Japan’s Civil Society Protests of 1960

S1, E4: Focus on the 1960 political crisis over a new security treaty with the US that ironically brought an era of stability to Japanese politics. Then-prime minister Kishi Nobusuke used dictatorial methods to outflank leftist opponents, causing his own downfall, but also establishing a rule for his successors: Don’t be “Kishi.” The outcome helped cement Japan’s place in the international order.