Word: reischauer
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...July and August of 1965, Reischauer returned to the U.S. for a brief visit to impress on Americans "that a large number of Japanese have grave fears about our intentions in Asia...
When he returned to his post, the Japanese press, especially the more socialist papers, applauded his "dissension from U.S. policy in Vietnam." Reischauer was quick to put a damper on this kind of talk, and attacked the press as giving a lopsided picture of the situation in Vietnam. The final rebuff came when Reischauer reportedly reiterated his support of Washington's foreign policy in Vietnam...
...great deal has been written about one journalist in particular who caught the brunt of Reischauer's "quite direct criticism." It was rumored that the reporter had been fired because of Reischauer's statement, but the ex-Ambassador catagorically denies it. "The reporter had already [before Reischauer's criticism] made arrangements to work elsewhere," Reischauer explains. But in general, Reischauer believes the Japanese press took his criticisms well and have made great progress in presenting a more balanced view of Vietnam over the last year...
...Reischauer feels that another area of "grave misunderstanding" is over the question of relations with China. There is pressure in Japan to have full and friendly relations with China, but many Japanese are convinced that their inability to consumate this relationship is a result of the close ties between Japan...
...Reischauer sees this problem dwindling because the Japanese are beginning to realize the difficulty of negotiating a satisfactory understanding with Communist China. The Japanese, themselves, are deeply involved in Taiwan, which is a major area of conflict with China; "they are beginning to realize that this is not a problem foisted on the Japanese by the United States, but rather their own problem...