Client State

As far as the long history, Japan after WWII would be a client state of the States. Gavan McCormack is a orientalist. He researched Japan and Far East very well. As far as I read this book, I have not seen more details of Japan political events after 2000. I recommend to read this book before the national election in 2009. He is a coordinator of the net book "Japan Focus ". If you're interested in him, please access the site. He's published many articles on Japan Focus.