Ryuji Hattori is a Professor in the Faculty of Policy Studies at Chuo University, Japan and has an MA from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.

Graham B. Leonard is an Independent Translator and Researcher based in Seattle, Washington, USA

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Introduction

1 Nakasone's Youth: From Lumber to the Home Ministry

2 Deployment and Defeat: A Lieutenant in the Navy

3 The "Young Officer": Nakasone's Time in the Opposition

4 The Conservative Merger and Nakasone's First Cabinet Position: Director-General of the Science and Technology

Agency under Kishi

5 From "Killing Time" to Becoming a Faction Leader

6 "Autonomous Defense" and the Three Non-Nuclear Principles: Nakasone under Sat¿-Minister of Transportation and Director-General of the Defense Agency

7 "Neoliberalism" and the Oil Crisis: MITI Minister in the Tanaka Government

8 The "Sankaku Daifuku Ch¿" Era: LDP Secretary-General, General Council Chairman, and Director-General of the Administrative Management Agency

9 1,806 Days as Prime Minister: Seeking to Be a "Presidential Prime Minister"

I. Tanaka Kakuei's Shadow and the Results of Proactive Diplomacy: Nakasone's First Term

II. "Pacific Cooperation" and Privatization: Nakasone's Second Term

III. The Weight of 304 Seats: Nakasone's Third Term

10 "Rain of Cicada Cries": The 32 Years after Being Prime Minister

Conclusion

Timeline

Index