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1. Introduction: A Study of Prime Ministers in Postwar Japan
2. Kantaro Suzuki: The Premier Who Ended the War
3. Naruhiko Higashikuni: The Imperial Leader Who Disbanded the Armed Forces
4. Kijuro Shidehara: An Internationalist Who Embraced the Peace Clause
5. Shigeru Yoshida (I): The Antiwar Pacifist as a Diplomat and Leader
6. Tetsu Katayama: The Christian Pacifist and First Socialist Premier
7. Hitoshi Ashida: The Diplomat, Journalist, and Advocate for International Peace
8. Shigeru Yoshida (II): The Peace Treaty, the Alliance, and the Self-Defense Forces
9. Ichiro Hatoyama: The First LDP Premier to Normalize Relations with Moscow
10. Tanzan Ishibashi: The Antiwar Journalist, Statesman, and Peace Philosopher
11. Nobusuke Kishi: The Nationalist Premier Who Revised the Security Treaty
12. Hayato Ikeda: The Income Doubling Plan and Peace through Prosperity Initiative
13. Eisaku Sato: Non-Nuclear Policy, Nuclear-Free Okinawa, and the Peace Prize
14. Kakuei Tanaka: Remodeling Japan and Normalizing Relations with China
15. Takeo Miki: The Antiwar Pacifist and Advocate for Clean Politics
16. Takeo Fukuda: The Fukuda Doctrine and All-Directional Peace Diplomacy
17. Masayoshi Ohira: The Architect of the Pacific Basin Cooperation Concept
18. Zenko Suzuki: The Dovish Premier in Pursuit of the Politics of Harmony
19. Yasuhiro Nakasone: The Nationalist Leader in Search of Autonomy and True Alliance
20. Noboru Takeshita: The Advocate for International Cooperation for World Peace
21. Sosuke Uno: Scandals and Summit Diplomacy
22. Toshiki Kaifu: The Gulf Crisis, UN Peace Cooperation Bill, and the Gulf War
23. Kiichi Miyazawa: UNPKO and the Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces
24. Morihiro Hosokawa: The First Non-LDP/Non-Communist Coalition Government.-25. Tsutomu Hata: The Shortest-Serving Premier under the Postwar Constitution
26. Tomiichi Murayama: Official Apology for Japans Colonial Rule and Aggression
27. Ryutaro Hashimoto: The Japan-US Joint Declaration and Defense Guidelines
28. Keizo Obuchi: The Visionary and Initiator of Japans Human Security Diplomacy
29. Yoshiro Mori: The Kyushu-Okinawa Summit to the Olympic Truce Resolution
30. Junichiro Koizumi: From Kantei Diplomacy to Anti-Nuclear Diplomacy
31. Shinzo Abe (I): Toward a Beautiful Country and Constitutional Revision
32. Yasuo Fukuda: Struggles for International Contribution in the Twisted Diet
33. Taro Aso: Value-Oriented Diplomacy and the Arc of Freedom and Prosperity
34. Yukio Hatoyama: First DPJ Premier and the Vision for the East Asian Community
35. Naoto Kan: The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Nuclear Disaster
36. Yoshihiko Noda: Decision on Atomic Energy and SDF Dispatch to South Sudan
37. Shinzo Abe (II): Abenomics and Proactive Contribution to Peace
38. Yoshihide Suga: Toward a Carbon-Neutral Society during the Pandemic
39. Conclusion: Japanese Prime Ministers in the Changing International System.
2. Kantaro Suzuki: The Premier Who Ended the War
3. Naruhiko Higashikuni: The Imperial Leader Who Disbanded the Armed Forces
4. Kijuro Shidehara: An Internationalist Who Embraced the Peace Clause
5. Shigeru Yoshida (I): The Antiwar Pacifist as a Diplomat and Leader
6. Tetsu Katayama: The Christian Pacifist and First Socialist Premier
7. Hitoshi Ashida: The Diplomat, Journalist, and Advocate for International Peace
8. Shigeru Yoshida (II): The Peace Treaty, the Alliance, and the Self-Defense Forces
9. Ichiro Hatoyama: The First LDP Premier to Normalize Relations with Moscow
10. Tanzan Ishibashi: The Antiwar Journalist, Statesman, and Peace Philosopher
11. Nobusuke Kishi: The Nationalist Premier Who Revised the Security Treaty
12. Hayato Ikeda: The Income Doubling Plan and Peace through Prosperity Initiative
13. Eisaku Sato: Non-Nuclear Policy, Nuclear-Free Okinawa, and the Peace Prize
14. Kakuei Tanaka: Remodeling Japan and Normalizing Relations with China
15. Takeo Miki: The Antiwar Pacifist and Advocate for Clean Politics
16. Takeo Fukuda: The Fukuda Doctrine and All-Directional Peace Diplomacy
17. Masayoshi Ohira: The Architect of the Pacific Basin Cooperation Concept
18. Zenko Suzuki: The Dovish Premier in Pursuit of the Politics of Harmony
19. Yasuhiro Nakasone: The Nationalist Leader in Search of Autonomy and True Alliance
20. Noboru Takeshita: The Advocate for International Cooperation for World Peace
21. Sosuke Uno: Scandals and Summit Diplomacy
22. Toshiki Kaifu: The Gulf Crisis, UN Peace Cooperation Bill, and the Gulf War
23. Kiichi Miyazawa: UNPKO and the Dispatch of Self-Defense Forces
24. Morihiro Hosokawa: The First Non-LDP/Non-Communist Coalition Government.-25. Tsutomu Hata: The Shortest-Serving Premier under the Postwar Constitution
26. Tomiichi Murayama: Official Apology for Japans Colonial Rule and Aggression
27. Ryutaro Hashimoto: The Japan-US Joint Declaration and Defense Guidelines
28. Keizo Obuchi: The Visionary and Initiator of Japans Human Security Diplomacy
29. Yoshiro Mori: The Kyushu-Okinawa Summit to the Olympic Truce Resolution
30. Junichiro Koizumi: From Kantei Diplomacy to Anti-Nuclear Diplomacy
31. Shinzo Abe (I): Toward a Beautiful Country and Constitutional Revision
32. Yasuo Fukuda: Struggles for International Contribution in the Twisted Diet
33. Taro Aso: Value-Oriented Diplomacy and the Arc of Freedom and Prosperity
34. Yukio Hatoyama: First DPJ Premier and the Vision for the East Asian Community
35. Naoto Kan: The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Nuclear Disaster
36. Yoshihiko Noda: Decision on Atomic Energy and SDF Dispatch to South Sudan
37. Shinzo Abe (II): Abenomics and Proactive Contribution to Peace
38. Yoshihide Suga: Toward a Carbon-Neutral Society during the Pandemic
39. Conclusion: Japanese Prime Ministers in the Changing International System.