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    Look North Tokyo: Japanese business in post-World War II Alaska

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    Author
    Bateman, Pierce A.
    Chair
    Ehrlander, Mary
    Committee
    Heaton, John
    Coen, Ross
    Keyword
    Commerce
    Japan
    Foreign economic relations
    Economic conditions
    History
    21st century
    20th century
    Economic development
    Business cycles
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/13069
    Abstract
    Since the early 1950s, Alaska and Japan have engaged in both economic and cultural exchanges that have made lasting impacts on the 49th State. For the nearly 75-year-long relationship, Japan was Alaska's number one trade partner by the measure of its exports, worth at its height in 1992, well over $3 billion. From products like timber, fish, and natural gas, Alaska had the raw resources that Japan lacked, while Japan had the industrial economy that Alaska needed. Diminishing public and scholarly interest of Alaska-Japan relations, however, has resulted in the neglect of this recent period of Alaska's economic and diplomatic history. As such, this thesis asks: 1. How and why did Alaska's relationship with Japan develop and evolve over time? 2. In what ways did that relationship grow beyond its foundation in trade? 3. How did this relationship affect Alaska and what are its legacies? Using the Jack London Hypothesis of economic cycles, this thesis provides a history of Alaska-Japan relations and asserts that in periods of economic bust, when Alaska was forced to seek alternate streams of revenue, it actively pursued foreign trade with Japan, but that in times of economic boom Alaska neglected its relationship with Japan. During these periods of decreased attention to trade, however, the two partners sustained their relationship through the preexisting cultural, diplomatic, and business institutions that were built in the preceding boom period. Additionally, this research demonstrates that while Alaska's economic cycles drove its pursuit of international trade, Japan's receptiveness to these trade overtures also depended on its own waxing and waning economic conditions.
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    Thesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2022
    Table of Contents
    Introduction -- Chapter one: Literature review, methodology, and limitations. Chapter two: History and historiography of U.S.-Japan relations, 1945-1993 -- The origins of modern trade: U.S.-Japanese relations prior to World War II -- War and occupation: 1941-1952 -- Close allies and a growing Japan: 1953-1964 -- Growing conflicts and turning tides: 1965-1970s -- Growing conflicts and turning tides: 1965-1970s -- Conclusion and significance. Chapter three: Foundations of trade - timber, pulp, and fish: 1951-1964 -- Introduction -- The battle for statehood -- The pulp and timber industry -- The fishing industry -- Conclusion. Chapter four: 1964-1971: the Alaska Japan fervor -- Introduction -- Trade missions, clubs, and exchanges -- The State trade office -- The consulate -- Expo 70 -- Conclusion. Chapter five: 1971-1978: the years of uncertainty -- Introduction -- TAPS and the energy crisis: 1971-1973 -- Alaska Native corporations and Japan: 1971-1974 -- Tourism - from the rising sun to the midnight sun: 1972-1978 -- Something fishy is going on here: 1971-1978 -- Conclusion. Chapter six: 1978-1992: the Alaska-Japan renaissance in the age of Pacific rim trade -- Introduction -- A renewed interest and the Pacific rim: 1978-1979 -- Tourism: 1978-1992 -- Oil: 1978-1992 -- The return and rejection of anti-Japanism: 1991-1992 -- Friendship today, trade tomorrow, 1993- present -- Resources and institutions, they come and go -- Conclusion. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices.
    Date
    2022-08
    Type
    Thesis
    Collections
    Arctic and Northern Studies

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