Airstrip One

Another Offshore Island

A writer from a small series of islands, facing a hegemonic power across the water, and taking stock of the current countdown towards war. Masamichi Hanabusa, a former diplomat, is chairman of the English- Speaking Union of Japan, and writes an unusual mix of the internationalist arguments heard from the Left, laced with the possible effects of the war upon Japan. He blames American national interests whilst outlining Japan's.