1882–1921: Naval Career, From Student to Naval Academy President 3 The Road to the Washington Conference PART II: KAT? AND NAVAL LIMITATION 4 Kat? at Washington, 1921–22 5 From Washington to London: The Years 1922–29 6 The Road to the 1930 London Naval Conference 7 Kat? Opposes the ‘American Compromise’ 8 Kat? and the Treaty Ratification Issue 9 Kat? as Supreme Military Councillor, and Treaty Ratification 10 Kat?’s Final Years, Conclusion