Red Scare in Japan

The Red Scare in Japan refers to the promotion of fear of the rise of communism and socialism in Japan.

Anti-Comintern Pact

Throughout the history of Imperial Japan, the government suppressed socialist and communist movements.^[1] In order to combat the Communist International, Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany and Italy in Nov. 6, 1937.^[2]

End of World War II in Asia

Near the end of World War II in Asia, Prince Konoe Fumimaro promoted the fear of a communist revolution as a result of Japan's defeat.^[3]

Cold War and CIA funding for anti-communist parties

In response to Cold War tensions in Asia, the CIA funded the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in an effort to turn Japan into a bulwark against communism during the 1950s and 1960s.^[4]

See also

• Japan portal

• Japanese dissidence during the Shōwa period
• Political repression in Imperial Japan
• Japanese Red Army
• Red Purge

Further reading

• Tetsuya Kataoka (1991). The Price of a Constitution: The Origin of Japan's Postwar Politics. Taylor & Francis. p. 28.
• Richard H. Mitchell (1992). Janus-Faced Justice: Political Criminals in Imperial Japan. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 153–154.

External links

• Interview with Richard B. Finn. The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project. April 8, 1991. pp. 24–25.